Colin Firth

Colin Firth in Warner Brothers' What a Girl Wants - 2003

Biography

Born 09/10/1960

British actor Colin Firth achieved international renown in 1995 with his arguably definitive screen portrayal of Fitzwilliam Darcy in the BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." He began his career in West End dramas and on the big screen in period, often literary adaptations, before...
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Awards

  • In 2009, received Venice Film Festival Award for Volpi Cup for Best Actor
  • In 2001, received European Film Award for Best Actor
  • In 1999, received Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast

Highlights

  • In 2009, Starred as a college professor grappling with solitude after his longtime partner dies in Tom Ford's directorial debut, "A Single Man"
  • In 2009, Co-starred in an adaptation of the play by Noël Coward, "Easy Virtue"
  • In 2008, Cast as one of the potential fathers in the the film version of the ABBA musical "Mamma Mia!"

Family & Companions

  • Jennifer Ehle: born in December 1969; met during filming of "Pride and Prejudice"; no longer together
  • Meg Tilly: met during filming of "Valmont"; together c. 1989-94; mother of Firth's son Will
  • grandparents: Maternal grandparents; born and raised in India

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