True Detective Season 2: 10 Reasons To Be Excited

By James Hunt /

6. Colin Farrell

Of the two major male additions to the show this season, it was the one of Vince Vaughn that really got people talking. That€™s mostly because he€™s an actor with an increasingly poor resume, and one who even when he was good was in comedies, a far cry from his role in True Detective. While there€™s still optimism he can pull it off, no such concerns seem to exist for Colin Farrell. He€™s an actor with proven pedigree, showing he can play a range of roles and winning a Golden Globe for In Bruges. He€™s got a rather antihero-sounding role here, playing Ray Velcoro, €œa compromised detective whose allegiances are torn between his masters in a corrupt police department and the mobster who owns him.€ Farrell€™s talent should really shine through in what promises to be a fairly meaty role as a morally ambiguous character, and there€™s the added plus of the fantastic €˜tache he is sporting.