Colin Farrell has joined the cast of BBC Two’s upcoming drama The North Water.
“The North Water is a brooding and resonant story which is set to grip BBC Two viewers.”
Piers Wenger, controller of BBC Drama, said: “Colin Farrell will bring a blend of brutality and humanity to Andrew Haigh’s superb adaptation of this savage novel.
The actor will play the whale harpooner Henry Drax in the upcoming four-part thriller, marking his first role on British TV since playing Danny Byrne on the BBC series Ballykissangel in 1998.