Colin Firth (1960-)

Colin Andrew Firth, CBE (born 10 September 1960) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. His films have earned more than $936 million from 42 releases worldwide. He has received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and the Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as the Volpi Cup. His most notable and acclaimed role to date has been his 2011 portrayal of King George VI in The King's Speech, a performance that gained him an Oscar and many other worldwide best actor awards. It went on to gross $414,211,549 worldwide.

Identified in the late 1980s with the 'Brit Pack' of new young British actors headed by Gary Oldman, Firth's rise to stardom progressed at a slower pace than many of his contemporaries. It was not until his portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 television adaptationof Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice that Firth became a household name. The show was a hit in the UK and USA and established him as a light comic leading man. This led to roles in films such as The English Patient, Bridget Jones's Diary (for which he was nominated for a BAFTA), Shakespeare in Love and Love Actually. In 2010 he received widespread critical acclaim for his leading role in A Single Man, for which Firth gained his first Academy Award nomination, and won a BAFTA Award.

In 2011, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was also selected as one of The Time 100. He was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Winchester in 2007, and was made a Freeman of the City of London in 2012. Firth has campaigned for the rights of indigenous tribal peoples and is a member of Survival International. He has also campaigned on issues of asylum seekers and refugees' rights and the environment. Firth commissioned and is credited as a co-author on a scientific paper on a study into the differences in brain structure between people of differing political orientations.

                                                                     Filmography

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List of film and television credits (Wikipedia)

 

1984 Another Country -Tommy Judd

1984 Camille -Armand Duval

1985 1919 -(young) Alexander Scherbatov

Dutch Girls -Neil Truelove

1986 Lost Empires -Richard Herncastle

1987 A Month in the Country -Tom Birkin
Pat Hobby: Teamed with Genius -Rene Wilcox
The Secret Garden -adult Colin Craven

1988 Tumbledown Robert Lawrence

1989 Apartment Zero -Adrian LeDuc
Valmont -Valmont

1990 Femme Fatale -Joseph Prince
Wings of Fame -Brian Smith

1991 Out of the Blue -Alan

1993 Hostages -John McCarthy
The Hour of the Pig -Richard Courtois 

1994 Master of the Moor -Stephen Whalby
Playmaker -Michael Condron/Ross Talbert
The Deep Blue Sea -Freddie Page

1995 Circle of Friends -Simon Westward 

Pride and Prejudice -Fitzwilliam Darcy 

The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd -Charles Holroyd

1996 The English Patient -Geoffrey Clifton

1997 A Thousand Acres -Jess Clark
Fever Pitch -Paul Ashworth
Nostromo -Charles Gould

1998 Shakespeare in Love -Lord Wessex

1999 Blackadder: Back & Forth -William Shakespeare
Donovan Quick -Donovan Quick/Daniel Quinn
My Life So Far -Edward Pettigrew
The Secret Laughter of Women -Matthew Field
The Turn of the Screw -The Master

2000 Relative Values -Peter Ingleton

2001 Bridget Jones's Diary -Mark Darcy

 
Conspiracy -Wilhelm Stuckart
We Know Where You Live -Himself
Fourplay -Allen Portland

2002 The Importance of Being Earnest -Jack Worthing

2003 Girl with a Pearl Earring -Johannes Vermeer
Hope Springs -Colin Ware
Love Actually -Jamie Bennett
What a Girl Wants -Henry Dashwood

2004 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason -Mark Darcy
Trauma -Ben Slater

2005 Nanny McPhee -Cedric Brown
Where the Truth Lies -Vince Collins

2006 Born Equal -Mark Armitage

2007 The Last Legion -Aurelius Antonius
And When Did You Last See Your Father? -Blake Morrison
Then She Found Me -Frank
St Trinian's -Geoffrey Thwaites
In Prison My Whole Life -Himself

