Adept at playing diffident roles, Colin Firth -- born Sept. 10, 1960, in Grayshott, England -- lived in Nigeria with his parents until he was 4 years old. He also lived in St. Louis briefly during his teens.Firth's show business career began with a job in the wardrobe department of Britain's National Theatre. He studied acting at London's Drama Centre, where he was discovered while performing an amateur production of "Hamlet." In 1984, Firth made his big-screen bow in Another Country.
But it took knee breeches, a waistcoat and the part of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 BBC miniseries "Pride and Prejudice" to make Firth a worldwide star. His other notable films include Valmont (1989), The English Patient (1996) and Bridget Jones's Diary (2001). In 2009, Firth snagged Golden Globe and Oscar nods, along with a BAFTA win, for his role in A Single Man. His impressive résumé grew in 2011 with a Golden Globe Award and his first Oscar for The King's Speech.
The King's SpeechBritain's King George VI (Colin Firth) struggles with an embarrassing stutter for years until he seeks help from unorthodox Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush) in this biographical drama that chalked up multiple Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Logue's pioneering... Read More
A Single ManThis stream-of-consciousness, 1960s-era drama centers on a day in the life of George Falconer (Colin Firth, in an Oscar-nominated role), an English-born, Los Angeles college professor reeling from the recent death of his lover of 16 years. Fashion designer Tom Ford makes his directoral debut with... Read More
A Summer in GenoaAfter his wife's tragic death, Joe (Colin Firth) moves his two daughters to Genoa for a fresh start. The romantic Italian town has its effects on the girls, as teenager Kelly (Willa Holland) begins to test her sexuality and young Mary (Perla Haney-Jardine) believes she's seen her mother's ghost.... Read More
The Last LegionWith his empire crumbling and his parents dead, 12-year-old Roman Emperor Romulus is exiled to Capri with his mystical tutor. While there, he discovers a magical sword once owned by Caesar that foreshadows his destiny. Read More
Masterpiece Classic: Pride and PrejudiceIn this beautiful made-for-television adaptation of Jane Austen's much-loved novel, wealthy and proud aristocrat Fitzwilliam Darcy (Colin Firth) matches wits with witty but prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet (Jennifer Ehle), who believes him to be boorish and rude. To win Elizabeth's hand and heart, Darcy... Read More
Main Street (2011) | PG | |
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011) | R | |
NR | ||
R | ||
A Christmas Carol (2009) | PG | |
Dorian Gray (2009) | R | |
A Single Man (2009) | R | |
St. Trinian's: Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009) St. Trinian's 2: Legend of Fritton's Gold; St. Trinian's II | NR | |
The Accidental Husband (2008) | PG-13 | |
NR | ||
PG-13 | ||
Easy Virtue (2008) | PG-13 | |
Then She Found Me (2007) | R | |
The Last Legion (2007) | PG-13 | |
PG-13 | ||
PG-13 | ||
Nanny McPhee (2005) | PG | |
Where the Truth Lies (2005) | UR | |
Trauma (2004) | R | |
R | ||
Love Actually (2003) | R | |
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) | PG-13 | |
What a Girl Wants (2003) | PG | |
Hope Springs (2003) | PG-13 | |
PG | ||
R | ||
Conspiracy (2001) | R | |
Fourplay (2001) | R | |
NR | ||
Relative Values (2000) | PG | |
My Life So Far (1999) | PG-13 | |
The Turn of the Screw (1999) | NR | |
NR | ||
Shakespeare in Love (1998) | R | |
Fever Pitch (1997) | R | |
A Thousand Acres (1997) | R | |
The English Patient (1996) | R | |
NR | ||
Circle of Friends (1995) | PG-13 | |
R | ||
Valmont (1989) | R | |
Apartment Zero (1988) | R | |
NR | ||
The Secret Garden (1987) | PG | |
Lost Empires (1986) | NR | |
Dutch Girls (1985) | R | |
Another Country (1984) | PG | |
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