Colin Firth

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Name: Colin Andrew Firth
Date of Birth: Sept. 10, 1960
Where: Grayshott, Hampshire, England
Occupation: Actor
Years Active: 1983-present

He gained alot of attention in the 1990s by playing the role of Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, which was a made for TV version. In 2011, he received an Academy Award for playing King George VI in The King's Speech. Also in that same year, he recieved a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Early Life

His mother, Shirley Jean, was a religious lecturer at what is now University of Winchester, abnd his father, David Norman Lewis Firth was a history teacher at the University of Winchester and also an education officer for the Nigerian Government. He has a sister, Kate and a brother, Jonathan, who is also an actor. His parents were raised in India, because they were missionaries there and Firth also spent some time in Nigeria when he was a child because his father was teaching there. He lived in St. Louis, Missouri when he was 11, and attended King's School in Winchester, Hampshire later on. Then later on he attended the Drama Centre London.

Career

In 1983, he starred as Guy Bennett in the stage production of Another Country. In 1984, he got his first film debut in the screen adaptation of the play. It was until 1995, when he starred in the BBC TV adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice that he became beter known. In that TV movie, he played Mr. Darcy. From that movie, he became somewhat of a heartthrob because of a scene where he emerges in a wet shirt after a swim. He also starred in the 2 movies Bridget Jones' Diary and Bridget Jones' Edge of Reason, where he played Bridget's object of affection. In 2003 he starred alongside Amanda Bynes in What a Girl Wants. In that movie, he plays a high profile politician running for office named Lord Henry Dashwood, and he doesn't even know he has a daughter because she was sent away because she was deemed unsuitable. In 2004, he starred as the host of Saturday Night Live the same night that Norah Jones was singing on the show.


Bridget Jones

Mr. Darcy

Jeez, how old was he here?!?!

What a Girl Wants

 

Love Actually

Personal Life

He is currently married to Italian film producer/director Livia Giuggioli. They both have 2 sons, Luca and ?Matteo. He is also fluent in Italian and they have a house in London and Italy.

The link for all this stuff is up above, to avoid problems.



Filmography

List of film and television credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Another Country	Tommy Judd
1984	Camille	Armand Duval	Television film
1985	1919	(young) Alexander Scherbatov
1985	Dutch Girls	Neil Truelove	Television film
1986	Lost Empires	Richard Herncastle	Television mini-series
1987	Month in the Country, AA Month in the Country	Tom Birkin
1987	Pat Hobby: Teamed with Genius	Rene Wilcox	PBS Shorts Special
1987	Secret Garden, TheThe Secret Garden	adult Colin Craven	Hallmark Hall of Fame
1988	Tumbledown	Robert Lawrence	Television film Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor Nominated — British Academy Television Award for Best Actor
1989	Apartment Zero	Adrian LeDuc
1989	Valmont	Valmont
1990	Femme Fatale	Joseph Prince
1990	Wings of Fame	Brian Smith
1991	Out of the Blue	Alan	Play for television
1993	Hostages	John McCarthy	Television – HBO
1993	Hour of the Pig, TheThe Hour of the Pig	Richard Courtois	Also known as The Advocate
1994	Master of the Moor	Stephen Whalby	Television film - UK
1994	Playmaker	Michael Condron/Ross Talbert
1994	Deep Blue Sea, TheThe Deep Blue Sea	Freddie Page	Play for television – UK
1995	Circle of Friends	Simon Westward
1995	Pride and Prejudice	Fitzwilliam Darcy	Television mini-series Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actor Nominated — British Academy Television Award for Best Actor Nominated — National Television Award for Most Popular Male
1995	Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd, TheThe Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd	Charles Holroyd	Play for television – UK
1996	English Patient, TheThe English Patient	Geoffrey Clifton	Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1997	Thousand Acres, AA Thousand Acres	Jess Clark
1997	Fever Pitch	Paul Ashworth
1997	Nostromo	Charles Gould	Television mini-series
1998	Shakespeare in Love	Lord Wessex	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1999	Blackadder: Back & Forth	William Shakespeare	Short film
1999	Donovan Quick	Donovan Quick/Daniel Quinn	Television film – UK
1999	My Life So Far	Edward Pettigrew
1999	Secret Laughter of Women, TheThe Secret Laughter of Women	Matthew Field
1999	Turn of the Screw, TheThe Turn of the Screw	The Master	Masterpiece Theater
2000	Relative Values	Peter Ingleton
2001	Bridget Jones's Diary	Mark Darcy	European Film Awards Audience Award for Best Actor Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
2001	Conspiracy	Wilhelm Stuckart	Television film – HBO Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor – Miniseries or a Movie Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
2001	We Know Where You Live	Himself	Benefit for Amnesty International
2001	Fourplay	Allen Portland	Television film – HBO, also known as Londinium
2002	Importance of Being Earnest, TheThe Importance of Being Earnest	Jack Worthing
2003	Girl with a Pearl Earring	Johannes Vermeer	Nominated—European Film Awards Audience Award for Best Actor
2003	Hope Springs	Colin Ware
2003	Love Actually	Jamie Bennett	Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
2003	What a Girl Wants	Henry Dashwood
2004	Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason	Mark Darcy
2004	Trauma	Ben Slater
2005	Nanny McPhee	Cedric Brown
2005	Where the Truth Lies	Vince Collins
2006	Born Equal	Mark Armitage	Television film – UK
2007	Last Legion, TheThe Last Legion	Ambrosius Aurelianus
2007	And When Did You Last See Your Father?	Blake Morrison	Nominated — British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
2007	Then She Found Me	Frank
2007	St. Trinian's	Geoffrey Thwaites
2007	In Prison My Whole Life	Himself
2008	Accidental Husband, TheThe Accidental Husband	Richard Bratton
2008	Mamma Mia!	Harry Bright	Nominated — National Movie Award for Best Performance Male
2008	Easy Virtue	Jim Whittaker
2008	Genova	Joe
2009	Christmas Carol, AA Christmas Carol	Fred
2009	Dorian Gray	Lord Henry Wotton
2009	Single Man, AA Single Man	George Falconer	Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Santa Barbara International Film Festival – Outstanding Performance of the Year Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Volpi Cup Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated — Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Male Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated — Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Actor
2009	St. Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold	Geoffrey Thwaites
2010	King's Speech, TheThe King's Speech	King George VI	Academy Award for Best Actor Alliance of Women Film Journalists Eda Award for Best Actor Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role British Independent Film Award for Best Actor Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Iowa Film Critics Award for Best Actor Italian Online Movie Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor National Movie Award for Performance of the Year New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor North Texas Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated — Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor Nominated — Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated — Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor Nominated — Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated — Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated — San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated — Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated — Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
2010	Main Street	Tom Phillips
2010	Steve	Steve	with Keira Knightley
2011	Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy	Bill Haydon
2012	Gambit	Harry Deane	filming