Colin Farrell's 2 Sons: All About James and Henry (2024)

It is 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 ex-girlfriend Kim Bordenave and his younger son, Henry Tadeusz Farrell, 14, with Ondine costar Alicja Bachleda-Curús.

Farrell is known for often portraying the ultimate villain on screen, having starred as Lord Percival Graves in the 2016 hit Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and The Penguin in 2022's The Batman. While he admits that his two sons don't have much interest in his work altogether, James and Henry definitely aren't impressed with their dad's tendency to play the antagonist.

"They're sick of me being a bad guy," he said during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. "Which apparently, reading between the lines, leads me to believe that they think I'm okay."

In 2023, Farrell won a Golden Globe for his role in The Banshees 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.

Ahead is everything to know about Colin Farrell's two kids.

James Padraig Farrell, 20

Farrell's first child, James Padraig Farrell, whom he shares with model Kim Bordenave, was born on Sept. 12, 2003.

"I adore him and I will always be in his life forever," the actor told the Irish Examiner in 2004. "He'll always know who his dad is. Fatherhood for me is the ultimate success."

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

"He's nothing but a gift. He's, as far as I'm concerned, exactly the way he should be," The Banshees 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 that your child is happy, then you're a very, very fortunate man."

Speaking about James in 2013, Farrell said he is continually inspired by his older son.

"Things like walking and talking and eating and feeding himself, all those things that so many of us naturally take for granted because they come so easily, to James, they come somewhat harder," he told PEOPLE at the time. "Everything he's achieved in his life has come through the presence and the kind of will that is hard work. He's a lot to be inspired by."

In 2024, Farrell launched the Colin Farrell Foundation in honor of James. The nonprofit provides support for adult children who have intellectual disabilities through advocacy, education and innovative programs.

“Once your child turns 21, they’re kind of on their own,” the actor explained to PEOPLE. “All the safeguards that are put in place, special ed classes, that all goes away, soyou’re left with a young adult who should be an integrated part of our modern society and more often than not is left behind.”

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

Henry Tadeusz Farrell, 14

Farrell's younger son, Henry Tadeusz Farrell, whom he shares with former partner Alicja Bachleda-Curús, was born on Oct. 7, 2009. Ahead of the birth, the S.W.A.T. actor told PEOPLE that he was looking forward to "everything" about parenthood. "I will take it as it comes. Even changing dirty diapers."

During a 2020 interview with Ellen DeGeneres, the Scrubs star spoke of a parenting faux pas. When Henry was just 8 years old, his father let him watch the 2017 horror movie It.

"That was a parental dropping of the ball 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 discern a certain discomfort that was emanating from his 8-year-old body."

And even though Farrell is a world-famous actor, Henry is still embarrassed by his father from time to time. Appearing on a 2022 episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Farrell explained that Henry is "mortified" by one of his outfit choices.

"I didn't know [short shorts are] in now," Farrell admitted when DeGeneres pulled up a photo of him wearing said shorts. "My youngest son would disagree vehemently with you. Because he's mortified."

Farrell went on to say that Henry "begs" him not to wear the revealing garment.

"He says, 'Please Dad, do not wear the short shorts.' And I tell him, 'They feel good.' It's not a fashion thing."

In March 2023, Henry accompanied his dad to the Oscars in Los Angeles. The father-son-duo looked dapper in matching velour tuxedos on the red carpet.