2008 The Accidental Husband -Richard Bratton
Mamma Mia! -Harry Bright
Easy Virtue -Jim Whittaker
Genova -Joe

2009 A Christmas Carol -Fred
Dorian Gray -Lord Henry Wotton
A Single Man -George Falconer
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold -Geoffrey Thwaites

2010 The King's Speech -King George VI
Main Street -Gus LeRoy
Steve -Steve

2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy -Bill Haydon 

2012 Stars in Shorts -Steve

Gambit -Harry Deane

Arthur Newman -Arthur Newman

2013 The Railway Man -Eric Lomax

Bridget Jones' Baby -Mark Darcy

Devil's Knot Ron Lax

                                                     Theatre Appearences

Three Days of Rain (Ned/Walker)	1999-2000	Donmar (London)
Chatsky (Chatsky)	1993	Almeida (London)
The Caretaker (Aston)	1991	Comedy Theater & touring co.
Desire Under the Elms (Eben Cabot)	1987	Greenwich Theatre
The Lonely Road (Felix)	1985	Old Vic
Another Country (Guy Bennett)	1983	Queen's Theatre

                                                Awards and Nominations

1. 1988 Tumbledown Robert Lawrence  Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor

                                                              Nominated — British Academy Television Award for Best Actor

2. 1995 Pride and Prejudice                    Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actor
                                                               Nominated — British Academy Television Award for Best Actor
                                                               Nominated — National Television Award for Most Popular Male

3. 1996 The English Patient                     Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

4. 1998 Shakespeare in Love                  Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

5. 2001 Bridget Jones's Diary                  European Film Awards Audience Award for Best Actor
                                                               Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
                                                               Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion  

                                                                                                                     Picture Musical or Comedy

6. 2001 Conspiracy                                 Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding  Supporting Actor – Miniseries or a Movie
                                                               Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film 

7. 2003 Girl with a Pearl Earring              Nominated—European Film Awards Audience Award for Best Actor

8. 2003 Love Actually                             Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
9. 2008 Mamma mia!                              Nominated — National Movie Award for Best Performance Male

10. 2009 A Single Man                            Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor

                                                               BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
                                                               Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor
                                                               Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
                                                               Italian Online Film Actors & Dubbers Award for Best Foreign Actor
                                                               London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year
                                                               San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
                                                               San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
                                                               Santa Barbara International Film Festival – Outstanding Performance of the Year
                                                               Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
                                                               Volpi Cup
                                                               Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actor
                                                               Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
                                                               Nominated — Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
                                                               Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
                                                               Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Male
                                                               Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
                                                               Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
                                                               Nominated — Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
                                                               Nominated — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Actor

11. 2010 The King's Speech                   Academy Award for Best Actor
                                                              Alliance of Women Film Journalists Eda Award for Best Actor
                                                              Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
                                                              BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
                                                              British Independent Film Award for Best Actor
                                                              Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
                                                              Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
                                                              Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
                                                              Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
                                                              European Film Award for Best Actor
                                                              Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
                                                              Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
                                                              Iowa Film Critics Award for Best Actor
                                                              Italian Online Movie Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
                                                              Italian Online Film Actors & Dubbers Award for Best Foreign Actor
                                                              Italian Online Film Actors & Dubbers Award for Best Foreign Cast
                                                              Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
                                                              London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year
                                                              London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year
                                                              Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
                                                              National Movie Award for Performance of the Year
                                                              New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
                                                              North Texas Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
                                                              Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
                                                              Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
                                                              San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
                                                              Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
                                                              Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
                                                              Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
                                                              Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
                                                              St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
                                                              Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
                                                              Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
                                                              Nominated – Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
                                                              Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor
                                                              Nominated — Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
                                                              Nominated — Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor
                                                              Nominated — Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
                                                              Nominated — Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
                                                              Nominated — San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
                                                              Nominated — Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
                                                              Nominated — Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor

12. 2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy        Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast

                                                             Georgia Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
                                                             YouMovie Award for Best Cast
                                                             Nominated — Italian Online Movie Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
                                                             Nominated – YouMovie Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
                                                             Nominated – YouMovie Award for Best Villain
                                                             Italian Online Film Actors & Dubbers Award for Best Foreign Cast

                                                       

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