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Colin Firth

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  • Producer
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Colin Firth
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Colin Andrew Firth was born into an academic family in Grayshott, Hampshire, England. His mother, Shirley Jean (Rolles), was a comparative religion lecturer at the Open University, and his father, David Norman Lewis Firth, lectured on history at Winchester University College (formerly King Alfred's College) in Winchester, and worked on education for the Nigerian government. His grandparents were missionaries. His siblings Katie Firth and Jonathan Firth are also actors.

Firth's first acting experience came in infant's school when he played "Jack Frost" in a Christmas pantomime. Three of his four grandparents were Methodist missionaries and he spent his early childhood in Nigeria, returning to England at age five where he entered a comprehensive school in Winchester. He spent two years at the Drama Centre, then in Chalk Farm, where he was "discovered" whist playing "Hamlet" during his final term. His first professional role was as "Bennet" in the West End production of "Another Country". From this performance, he was chosen to play the character of "Judd" in the movie of the play. He went on to play a variety of character parts in both film and television. For his portrayal of "Robert Lawrence" in the 1989 TV production Tumbledown (1988), he received the Royal Television Society Best Actor award and also a BAFTA nomination. He also received a BAFTA nomination for "Mr. Darcy" in the 1995 TV version of Pride and Prejudice (1995). In 2011, he won the Oscar for Best Actor for his commanding leading role, playing British King George VI in The King's Speech (2010).
BornSeptember 10, 1960
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BornSeptember 10, 1960
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 70 wins & 73 nominations total

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Colin Firth and Olivia Colman in Empire of Light (2022)
Colin Firth and Micheal Ward in Empire of Light (2022)
Colin Firth in The Staircase (2022)
Colin Firth in The Staircase (2022)
Colin Firth and Toni Collette in The Staircase (2022)
Colin Firth and Michael Stuhlbarg in The Staircase (2022)
Colin Firth and Juliette Binoche in The Staircase (2022)
Colin Firth and Juliette Binoche in The Staircase (2022)
Colin Firth and Olivia DeJonge in The Staircase (2022)
Colin Firth, Juliette Binoche, and Michael Stuhlbarg in The Staircase (2022)
Colin Firth in The Staircase (2022)
Colin Firth, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and Dane DeHaan in The Staircase (2022)

Known for

Colin Firth and Julianne Moore in A Single Man (2009)
A Single Man
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  • George
  • 2009
Colin Firth in The King's Speech (2010)
The King's Speech
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  • King George VI
  • 2010
Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Mark Strong, Sofia Boutella, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
Kingsman: The Secret Service
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  • Harry Hart
  • Galahad
  • 2014
Colin Firth, Renée Zellweger, and Hugh Grant in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Bridget Jones's Diary
6.8
  • Mark Darcy
  • 2001

Credits

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Actor

  • Olivia Colman and Micheal Ward in Empire of Light (2022)
    Empire of Light
    • Donald Ellis
    • 2022
  • Colin Firth and Toni Collette in The Staircase (2022)
    The Staircase
    • Michael Peterson
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Colin Firth, Jason Isaacs, Kelly Macdonald, Matthew Macfadyen, Penelope Wilton, and Johnny Flynn in Operation Mincemeat (2021)
    Operation Mincemeat
    • Ewen Montagu
    • 2021
  • Colin Firth, Olivia Colman, Odessa Young, Josh O'Connor, and Sope Dirisu in Mothering Sunday (2021)
    Mothering Sunday
    • Mr Godfrey Niven
    • 2021
  • Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci in Supernova (2020)
    Supernova
    • Sam
    • 2020
  • Dixie Egerickx in The Secret Garden (2020)
    The Secret Garden
    • Archibald Craven
    • 2020
  • George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman in 1917 (2019)
    1917
    • General Erinmore
    • 2019
  • Emily Blunt in Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
    Mary Poppins Returns
    • Wilkins
    • Wolf
    • 2018
  • Colin Firth and Matthias Schoenaerts in The Command (2018)
    The Command
    • Commodore David Russell
    • 2018
  • Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Cher, Andy Garcia, Meryl Streep, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Hugh Skinner, Jeremy Irvine, Alexa Davies, Lily James, Jessica Keenan Wynn, and Josh Dylan in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
    Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
    • Harry
    • 2018
  • Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz in The Mercy (2018)
    The Mercy
    • Donald Crowhurst
    • 2018
  • Rupert Everett and Colin Morgan in The Happy Prince (2018)
    The Happy Prince
    • Reggie Turner
    • 2018
  • Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Mark Strong, Channing Tatum, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
    Kingsman: The Golden Circle
    • Harry Hart
    • 2017
  • Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Keira Knightley, Andrew Lincoln, Martine McCutcheon, and Bill Nighy in Red Nose Day Actually (2017)
    Red Nose Day Actually
    • Jamie
    • TV Short
    • 2017
  • Colin Firth, Renée Zellweger, and Patrick Dempsey in Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
    Bridget Jones's Baby
    • Mark
    • 2016

