Total Recall's Colin Farrell sets temperatures soaring in Mexico with his action hero muscles
Colin Farrell was once as famous for his hard partying lifestyle as he was for his movies Phone Booth and Minority Report.
But the former hell raiser has swapped hard drinking for rigorous gym workouts in recent years, and the results are there for all to see.
The 36-year-old Irish actor took time out over the weekend to hit the beach at the Mexican resort town of Cancun, where he was seen parading his toned and tanned torso.
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Hot property: Colin Farrell strolled the beach in the Mexican resort town of Cancun over the weekend
The handsome actor strolled the beach and then went for a dip in Cancun's tropical turquoise waters.
Colin wore a pair of navy board shorts, the drawstrings hanging loose so that the shorts rode very low on his waist, revealing his fit and tattooed torso.
He was joined on the beach by his sister Claudine, who works as his personal assistant.
Good guns: The Total Recall actor went for a dip in the turquoise waters of Mexico's famous resort town
Business relationship: Colin's sister Claudine, who is also his personal assistant, accompanied the actor
The Hollywood A-lister has been on a promotional tour for Total Recall, a remake of the 1990 film originally starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Speaking at Comic-Con earlier this month, the in-demand actor said the movie would be different in style and tone to the original movie, meaning he wasn't simply copying the Schwarzenegger character.
'I didn't feel the need to fill those size 16 shoes or 18 shoes or whatever size foot Arnie has,' Farrell said.
'The film felt different enough that I could go and make it my own.'
Time out: The 36-year-old actor has been on a promotional tour for his next movie, Total Recall, which opens August 3
Clean living: The Irish actor, who was once famous for his hard drinking and partying, now prefers spending time at the gym
Total Recall tells the story of a working-class guy (Farrell) who discovers hidden memories that hint at a former life as a deadly operative, and co-stars Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel.
The movie, which opens August 3, is directed by Beckinsale's husband, Len Wiseman, who also directed her in the vampire tale Underworld and its first sequel.
Colin's magnificent physique is down to good old fashioned exercise.
'I actually like the gym,' he told He told USA Today recently.
Healthy dad: Farrell is father to two boys, James, 9, and Henry, 2
'I find peace in it. Which is... weird. I never thought that would be me.'
Speaking of his wilder days, the actor said: 'I see these quotes, "Working out for me is lifting a Carlsberg". It was true at the time. But now, things have changed'.
The actor has a nine-year-old son James, with model Kim Bordenave, and another son Henry, 2, with his Ondine co-star Alicja Bachleda Curus.
The two are no longer together.
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