Colin Firth

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.

Cast

The English Patient

(Geoffrey Clifton)

Love Actually

(Jamie Bennett)

Bridget Jones's Diary

(Mark Darcy)

Fever Pitch

(Paul Ashworth)

Shakespeare in Love

(Lord Wessex)

Girl with a Pearl Earring

(Johannes Vermeer)

What a Girl Wants

(Henry Dashwood)

St. Trinian's

(Geoffrey Thwaites)

Trauma

(Ben)

Apartment Zero

(Adrian LeDuc)

Nanny McPhee

(Mr. Brown)

Hope Springs

(Colin Ware)

Dorian Gray

(Lord Henry Wotton)

Circle of Friends

(Simon Westward)

Mamma Mia!

(Harry Bright)

Another Country

(Tommy Judd)

The Importance of Being Earnest

(John “Jack” Worthing)

Genova

(Joe)

Where the Truth Lies

(Vince)

Conspiracy

(Stuckart)

Then She Found Me

(Frank)

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

(Mark Darcy)

Four Play

(Allen Portland)

The Last Legion

(Aurelius)

The Accidental Husband

(Richard)

A Single Man

(George Falconer)

Dutch Girls

(Neil Truelove)

Rye Lane

(Love Guac’tually Server (uncredited))

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

(Geoffrey Thwaites)

Valmont

(Valmont)

A Month in the Country

(Tom Birkin)

Empire of Light

(Donald Ellis)

When Did You Last See Your Father?

(Blake Morrison)

Easy Virtue

(Mr. Whittaker)

My Life So Far

(Edward Pettigrew)

A Christmas Carol

(Fred (voice))

A Thousand Acres

(Jess Clark)

The Turn of the Screw

(Master)

The Secret Garden

(Adult Colin Craven)

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

(Bill Haydon)

The Hour of the Pig

(Richard Courtois)

Main Street

(Gus Leroy)

Femme Fatale

(Joseph Prince)

Relative Values

(Peter Ingleton)

Bridget Jones's Baby

(Mark Darcy)

Gambit

(Harry Deane)

Tumbledown

(Robert Lawrence)

Arthur Newman

(Arthur Newman)

The Railway Man

(Eric)

Chiusi fuori

(Self)

Devil's Knot

(Ron Lax)

The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd

(Charles Holroyd)

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

(Self)

Stars In Shorts

(Steve)

Celebration

(Russell)

Camille

(Armand Duval)

Before I Go to Sleep

(Ben)

Forever Ealing

(Self)

Kingsman: The Secret Service

(Harry Hart / Galahad)

The Secret Laughter of Women

(Matthew Field)

The Deep Blue Sea

(Freddie Page)

Magic in the Moonlight

(Stanley Crawford)

The King's Speech

(King George VI)

Der Weg des Ruhms

(Self (archive footage))

Genius

(Max Perkins)

Wings of Fame

(Brian Smith)

Greed

(Self)

Birthing Mamma Mia!

(Self)

Blackadder: Back & Forth

(William Shakespeare)

Born Equal

(Mark)

Steve

(Steve)

Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed

(Self)

This Is My Africa

(Self)

Donovan Quick

(Donovan Quick)

Kursk

(Commodore David Russell)

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

(Harry Hart)

The Mercy

(Donald Crowhurst)

Mad at the Moon

(Barber (uncredited))

The Dish

Mary Poppins Returns

(Wilkins / Wolf (voice))

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

(Self)

Red Nose Day Actually

(Jamie)

Playmaker

(Ross Talbert / Michael Condren)

Hostages

(John McCarthy)

Nineteen Nineteen

(Young Alexander)

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

(Harry Bright)

The Happy Prince

(Reggie Turner)

Out of the Blue

(Alan)

The Secret Garden

(Lord Archibald Craven)

1917

(General Erinmore)

Ruth Rendell: Master of the Moor

(Stephen Whalby)

Supernova

(Sam)

Operation Mincemeat

(Ewen Montagu)

Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making

(Self)

Mothering Sunday

(Mr Godfrey Niven)

New York Will Eat You Alive

Being Bridget Jones

(Self)

Pride and Prejudice: From Page to Screen

(Self)

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

(Mark Darcy)

This Morning

(Self)

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

(Self)

Pride and Prejudice

(Mr. Darcy)

The Daily Show

(Self)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The View

(Self)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Early Show

(Self - Guest)

The Staircase

(Michael Peterson)

The Jay Leno Show

(Self)

Hallmark Hall of Fame

(Armand)

Lost Empires

(Richard Herncastle)

GMTV

(Self)

Live from Studio Five

(Self)

OK! TV

Saturday Night Live

(Self - Host)

Performance

(Freddie Page)

Wetten, dass..?

(Self)

Performance

(Charles Holroyd)

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

(Stephen Whalby)

Nostromo

(Charles Gould)

Lockerbie: A Search for Truth

(Dr Jim Swire)

Blackadder

(William Shakespeare)

Young Sherlock

(Sir Bucephalus Hodge)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon