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Colin Firth

Colin Firth

Acting

Born: September 10, 1960Grayshott, Hampshire, England, UK

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 of Being Earnest (2002), and Love Actually (2003). He starred as Mark Darcy in the Bridget Jones film series (2001–2025). Also, he acted in the musical comedy Mamma Mia! (2008) and its 2018 sequel. Firth won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of King George VI in the historical drama The King's Speech (2010). He was previously Oscar-nominated for his role as a grieving gay man in the romantic drama A Single Man (2009), which earned him the BAFTA Award and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. He subsequently played secret agent Harry Hart in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and its 2017 sequel. He also performed in films such as Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Mary Poppins Returns (2018), 1917 (2019), The Secret Garden, Supernova (both 2020), and Operation Mincemeat (2021). For his roles on television, he received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his portrayals of Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart in the BBC film Conspiracy (2001) and Michael Peterson in the HBO limited series The Staircase (2022). In 2012, he founded the production company Raindog Films, under which 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 people and is a member of Survival International. He has also campaigned on issues such as asylum seekers, refugees' rights, and the environment. He commissioned and co-authored a scientific paper on differences in brain structure between people with different political orientations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Colin Firth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
Disclosure Day

Disclosure Day

2026
Wild Asia: Life at Extremes

Wild Asia: Life at Extremes

2026
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Mark Darcy

2025
Rye Lane

Rye Lane

Love Guac’tually Server (uncredited)

2023
Empire of Light

Empire of Light

Donald Ellis

2022
Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat

Ewen Montagu

2022
Mothering Sunday

Mothering Sunday

Mr Godfrey Niven

2021
Chiusi fuori

Chiusi fuori

Self

2021
Being Bridget Jones

Being Bridget Jones

Self

2020
Supernova

Supernova

Sam

2020
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

Lord Archibald Craven

2020
1917

1917

General Erinmore

2019
Greed

Greed

Self

2019
Mary Poppins Returns

Mary Poppins Returns

Wilkins / Wolf (voice)

2018
Kursk

Kursk

Commodore David Russell

2018
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Harry Bright

2018
The Happy Prince

The Happy Prince

Reggie Turner

2018
The Mercy

The Mercy

Donald Crowhurst

2018
Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Harry Hart

2017
Red Nose Day Actually

Red Nose Day Actually

Jamie

2017
Bridget Jones's Baby

Bridget Jones's Baby

Mark

2016
Genius

Genius

Max Perkins

2016
Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed

Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed

Self

2015
Kingsman: The Secret Service

Kingsman: The Secret Service

Harry Hart / Galahad

2015
Before I Go to Sleep

Before I Go to Sleep

Ben

2014
Magic in the Moonlight

Magic in the Moonlight

Stanley Crawford

2014
The Railway Man

The Railway Man

Eric

2013
Devil's Knot

Devil's Knot

Ron Lax

2013
Stars in Shorts

Stars in Shorts

Steve

2012
Arthur Newman

Arthur Newman

Arthur Newman

2012
Gambit

Gambit

Harry Deane

2012

Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame

Self (archive footage)

2011
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Bill Haydon

2011
King George VI: The Man Behind the King's Speech

King George VI: The Man Behind the King's Speech

Self

2011
The King's Speech

The King's Speech

King George VI

2010
Main Street

Main Street

Gus Leroy

2010
Steve

Steve

Steve

2010
Harold Pinter:  A Celebration

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

Self

2010
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

Geoffrey Thwaites

2009
A Single Man

A Single Man

George

2009
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Fred (voice)

2009
Dorian Gray

Dorian Gray

Lord Henry Wotton

2009
Genova

Genova

Joe

2009
Easy Virtue

Easy Virtue

Mr. Whittaker

2008
Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia!

Harry Bright

2008
This Is My Africa

This Is My Africa

Self

2008
The Accidental Husband

The Accidental Husband

Richard Braxton

2008
St Trinian's

St Trinian's

Geoffrey Thwaites

2007
And When Did You Last See Your Father?

And When Did You Last See Your Father?

Blake Morrison

2007
Then She Found Me

Then She Found Me

Frank

2007
The Last Legion

The Last Legion

Aurelius

2007
Celebration

Celebration

Russell

2007
Born Equal

Born Equal

Mark

2006
Nanny McPhee

Nanny McPhee

Mr. Brown

2005
Where the Truth Lies

Where the Truth Lies

Vince

2005
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Mark

2004
Trauma

Trauma

Ben

2004
Girl with a Pearl Earring

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Johannes Vermeer

2003
Love Actually

Love Actually

Jamie Bennett

2003
Hope Springs

Hope Springs

Colin Ware

2003
What a Girl Wants

What a Girl Wants

Henry Dashwood

2003
Forever Ealing

Forever Ealing

Self

2002
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

John “Jack” Worthing

2002
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making

Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making

Self

2001
Four Play

Four Play

Allen Portland

2001
Conspiracy

Conspiracy

Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart

2001
Bridget Jones's Diary

Bridget Jones's Diary

Mark Darcy

2001
Donovan Quick

Donovan Quick

Donovan Quick

2000
Relative Values

Relative Values

Peter Ingleton

2000
The Turn of the Screw

The Turn of the Screw

Master

1999
The Secret Laughter of Women

The Secret Laughter of Women

Matthew Field

1999
My Life So Far

My Life So Far

Edward Pettigrew

1999
Blackadder: Back & Forth

Blackadder: Back & Forth

William Shakespeare

1999
Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love

Lord Wessex

1998
A Thousand Acres

A Thousand Acres

Jess Clark

1997
Fever Pitch

Fever Pitch

Paul Ashworth

1997
The English Patient

The English Patient

Geoffrey Clifton

1996
Pride and Prejudice: From Page to Screen

Pride and Prejudice: From Page to Screen

Self

1995
The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd

The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd

Charles Holroyd

1995
Circle of Friends

Circle of Friends

Simon Westward

1995
The Deep Blue Sea

The Deep Blue Sea

Freddie Page

1994
Ruth Rendell: Master of the Moor

Ruth Rendell: Master of the Moor

Stephen Whalby

1994
Playmaker

Playmaker

Ross Talbert / Michael Condren

1994
The Hour of the Pig

The Hour of the Pig

Richard Courtois

1993
Hostages

Hostages

John McCarthy

1992
Mad at the Moon

Mad at the Moon

Barber (uncredited)

1992
Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

Alan

1991
Femme Fatale

Femme Fatale

Joseph Prince

1991
Wings of Fame

Wings of Fame

Brian Smith

1990
Valmont

Valmont

Valmont

1989
Apartment Zero

Apartment Zero

Adrian LeDuc

1989
Tumbledown

Tumbledown

Robert Lawrence

1988
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

Adult Colin Craven

1987
A Month in the Country

A Month in the Country

Tom Birkin

1987
Nineteen Nineteen

Nineteen Nineteen

Young Alexander

1985
Dutch Girls

Dutch Girls

Neil Truelove

1985
Camille

Camille

Armand Duval

1984
Another Country

Another Country

Tommy Judd

1984