Colin Firth
Biography
Colin Andrew Firth (born September 10, 1960) is an English actor and producer. He was identified in the mid-1980s with the "Brit Pack" of rising young British actors, undertaking a challenging series of roles, including 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 led to widespread attention, and to roles in more prominent films such as The English Patient (1996), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), The Importance of Being Earnest (2002), Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), Richard Curtis's romantic comedy ensemble film Love Actually (2003), and the musical comedy Mamma Mia! (2008) and its sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again! (2018). In 2009, Firth received international acclaim for his performance in Tom Ford's A Single Man, for which he won a BAFTA Award and received his first Academy Award nomination. In 2010, his portrayal of King George VI in Tom Hooper's The King's Speech won him the Academy Award for Best Actor. He subsequently appeared as MI6 agent Bill Haydon in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), and as secret agent Harry Hart in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and its sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017). He has since appeared in the musical fantasy Mary Poppins Returns (2018), and Sam Mendes' war film 1917 (2019), and Supernova (2020). He is also known for his performances in television including the BBC film Conspiracy (2001), and HBO's The Staircase (2022), receiving Primetime Emmy Award nominations for each. In 2012, he founded the production company Raindog Films, where 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 tribal people and is a member of Survival International. He has campaigned on issues of asylum seekers, refugees' rights and the environment. He commissioned and co-authored a scientific paper on a study of the differences in brain structure between people of differing political orientations. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2011, Firth was appointed a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for his services to drama. That same year, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and appeared in Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world.
Known For
Geoffrey Clifton
The English Patient
Jamie Bennett
Love Actually
Mark Darcy
Bridget Jones's Diary
Paul Ashworth
Fever Pitch
Lord Wessex
Shakespeare in Love
Johannes Vermeer
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Henry Dashwood
What a Girl Wants
Geoffrey Thwaites
St. Trinian's
Ben
Trauma
Adrian LeDuc
Apartment Zero
Mr. Brown
Nanny McPhee
Colin Ware
Hope Springs
Lord Henry Wotton
Dorian Gray
Simon Westward
Circle of Friends
Harry Bright
Mamma Mia!
Tommy Judd
Another Country
John “Jack” Worthing
The Importance of Being Earnest
Joe
Genova
Vince
Where the Truth Lies
Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart
Conspiracy
Frank
Then She Found Me
Mark
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Allen Portland
Four Play
Aurelius
The Last Legion
Richard Braxton
The Accidental Husband
George
A Single Man
Neil Truelove
Dutch Girls
Love Guac’tually Server (uncredited)
Rye Lane
Geoffrey Thwaites
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
Valmont
Valmont
Tom Birkin
A Month in the Country
Donald Ellis
Empire of Light
Blake Morrison
And When Did You Last See Your Father?
Mr. Whittaker
Easy Virtue
Edward Pettigrew
My Life So Far
Fred (voice)
A Christmas Carol
Jess Clark
A Thousand Acres
Master
The Turn of the Screw
Adult Colin Craven
The Secret Garden
Bill Haydon
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Richard Courtois
The Hour of the Pig
Gus Leroy
Main Street
Joseph Prince
Femme Fatale
Peter Ingleton
Relative Values
Mark
Bridget Jones's Baby
Harry Deane
Gambit
Robert Lawrence
Tumbledown
Arthur Newman
Arthur Newman
Eric
The Railway Man
Self
Chiusi fuori
Ron Lax
Devil's Knot
Charles Holroyd
The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd
Self
King George VI: The Man Behind the King's Speech
Steve
Stars In Shorts
Russell
Celebration
Armand Duval
Camille
Ben
Before I Go to Sleep
Self
Forever Ealing
Harry Hart / Galahad
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Matthew Field
The Secret Laughter of Women
Freddie Page
The Deep Blue Sea
Stanley Crawford
Magic in the Moonlight
King George VI
The King's Speech
Self (archive footage)
Der Weg des Ruhms
Max Perkins
Genius
Brian Smith
Wings of Fame
Self
Greed
Self
Birthing Mamma Mia!
William Shakespeare
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Mark
Born Equal
Steve
Steve
Self
This Is My Africa
Donovan Quick
Donovan Quick
Commodore David Russell
Kursk
Harry Hart
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Donald Crowhurst
The Mercy
Barber (uncredited)
Mad at the Moon
Wilkins / Wolf (voice)
Mary Poppins Returns
Self
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
Jamie
Red Nose Day Actually
Ross Talbert / Michael Condren
Playmaker
John McCarthy
Hostages
Young Alexander
Nineteen Nineteen
Harry Bright
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Reggie Turner
The Happy Prince
Alan
Out of the Blue
Lord Archibald Craven
The Secret Garden
General Erinmore
1917
Stephen Whalby
Ruth Rendell: Master of the Moor
Sam
Supernova
Ewen Montagu
Operation Mincemeat
Self
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Mr Godfrey Niven
Mothering Sunday
New York Will Eat You Alive
Self
Being Bridget Jones
Self
Pride and Prejudice: From Page to Screen
Mark Darcy
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
The Dish
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
98
Gender
Male
Birthday
1960-09-10
Place of Birth
Grayshott, Hampshire, England, UK
Also Known As
Colin Andrew Firth