Colin Firth Photos
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United Kingdom 52 years old
Colin Firth was born in Hampshire, Great Britain on the 10-th of september 1960. His parents were highly educated and provided him with a good upbringing. His father was a history lecturer at Winchester University College and his mother a comparative religions lecturer at Open University. For a part of his childhood he lived with his grandparents in Nigeria, but later he returns to England.
His very first acting experience was when he was just a boy and portrayed “Jack Frost”. Afterwards he went to the Drama Centre in Chalk Farm. His talent was recognized during his later years in high school while playing Hamlet and was “recruited” to play in “Another Country” by playwright Julian Mitchell. He also played in the movie of the same name.
After his discovery he went on to play in TV productions and movies. He became well known after he played the character of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy in BBC’s miniseries Pride and Prejudice. Colin Firth also appeared in the Bridget Jones movies, the character of Mark Darcy being inspired from the miniseries. He was also in the English Patient (1996), Shakespeare in Love (1999), The importance of being Earnest (2002), Love Actually (2003), The Last Legion (2007), Easy Virtue (2008), A Christmas Carol (2009). His role in the 2009 motion picture A Single Man was highly praised and was nominated for the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, the Screen Actors Guild awards and BAFTA award. After this resounding succes he played in the drama The King’s Speech which received critical acclaim. This time he won an Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild award for his performance of King George VI.
He is set to play in Seconds of Pleasure, Stoker and The Promised Land.
He also published a short story in the book Speaking with the Angel and performed numerous songs. „Lady Come Down” from The Importance of Being Earnest, „Love is in the air” from St Trinians and Mamma Mia! From the movie of the same name. He has three sons, one from a romantic entanglement with actress Meg Tilly and two with his wife, italian film producer Livia Giuggiolli.
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