Colin Farrell's 2 Sons: All About James and Henry

It’s no secret that Colin Farrell loves being a father.

The Irish actor has two children: he shares his eldest son James Padraig Farrell (20) with his ex-girlfriend Kim Bordenave, and his younger son Henry Tadeusz Farrell (14). Ondine costar Alicja Bachleda-Curús.

Farrell is known for often playing the biggest villain on screen, having played Lord Percival Graves in the 2016 hit. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Penguin in 2022 Batman. Although he admits that his two sons aren’t very interested in his work at all, James and Henry are decidedly unimpressed by their father’s penchant for playing the antagonist.

“They’ve had enough of me being a bad guy,” he said during a guest appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “Which apparently, reading between the lines, leads me to believe they think I’m fine.”

In 2023, Farrell won a Golden Globe for his role in Banshee of Inisherin. “My kids are watching this at home. James and Henry, the loves of my life, I love you so much,” the father-of-two said in his acceptance speech.

Below is everything you need to know about Colin Farrell’s two children.

James Padraig Farrell, 20

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Farrell’s first child, James Padraig Farrell, with model Kim Bordenave, was born on September 12, 2003.

“I adore him and I will always be in his life forever,” the actor said The Irish Examiner 2004. “He’ll always know who his dad is. Fatherhood is my greatest achievement.”

In 2007, the actor opened up about James’ neuro-genetic disorder, revealing that he had been diagnosed with Angelman syndrome.

“He is nothing but a gift. He is, as far as I’m concerned, exactly the way he should be,” Banshee of Inisherin star said of James in 2008. “James is just perfect, to be honest. He’s a happy boy and if you can honestly say your child is happy, then you’re a very, very lucky man.”

Speaking about James in 2013, Farrell said his older son was a constant inspiration.

“Things like walking and talking and eating and feeding, all these things that many of us naturally take for granted because they come so easily, come a little harder for James,” he told PEOPLE at the time. “Everything he has achieved in his life has come through presence and the kind of will that is hard work. He has a lot to inspire.”

In 2024, Farrell started the Colin Farrell Foundation in honor of James. The non-profit organization supports adult children with intellectual disabilities through advocacy, education and innovative programs.

“When your child turns 21, they’re on their own,” the actor explained to PEOPLE. “All the safeguards that were put in place, the special classes, all of that goes away, so you’re left with a young adult who should be an integrated part of our modern society, and is often neglected.”

Farrell added: “I want the world to be good to James. I want the world to treat him with kindness and respect.”

Henry Tadeusz Farrell, 14

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Farrell’s younger son, Henry Tadeusz Farrell, who he shares with ex-partner Alicja Bachleda-Curús, was born on October 7, 2009. Before the birth, FLATTEN the actor told PEOPLE that he’s looking forward to “everything” about parenthood. “I’ll take it as it comes. Even changing dirty diapers.”

During an interview with Ellen DeGeneres in 2020, Peelings the star talked about parental failure. When Henry was only 8 years old, his father allowed him to watch the 2017 horror film It.

“It was a parental ball drop of epic proportions,” Farrell admitted to the talk show host. “We watched it at home and we watched half of it and, uh … I could tell a certain discomfort emanating from his eight-year-old body.”

And even though Farrell is a world-famous actor, Henry is still embarrassed by his father from time to time. Appearing in a 2022 episode of the series The Ellen DeGeneres ShowFarrell explained that Henry was “humiliated” by one of his clothing choices.

“I did not know [short shorts are] now,” Farrell admitted when DeGeneres pulled out a photo of him in said shorts. “My youngest son would vehemently disagree with you. Because he is humiliated.”

Farrell went on to say that Henry was “begging” him not to wear the revealing garment.

“He says, ‘Please, Dad, don’t wear shorts.’ And I tell him: ‘They feel good.’ It’s not a fashion thing.”

In March 2023, Henry accompanied his father to the Academy Awards in Los Angeles. The father-son duo looked dapper in identical velor tuxedos on the red carpet.

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