Colin Farrell Admits Which of His Movies His Sons Enjoy the Most

Colin Farrell is navigating a hard loss.

The Penguin actor's dad Eamon Farrell, who played connected the Shamrock Rovers pro shot squad successful the 1960s, died April 9 successful Dublin, Ireland. He was 83.

Eamon “passed peacefully, aft a agelong unwellness bravely borne, successful the loving attraction of his household and the fantabulous unit of the Whitworth Ward, Beaumont Hospital" successful Dublin, according to a decease announcement posted to the Irish Times Group's website RIP.ie.

The erstwhile jock is besides survived by his woman Eileen, ex-wife Rita as good as Eamon Jr., Catherine and Claudine, 8 stepchildren, 5 grandchildren—including Colin's sons, James, 21, and Henry, 15—and siblings Maureen, Sean and Tommy, the second of whom besides played for the Shamrock Rovers F.C.

And pursuing the quality of Eamon’s passing, the shot nine shared a tribute reflecting connected his clip arsenic a player.

"Eamon joined Rovers successful 1960 astatine 18 years of property from the celebrated schoolboy nursery nine Home Farm." the radical said successful an Instagram post, including a throwback pic of him. "A fractional backmost who was a insignificant and schoolboy Ireland international, Eamonn played alongside his older member Tommy during his clip astatine Milltown."

The Rovers concluded their tribute with a saying successful Irish, "Ar dheis Dé spell raibh a anam," which translated to English reads, "May his psyche beryllium astatine God's close hand."

Eamon is acceptable to beryllium honored with a ceremonial April 12 astatine a religion successful Dublin and past cremated, his decease announcement stated.

Following the quality of Eamon’s passing, Colin's maternal uncle and godfather Paul Monahan, a West End signifier actor, shared Eamon's decease announcement connected societal media, adding, "A precise bittersweet time. Home for a mates of days to sing astatine Eamon Sr's ceremonial tomorrow, whitethorn helium RIP."

Over the years, Colin has shared penetration into his household life, including astatine the 2025 SAG Awards successful February erstwhile helium gave a shoutout to his parents and kids erstwhile accepting the grant for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor successful a Television Movie oregon Limited Series for The Penguin.

While he's recovered occurrence successful acting, helium admitted helium antecedently sought to travel successful the footsteps of his begetter to go a shot player, having been a subordinate of the Castleknock Celtic F.C. successful the '80s.

"I played until I was astir 15 and I thought it was what I wanted to do," Colin said connected The Late Show With David Letterman successful 2008, per RTE.ie. "And past I realized I'd bash thing little meaningful, similar acting."

And he's further elaborate however his ain upbringing has shaped the mode helium bonds with his kids—namely done films.

"I travel from working-class stock. My parents weren't into films," helium told Variety successful 2023. "Now, films are the cornerstones of my relations with my 2 sons. We ticker them and speech astir them. Little moments successful a movie tin beryllium truthful huge, and it’s important arsenic a begetter to sermon them. I’ve ever learned a batch from films."