Colin Firth

Colin Firth

  • Birthday: 1960-09-10
  • Place of birth: Grayshott, Hampshire, England, UK
  • Also know as: Colin Andrew 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.

Filmography

Fever Pitch

1997

As Paul Ashworth

Trauma

2004

As Ben

Apartment Zero

1989

As Adrian LeDuc

Hope Springs

2003

As Colin Ware

Genova

2009

As Joe

The Last Legion

2007

As Aurelius

A Single Man

2009

As George Falconer

Valmont

1989

As Valmont

A Month in the Country

1987

As Tom Birkin

The King's Speech

2010

As King George VI

My Life So Far

1999

As Edward Pettigrew

The Hour of the Pig

1993

As Richard Courtois

Main Street

2010

As Gus Leroy

Femme Fatale

1991

As Joseph Prince

Gambit

2012

As Harry Deane

Tumbledown

1988

As Robert Lawrence

Arthur Newman

2012

As Arthur Newman

The Railway Man

2013

As Eric

Genius

2016

As Max Perkins

Magic in the Moonlight

2014

As Stanley Crawford

Steve

2010

As Steve

Kingsman: The Secret Service

2014

As Harry Hart / Galahad

The Secret Laughter of Women

1999

As Matthew Field

Born Equal

2006

As Mark

Donovan Quick

2000

As Donovan Quick

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

2017

As Harry Hart

The Mercy

2018

As Donald Crowhurst

Out of the Blue

1991

As Alan

Ruth Rendell: Master of the Moor

1994

As Stephen Whalby

Supernova

2020

As Sam

Operation Mincemeat

2021

As Ewen Montagu

Bridget Jones's Diary

2001

As Mark Darcy

Girl with a Pearl Earring

2003

As Johannes Vermeer

What a Girl Wants

2003

As Henry Dashwood

Nanny McPhee

2005

As Mr. Brown

Dorian Gray

2009

As Lord Henry Wotton

Another Country

1984

As Tommy Judd

The Importance of Being Earnest

2002

As John “Jack” Worthing

Four Play

2001

As Allen Portland

Where the Truth Lies

2005

As Vince

The Accidental Husband

2008

As Richard

Dutch Girls

1985

As Neil Truelove

The Turn of the Screw

1999

As Master

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

2011

As Bill Haydon

Bridget Jones's Baby

2016

As Mark Darcy

Devil's Knot

2013

As Ron Lax

The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd

1995

As Charles Holroyd

The Deep Blue Sea

1994

As Freddie Page

Wings of Fame

1990

As Brian Smith

When Did You Last See Your Father?

2007

As Blake Morrison

Camille

1984

As Armand Duval

This Is My Africa

2008

As Self

Hostages

1992

As John McCarthy

The Happy Prince

2018

As Reggie Turner

Kingsman: The Blue Blood

0000

As Harry Hart / Galahad

Chiusi fuori

2021

As Self

Love Actually

2003

As Jamie Bennett

Mamma Mia!

2008

As Harry Bright

Conspiracy

2001

As Stuckart

Then She Found Me

2007

As Frank

A Christmas Carol

2009

As Fred (voice)

Celebration

2007

As Russell

Red Nose Day Actually

2017

As Jamie

Playmaker

1994

As Ross Talbert / Michael Condren

The Secret Garden

2020

As Lord Archibald Craven

St. Trinian's

2007

As Geoffrey Thwaites

Easy Virtue

2008

As Mr. Whittaker

Relative Values

2000

As Peter Ingleton

Being Bridget Jones

2020

As Self

Empire of Light

2022

As Donald Ellis

A Thousand Acres

1997

As Jess Clark

The English Patient

1996

As Geoffrey Clifton

Circle of Friends

1995

As Simon Westward

Kursk

2018

As Commodore David Russell

Nineteen Nineteen

1985

As Young Alexander

Forever Ealing

2002

As Self

Birthing Mamma Mia!

2008

As Self

Shakespeare in Love

1998

As Lord Wessex

1917

2019

As General Erinmore

Blackadder: Back & Forth

1999

As William Shakespeare

Mothering Sunday

2021

As Mr Godfrey Niven

Der Weg des Ruhms

2011

As Self (archive footage)

Mary Poppins Returns

2018

As Wilkins / Wolf (voice)

Mad at the Moon

1992

As Barber (uncredited)

The Secret Garden

1987

As Adult Colin Craven

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

2018

As Harry Bright

Stars In Shorts

2012

As Steve

Greed

2019

As Self

Rye Lane

2023

As Love Guac’tually Server (uncredited)

Production

In Prison My Whole Life

2008

As Executive Producer

Eye in the Sky

2015

As Producer

Loving

2016

As Producer

The Happy Prince

2018

As Executive Producer

Luther: Never Too Much

2024

As Executive Producer

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