Colin Firth
Born
September 10, 1960 (64 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Grayshott, Hampshire, England, UK
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.
Known For
The Dish
2026
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Mark Darcy
2025
Lockerbie: A Search for Truth
Dr Jim Swire · (5 episodes)
2025
Rye Lane
Love Guac’tually Server (uncredited)
2023
Empire of Light
Donald Ellis
2022
The Staircase
Michael Peterson · (8 episodes)
2022
Operation Mincemeat
Ewen Montagu
2022
Mothering Sunday
Mr Godfrey Niven
2021
Chiusi fuori
Self
2021
Being Bridget Jones
Self
2020
Supernova
Sam
2020
The Secret Garden
Lord Archibald Craven
2020
1917
General Erinmore
2019
Greed
Self
2019
Mary Poppins Returns
Wilkins / Wolf (voice)
2018
Kursk
Commodore David Russell
2018
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Harry Bright
2018
The Happy Prince
Reggie Turner
2018
The Mercy
Donald Crowhurst
2018
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Harry Hart
2017
Red Nose Day Actually
Jamie
2017
Bridget Jones's Baby
Mark
2016
Genius
Max Perkins
2016
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Harry Hart / Galahad
2015
Before I Go to Sleep
Ben
2014
Magic in the Moonlight
Stanley Crawford
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(2 episodes)
2014
The Railway Man
Eric
2013
Devil's Knot
Ron Lax
2013
Stars In Shorts
Steve
2012
Arthur Newman
Arthur Newman
2012
Gambit
Harry Deane
2012
Der Weg des Ruhms
Self (archive footage)
2011
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Bill Haydon
2011
King George VI: The Man Behind the King's Speech
Self
2011
OK! TV
(2 episodes)
2011
The King's Speech
King George VI
2010
Main Street
Gus Leroy
2010
Steve
Steve
2010
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
Self
2010
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
Geoffrey Thwaites
2009
A Single Man
George
2009
A Christmas Carol
Fred (voice)
2009
The Jay Leno Show
Self · (1 episode)
2009
Live from Studio Five
Self · (3 episodes)
2009
Dorian Gray
Lord Henry Wotton
2009
Genova
Joe
2009
Birthing Mamma Mia!
Self
2008
Easy Virtue
Mr. Whittaker
2008
Mamma Mia!
Harry Bright
2008
This Is My Africa
Self
2008
The Accidental Husband
Richard Braxton
2008
St Trinian's
Geoffrey Thwaites
2007
When Did You Last See Your Father?
Blake Morrison
2007
Then She Found Me
Frank
2007
The Last Legion
Aurelius
2007
Celebration
Russell
2007
Born Equal
Mark
2006
Nanny McPhee
Mr. Brown
2005
Where the Truth Lies
Vince
2005
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Mark
2004
Trauma
Ben
2004
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Johannes Vermeer
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Love Actually
Jamie Bennett
2003
Hope Springs
Colin Ware
2003
What a Girl Wants
Henry Dashwood
2003
Forever Ealing
Self
2002
The Importance of Being Earnest
John “Jack” Worthing
2002
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Self
2001
Four Play
Allen Portland
2001
Conspiracy
Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart
2001
Bridget Jones's Diary
Mark Darcy
2001
Donovan Quick
Donovan Quick
2000
Relative Values
Peter Ingleton
2000
The Turn of the Screw
Master
1999
The Secret Laughter of Women
Matthew Field
1999
The Early Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1999
My Life So Far
Edward Pettigrew
1999
Blackadder: Back & Forth
William Shakespeare
1999
Shakespeare in Love
Lord Wessex
1998
A Thousand Acres
Jess Clark
1997
The View
Self · (1 episode)
1997
Fever Pitch
Paul Ashworth
1997
Nostromo
Charles Gould · (3 episodes)
1997
The English Patient
Geoffrey Clifton
1996
The Daily Show
Self · (5 episodes)
1996
Pride and Prejudice: From Page to Screen
Self
1995
The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd
Charles Holroyd
1995
Pride and Prejudice
Mr. Darcy · (6 episodes)
1995
Circle of Friends
Simon Westward
1995
The Deep Blue Sea
Freddie Page
1994
Ruth Rendell: Master of the Moor
Stephen Whalby
1994
Playmaker
Ross Talbert / Michael Condren
1994
The Hour of the Pig
Richard Courtois
1993
GMTV
Self · (1 episode)
1993
Hostages
John McCarthy
1992
Mad at the Moon
Barber (uncredited)
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(1 episode)
1992
Performance
Freddie Page · (1 episode)
1991
Performance
Charles Holroyd · (1 episode)
1991
Out of the Blue
Alan
1991
Femme Fatale
Joseph Prince
1991
Wings of Fame
Brian Smith
1990
Valmont
Valmont
1989
Apartment Zero
Adrian LeDuc
1989
This Morning
Self · (1 episode)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1988
Tumbledown
Robert Lawrence
1988
The Secret Garden
Adult Colin Craven
1987
A Month in the Country
Tom Birkin
1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Stephen Whalby · (3 episodes)
1987
Lost Empires
Richard Herncastle · (7 episodes)
1986
Nineteen Nineteen
Young Alexander
1985
Dutch Girls
Neil Truelove
1985
Camille
Armand Duval
1984
Another Country
Tommy Judd
1984
New York Will Eat You Alive
Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
1981
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Armand · (1 episode)
1951
Young Sherlock
Sir Bucephalus Hodge · (8 episodes)