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Colin Firth
Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn September 10, 1960 (65 years)
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.
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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.
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| 2026 | Disclosure Day · as Noah Scanlon |
| 2026 | Young Sherlock (2026) (TV Series) · as Sir Bucephalus Hodge |
| 2025 | Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy · as Mark Darcy |
| 2025 | Lockerbie: A Search for Truth (TV Series) · as Jim Swire |
| 2023 | Rye Lane · as Love Guac’tually Server (uncredited) |
| 2023 | Queen on Screen · as Cast |
| 2022 | Empire of Light · as Donald Ellis |
| 2022 | Prince Andrew: Banished · as King George V |
| 2022 | The Staircase (2022) (TV Series) · as Michael Peterson |
| 2021 | Operation Mincemeat · as Ewen Montagu |
| 2021 | Mothering Sunday · as Mr Godfrey Niven |
| 2020 | Supernova · as Sam |
| 2020 | The Secret Garden · as Lord Archibald Craven |
| 2019 | 1917 · as General Erinmore |
| 2018 | Mary Poppins Returns · as Wilkins / Wolf (voice) |
| 2018 | The Command · as Commodore David Russell |
| 2018 | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again · as Harry Bright |
| 2018 | The Happy Prince · as Reggie Turner |
| 2018 | The Mercy · as Donald Crowhurst |
| 2017 | Kingsman: The Golden Circle · as Harry Hart |
| 2017 | Red Nose Day Actually · as Jamie |
| 2016 | Bridget Jones's Baby · as Mark |
| 2016 | Genius · as Max Perkins |
| 2014 | Kingsman: The Secret Service · as Harry Hart / Galahad |
| 2014 | Before I Go to Sleep · as Ben |
| 2014 | Magic in the Moonlight · as Stanley Crawford |
| 2013 | The Railway Man · as Eric |
| 2013 | Devil's Knot · as Ron Lax |
| 2012 | Gambit · as Harry Deane |
| 2012 | Stars in Shorts · as Steve |
| 2012 | The Big Fat Quiz of the 90s · as Mr. Darcy |
| 2012 | Arthur Newman · as Arthur Newman |
| 2011 | The Many Lovers of Miss Jane Austen · as Mr. Darcy |
| 2011 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy · as Bill Haydon |
| 2010 | The King's Speech · as King George Vi |
| 2010 | Main Street · as Gus Leroy |
| 2010 | Steve · as Steve |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold · as Geoffrey Thwaites |
| 2009 | A Single Man · as George |
| 2009 | A Christmas Carol · as Fred (voice) |
| 2009 | Dorian Gray · as Lord Henry Wotton |
| 2008 | Easy Virtue · as Mr. Whittaker |
| 2008 | A Summer in Genoa · as Joe |
| 2008 | Mamma Mia! · as Harry Bright |
| 2008 | The Accidental Husband · as Richard Braxton |
| 2008 | Mamma Mia: Deleted Scenes · as Harry |
| 2007 | St. Trinian's · as Geoffrey Thwaites |
| 2007 | When Did You Last See Your Father? · as Blake Morrison |
| 2007 | Then She Found Me · as Frank |
| 2007 | The Last Legion · as Aurelius |
| 2007 | Celebration · as Russell |
| 2006 | Born Equal · as Mark |
| 2005 | Nanny McPhee · as Mr. Brown |
| 2005 | Where the Truth Lies · as Vince |
| 2005 | Pride and Prejudice Revisited · as Mr. Darcy |
| 2004 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason · as Mark |
| 2004 | Trauma · as Ben |
| 2003 | Girl with a Pearl Earring · as Johannes Vermeer |
| 2003 | Love Actually · as Jamie Bennett |
| 2003 | Hope Springs · as Colin Ware |
| 2003 | What a Girl Wants · as Henry Dashwood |
| 2002 | The Importance of Being Earnest · as John “jack” Worthing |
| 2001 | Fourplay · as Allen Portland |
| 2001 | Conspiracy · as Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart |
| 2001 | Bridget Jones's Diary · as Mark Darcy |
| 2000 | Donovan Quick · as Donovan Quick |
| 2000 | Relative Values · as Peter Ingleton |
| 1999 | The Turn of the Screw · as Master |
| 1999 | OK! TV (TV Series) |
| 1999 | My Life So Far · as Edward Pettigrew |
| 1999 | Blackadder: Back & Forth · as William Shakespeare |
| 1999 | 'Pride and Prejudice': The Making of... · as Mr. Darcy |
| 1998 | The Secret Laughter of Women · as Matthew Field |
| 1998 | Shakespeare in Love · as Lord Wessex |
| 1997 | A Thousand Acres · as Jess Clark |
| 1997 | Fever Pitch · as Paul Ashworth |
| 1996 | The English Patient · as Geoffrey Clifton |
| 1996 | Nostromo (TV Series) · as Charles Gould |
| 1995 | The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd · as Charles Holroyd |
| 1995 | Pride and Prejudice (TV Series) · as Mr. Darcy |
| 1995 | Circle of Friends · as Simon Westward |
| 1994 | The Deep Blue Sea · as Freddie Page |
| 1994 | Playmaker · as Ross Talbert / Michael Condren |
| 1993 | The Advocate · as Richard Courtois |
| 1992 | Hostages · as John Mccarthy |
| 1992 | Mad at the Moon · as Barber (uncredited) |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1991 | Femme Fatale · as Joseph Prince |
| 1991 | Performance (TV Series) · as Freddie Page |
| 1990 | Wings of Fame · as Brian Smith |
| 1989 | Valmont · as Valmont |
| 1988 | Apartment Zero · as Adrian Leduc |
| 1988 | Tumbledown · as Robert Lawrence |
| 1988 | The Play on One (TV Series) · as Alan |
| 1987 | The Secret Garden · as Adult Colin Craven |
| 1987 | A Month in the Country · as Tom Birkin |
| 1987 | Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Pat Hobby Teamed with Genius · as Rene Wilcox |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Series) · as Stephen Whalby |
| 1986 | Lost Empires (TV Series) · as Richard Herncastle |
| 1986 | Sunday Premiere (TV Series) · as Robert Lawrence |
| 1985 | Nineteen Nineteen · as Young Alexander |
| 1985 | Dutch Girls · as Neil Truelove |
| 1984 | Camille · as Armand Duval |
| 1984 | Another Country · as Tommy Judd |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) · as Pc Franklin |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame (TV Series) · as Armand |