Colin Firth

Acting · Born 1960-09-10 in 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…

Filmography

• The English Patient as Geoffrey Clifton
• Love Actually as Jamie Bennett
• Mamma Mia! as Harry Bright
• Conspiracy as Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart
• A Single Man as George
• Rye Lane as Love Guac’tually Server (uncredited)
• Kingsman: The Secret Service as Harry Hart / Galahad
• The King's Speech as King George VI
• Kingsman: The Golden Circle as Harry Hart
• Red Nose Day Actually as Jamie

TV

• Pride and Prejudice as Mr. Darcy
• This Morning as Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
• The Daily Show as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
• The View as Self
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• The Early Show as Self - Guest
• The Staircase as Michael Peterson
• The Jay Leno Show as Self