Colin Firth
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1960-09-10
Place of Birth
Grayshott, Hampshire, England, UK
Colin Firth
Biography
Colin Andrew Firth (born 10 September 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.
Also Known For
The English Patient
Nov 14, 1996
Love Actually
Sep 07, 2003
Bridget Jones's Diary
Apr 13, 2001
Fever Pitch
Apr 04, 1997
Shakespeare in Love
Dec 11, 1998
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Dec 12, 2003
What a Girl Wants
Mar 27, 2003
St Trinian's
Dec 21, 2007
Trauma
Sep 17, 2004
Apartment Zero
Sep 02, 1989
Nanny McPhee
Oct 21, 2005
Hope Springs
May 09, 2003
Dorian Gray
Sep 09, 2009
Circle of Friends
Apr 07, 1995
Mamma Mia!
Jul 03, 2008
Another Country
Jun 01, 1984
The Importance of Being Earnest
May 17, 2002
Genova
Apr 02, 2009
Where the Truth Lies
Oct 07, 2005
Conspiracy
May 19, 2001
Then She Found Me
Sep 07, 2007
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Nov 10, 2004
Four Play
Sep 02, 2001
The Last Legion
Apr 19, 2007
The Accidental Husband
Feb 29, 2008
A Single Man
Dec 11, 2009
Dutch Girls
Oct 18, 1985
Rye Lane
Mar 17, 2023
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
Dec 18, 2009
Valmont
Nov 17, 1989
A Month in the Country
Sep 27, 1987
Empire of Light
Dec 09, 2022
When Did You Last See Your Father?
Oct 05, 2007
Easy Virtue
Nov 07, 2008
My Life So Far
Aug 25, 1999
A Christmas Carol
Nov 04, 2009
A Thousand Acres
Sep 19, 1997
The Turn of the Screw
Dec 26, 1999
The Secret Garden
Nov 30, 1987
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Sep 16, 2011
The Hour of the Pig
Sep 25, 1993
Main Street
Oct 21, 2010
Femme Fatale
Mar 01, 1991
Relative Values
Jun 23, 2000
Bridget Jones's Baby
Sep 14, 2016
Gambit
Apr 25, 2012
Tumbledown
May 29, 1988
Arthur Newman
Sep 07, 2012
The Railway Man
Dec 02, 2013
Chiusi fuori
Sep 09, 2021
Devil's Knot
May 09, 2013
The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd
Oct 14, 1995
King George VI: The Man Behind the King's Speech
Jul 01, 2011
Stars In Shorts
Sep 28, 2012
Celebration
Feb 26, 2007
Camille
Dec 11, 1984
Before I Go to Sleep
Sep 03, 2014
Forever Ealing
Dec 05, 2002
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Jan 24, 2015
The Secret Laughter of Women
Nov 26, 1999
The Deep Blue Sea
Nov 12, 1994
Magic in the Moonlight
Jul 25, 2014
The King's Speech
Nov 26, 2010
Der Weg des Ruhms
Oct 15, 2011
Genius
Jun 10, 2016
Wings of Fame
Mar 23, 1990
Greed
Sep 07, 2019
Birthing Mamma Mia!
Dec 31, 2008
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Mar 29, 1999
Born Equal
Dec 17, 2006
Steve
Feb 12, 2010
This Is My Africa
Apr 01, 2008
Donovan Quick
Dec 28, 2000
Kursk
Nov 07, 2018
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Sep 20, 2017
The Mercy
Feb 09, 2018
Mad at the Moon
Sep 16, 1992
Mary Poppins Returns
Dec 13, 2018
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
Jan 24, 2010
Red Nose Day Actually
Mar 24, 2017
Playmaker
May 14, 1994
Hostages
Sep 23, 1992
Nineteen Nineteen
Nov 14, 1985
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Jul 18, 2018
The Happy Prince
Apr 12, 2018
Out of the Blue
Aug 22, 1991
The Secret Garden
Jul 08, 2020
1917
Dec 25, 2019
Ruth Rendell: Master of the Moor
Sep 02, 1994
Supernova
Nov 20, 2020
Operation Mincemeat
Apr 01, 2022
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Oct 15, 2001
Mothering Sunday
Nov 12, 2021
New York Will Eat You Alive
Being Bridget Jones
Dec 22, 2020
Pride and Prejudice: From Page to Screen
Nov 04, 1995
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Feb 12, 2025
The Dish
Jun 12, 2026
Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed
Jun 08, 2015
This Morning
Oct 03, 1988
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Sep 08, 2003
Pride and Prejudice
Sep 24, 1995
The Daily Show
Jul 22, 1996
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
The View
Aug 11, 1997
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
May 25, 1992
The Early Show
Nov 01, 1999
The Staircase
May 05, 2022
The Jay Leno Show
Sep 14, 2009
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dec 24, 1951
Lost Empires
Oct 24, 1986
GMTV
Jan 01, 1993
Live from Studio Five
Sep 14, 2009
OK! TV
Feb 14, 2011
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Performance
Oct 05, 1991
Wetten, dass..?
Feb 14, 1981
Performance
Oct 05, 1991
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Aug 02, 1987
Nostromo
Jan 05, 1997
Lockerbie: A Search for Truth
Jan 02, 2025
Young Sherlock
