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Colin Firth

Profession
Acting
Born
September 10, 1960 · Grayshott, Hampshire, England, UK

Biography

Colin Andrew Firth (born 10 September 1960) is an English actor and producer. He is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2011, Firth was appointed a CBE for his services to drama, and appeared in Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world. Identified in the mid-1980s with the "Brit Pack" of rising young British actors, he had leading roles in A Month in the Country (1987), Tumbledown(1988) and Valmont (1989). His portrayal of Mr Darcy in the 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice drew widespread attention. It led to roles in more prominent films such as The English Patient (1996), Shakespeare in Love (1998), The Importance of Being Earnest (2002), and Love Actually (2003). He starred as Mark Darcy in the Bridget Jones film series (2001–2025). Also, he acted in the musical comedy Mamma Mia! (2008) and its 2018 sequel. Firth won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of King George VI in the historical drama The King's Speech (2010). He was previously Oscar-nominated for his role as a grieving gay man in the romantic drama A Single Man (2009), which earned him the BAFTA Award and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. He subsequently played secret agent Harry Hart in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and its 2017 sequel. He also performed in films such as Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Mary Poppins Returns (2018), 1917 (2019), The Secret Garden, Supernova (both 2020), and Operation Mincemeat (2021). For his roles on television, he received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his portrayals of Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart in the BBC film Conspiracy (2001) and Michael Peterson in the HBO limited series The Staircase (2022). In 2012, he founded the production company Raindog Films, under which he served as a producer for Eye in the Sky (2015) and Loving (2016). His films have grossed more than $3 billion from 42 releases worldwide. Firth has campaigned for the rights of Indigenous people and is a member of Survival International. He has also campaigned on issues such as asylum seekers, refugees' rights, and the environment. He commissioned and co-authored a scientific paper on differences in brain structure between people with different political orientations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Colin Firth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Kingsman: The Secret Service poster
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Film · 2015 · ★ 7.6
1917 poster
1917
Film · 2019 · ★ 8.0
Kingsman: The Golden Circle poster
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Film · 2017 · ★ 6.9
The King's Speech poster
The King's Speech
Film · 2010 · ★ 7.7
Love Actually poster
Love Actually
Film · 2003 · ★ 7.1
Mamma Mia! poster
Mamma Mia!
Film · 2008 · ★ 7.0
Bridget Jones's Diary poster
Bridget Jones's Diary
Film · 2001 · ★ 6.7
A Christmas Carol poster
A Christmas Carol
Film · 2009 · ★ 6.9
Disclosure Day poster
Disclosure Day
Film · 2026 · ★ 7.4
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again poster
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Film · 2018 · ★ 7.1
Mary Poppins Returns poster
Mary Poppins Returns
Film · 2018 · ★ 6.5
Shakespeare in Love poster
Shakespeare in Love
Film · 1998 · ★ 6.8

Filmography