Colin Firth
Acting
Colin Andrew Firth (born September 10, 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.
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Colin Firth
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Filmography of
Colin Firth
Mark Darcy
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Love Guac’tually Server (uncredited)
... 2023
Donald Ellis
... 2022
Ewen Montagu
... 2022
Mr Godfrey Niven
... 2021
Self
... 2021
Self
... 2020
Sam
... 2020
Lord Archibald Craven
... 2020
General Erinmore
... 2019
Self
... 2019
Wilkins / Wolf (voice)
... 2018
Commodore David Russell
... 2018
Harry Bright
... 2018
Reggie Turner
... 2018
Donald Crowhurst
... 2018
Harry Hart
... 2017
Jamie
... 2017
Mark
... 2016
Max Perkins
... 2016
Harry Hart / Galahad
... 2015
... 2014
Stanley Crawford
... 2014
Eric
... 2013
Ron Lax
... 2013
Steve
... 2012
Arthur Newman
... 2012
Harry Deane
... 2012
Self (archive footage)
... 2011
Bill Haydon
... 2011
... 2011
King George VI
... 2010
Gus Leroy
... 2010
Steve
... 2010
... 2010
Geoffrey Thwaites
... 2009
George
... 2009
Fred (voice)
... 2009
Lord Henry Wotton
... 2009
Joe
... 2009
Self
... 2008
Mr. Whittaker
... 2008
Harry Bright
... 2008
Self
... 2008
Richard Braxton
... 2008
Geoffrey Thwaites
... 2007
Blake Morrison
... 2007
Frank
... 2007
Aurelius
... 2007
Russell
... 2007
Mark
... 2006
Mr. Brown
... 2005
Vince
... 2005
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Ben
... 2004
Johannes Vermeer
... 2003
Jamie Bennett
... 2003
Colin Ware
... 2003
Henry Dashwood
... 2003
Self
... 2002
John “Jack” Worthing
... 2002
... 2001
Allen Portland
... 2001
Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart
... 2001
Mark Darcy
... 2001
Donovan Quick
... 2000
Peter Ingleton
... 2000
Master
... 1999
Matthew Field
... 1999
Edward Pettigrew
... 1999
William Shakespeare
... 1999
Lord Wessex
... 1998
Jess Clark
... 1997
Paul Ashworth
... 1997
Geoffrey Clifton
... 1996
... 1995
Charles Holroyd
... 1995
Simon Westward
... 1995
Freddie Page
... 1994
Stephen Whalby
... 1994
Ross Talbert / Michael Condren
... 1994
Richard Courtois
... 1993
John McCarthy
... 1992
Barber (uncredited)
... 1992
Alan
... 1991
Joseph Prince
... 1991
Brian Smith
... 1990
Valmont
... 1989
Adrian LeDuc
... 1989
Robert Lawrence
... 1988
Adult Colin Craven
... 1987
Tom Birkin
... 1987
Young Alexander
... 1985
Neil Truelove
... 1985
Armand Duval
... 1984
Tommy Judd
... 1984