Colin Firth

Actor, Film actor

1960 –

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Who is Colin Firth?

Colin Andrew Firth CBE is an English film, television, and theatre actor. His films have earned more than $936 million from 42 releases worldwide. He has received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and the Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as the Volpi Cup. His most notable and acclaimed role to date has been his 2010 portrayal of King George VI in The King's Speech, a performance that gained him an Oscar and many other worldwide best actor awards. It went on to gross $414,211,549 worldwide.

Identified in the late 1980s with the 'Brit Pack' of new young British actors headed by Gary Oldman, Firth's rise to stardom progressed at a slower pace than many of his contemporaries. It was not until his portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice that Firth became a household name. The show was a hit in the UK and USA and established him as a light comic leading man. This led to roles in films such as The English Patient, Bridget Jones's Diary, Shakespeare in Love and Love Actually. In 2009 he received widespread critical acclaim for his leading role in A Single Man, for which Firth gained his first Academy Award nomination, and won a BAFTA Award.

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Born
Sep 10, 1960
Grayshott
Also known as
  • Colin Andrew Firth
  • Colin Andrew Firth, CBE
  • Colin Firth CBE
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • British people
Nationality
  • England
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • Drama Centre London
  • Barton Peveril College
  • Kings' School
Lived in
  • Nigeria
  • United States of America
  • St. Louis

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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