Producer

  • Aubrey Powell in Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) (2022)
    Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
    • producer
    • 2022
  • Ralph Fiennes, Keira Knightley, and Matt Smith in Official Secrets (2019)
    Official Secrets
    • executive producer: Raindog Films
    • 2019
  • Amá (2018)
    Amá
    • producer
    • 2018
  • Rupert Everett and Colin Morgan in The Happy Prince (2018)
    The Happy Prince
    • co-producer
    • 2018
  • Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga in Loving (2016)
    Loving
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2016
  • Helen Mirren in Eye in the Sky (2015)
    Eye in the Sky
    • producer
    • 2015
  • The People Speak UK
    • executive producer
    • 2010
  • Bondage for Freedom
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2009
  • In Prison My Whole Life (2007)
    In Prison My Whole Life
    • executive producer
    • 2007

Writer

  • The People Speak UK
    • creator
    • 2010
  • The Department of Nothing (2007)
    The Department of Nothing
    • short story
    • Short
    • 2007
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"The Staircase" Cast Explain How They Found Truth in Their Characters
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"The Staircase" Cast Explain How They Found Truth in Their Characters
"The Staircase" Cast Sound Off on the Infamous Owl Theory
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"The Staircase" Cast Sound Off on the Infamous Owl Theory
Everything We Know About 'The King's Man'
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Everything We Know About 'The King's Man'
Colin Firth: Movie Moments
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Colin Firth: Movie Moments
"Good Flight?"
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"Good Flight?"
Lost Empires
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Lost Empires
"Bertie"
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"Bertie"
"Chair"
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"Chair"
"Enemy"
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"Enemy"
"Visited by Three Ghosts" from A Christmas Carol.
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"Visited by Three Ghosts" from A Christmas Carol.
"Shrinking, Sliding, Falling" from A Christmas Carol.
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"Shrinking, Sliding, Falling" from A Christmas Carol.
"Joy to the World" from A Christmas Carol.
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"Joy to the World" from A Christmas Carol.

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Colin Firth & Stanley Tucci
  • Height
    • 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
  • Born
    • September 10, 1960
    • Grayshott, Hampshire, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Livia GiuggioliJune 21, 1997 - present (separated, 2 children)
  • Children
      William Joseph Firth
  • Parents
      Shirley Jean
  • Relatives
    • Jonathan Firth(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Radio: "Two Planks and a Passion" BBC 1986
  • Publicity listings
    • 10 Interviews
    • 9 Articles
    • 4 Pictorials
    • 60 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Was originally cast as the voice of Paddington Bear in Paddington (2014), but was replaced by Ben Whishaw during post-production of the film. According to director Paul King he decision was done since "It slowly just became clear that Paddington does not have the voice of a very handsome older man, who has the most beautiful voice on the planet".
  • Quotes
    The English people, a lot of them, would not be able to understand a word of spoken Shakespeare. There are people who do and I'm not denying they exist. But it's a far more philistine country than people think.

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