He was awarded the 2000 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Most
Promising Playwright (The Charles Wintour Award/£30,000) for his play,
The Force of Change at the Royal Court Theatre in London, England.
The 1994 winner of the Stewart Parker Trust New Playwright Bursary for his
radio play 'Independent Voice'.
Colin Farrell was starring in Gary Mitchell's "In a Little World of our Own" at the Donmar Warehouse in London when he was spotted by Kevin Spacey. Spacey was so impressed with Farrell's riveting performance in the award-winning play that he decided to help Farrell break into feature films.