Colin Farrell stepped out on the red carpet at The Oscars last night with his 13-year-old son Henry in tow.
The esteemed actor was joined by one of his two sons as they posed for paparazzi and photographers together in matching tuxedos ahead of the 95th annual Academy Awards ceremony.
Sadly, Colin did not scoop the Oscar for his work in The Banshees of Inisherin, but the Dublin-born Hollywood star got to share the special evening with his youngest.
Read more: Colin Farrell's family life: Sons James and Henry, relationships and break ups and girlfriend Kelly
Colin has two sons, Henry and James, and often mentions how much he loves being a Dad.
When he won a Golden Globe forThe Banshees of Inisherin, he said: "My kids are watching this at home. James and Henry, the loves of my life, I love you so much."
Here is everything you need to know about his family life:
Henry Farrell
Colin shares his younger son Henry Tadeusz Farrell with actress Alicja Bachleda-Curús.
The pair were co-stars in the film Ondine, and split up in 2010.
Alicja is an accomplished actress, born in Mexico and from Poland. She began performing in theatre productions at the age of just six, and went on to get her big break on screen in the film Pan Tadeusz when she was 15 years old.
She met Colin while filming Ondine, a romance drama film about an Irish fisherman who thinks he catches a selkie, a mythological sea creature.
They welcomed their son Henry in October 2009, making him now 13 years old.
In an interview with ExtraTV on the red carpet last night, the teen said that Colin is a "really nice dad."
Colin has shared some anecdotes about his youngest son, including one small parenting mishap that occurred when he let his son watch the horror movie It before bedtime when he was 8 years old.
“That was a parental dropping of the ball of epic proportions,” he said on The Ellen Show in 2020.
“We watched half of it and, uh ... I could discern a certain discomfort that was emanating from his 8-year-old body.”
The photos of them attending The Oscars together have gone viral, as they both looked very dapper in matching velvet suits.
James Farrell
Colin shares his older son, James Padraig Farrell, with his ex-girlfriend Kim Bordenave.
Kim is an American-Canadian model, and the former couple were together for roughly one year from 2002 to 2003. Kim began her career as a model at a young age, and has been featured in numerous ads and magazines.
Kim's son with Colin, James, is 19 years old, having been born in September 2003.
In 2007, Colin shared that his son had been diagnosed with Angelman Syndrome, a genetic disorder which has a number of symptoms including some developmental delays.
The actor has spoken with pride about the barriers his son has overcome in his life.
He also told Ryan Tubridy in 2008: "He’s nothing but a gift. He’s, as far as I’m concerned, exactly the way he should be. I look around and I see people who move perfectly, who walk with grace, who speak with great diction and clarity and a great use of the English language and we’re all miserable f–kers — including me, at times!
You know, we want to be this or we want to be that, or compete with the man next to us … and then I see this fella who doesn’t move the way what’s perceived to be ‘normal’ is, and he’s as happy as can be."
On Angelmans Awareness Day, which falls on February 15th, James' mother Kim shared a post to her Instagram regarding her son's condition, as well as her experiences, explaining that he deserves to have a voice.
Colin has become an advocate for the disorder, and at a 2017 annual summit and gala for Angelman syndrome research he gave his advice to fellow parents.
“The struggles of a child with special needs can be so brutal that they can tear at the very fabric of your heart, but the love shared and the pure strength and heroism observed is the needle and thread that mends all tears,” he said, according to Today.
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