Name: Colin Firth
Birth Name: Colin Andrew Firth
Birthdate: Sept. 10, 1960
Birthplace: Grayshott, Hampshire, England, UK
1-MINUTE RESUME FOR COLIN FIRTH
Classically trained in the British theater, it's fitting that Colin Firth's first film role was an adaptation of the play
Another Country. From that, Firth mostly made his mark on TV, particularly as Mr. Darcy in a
Pride and Prejudice mini-series. While appearing in acclaimed indie films like
The English Patient and
Shakespeare in Love, Firth's big burst into the spotlight was as Renée Zellweger's handsome obsession in
Bridget Jones' Diary, a role he also repeated in the film's sequel.
5 Things:
1. Both his parents are university professors.
2. Spent most of his childhood in Nigeria with his missionary grandparents.
3. Is a major advocate for Congolese immigrants who he fears if they are sent back home from Britain they will be killed.
4. Had a long relationship with actress Meg Tilly with whom he has a son, but never married.
5. Was "discovered" while playing the lead role in a production of Hamlet.
Quote:
"People don't want to get involved. I think it's embarrassment, which
is a British quality. I remember Ben Elton joking about an unattended
package on the Tube, saying people would probably sit there hoping it
would go off rather than face the embarrassment of asking if it
belonged to anyone."
—
The Evening Standard, Dec. 5, 2006
Family:
Wife: Livia Giuggioli; married 1997
Son: Will, with Meg Tilly, born 1990
Son: Luca, with Livia Giuggioli, born March 2001
Son: Mateo, with Livia Giuggioli, born Aug. 2003
FILMS
Mamma Mia! - (2008) - Actor
When Did You Last See Your Father? - (2008) - Actor
The Last Legion - (2007) - Actor
Nanny McPhee - (2006) - Actor
Where the Truth Lies - (2005) - Actor
Trauma - (2005) - Actor
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason - (2004) - Actor
What a Girl Wants - (2003) - Actor
Love Actually - (2003) - Actor
Girl With a Pearl Earring - (2003) - Actor
Hope Springs - (2003) - Actor
The Importance of Being Earnest - (2002) - Actor
Bridget Jones's Diary - (2001) - Actor
Conspiracy - (2001) - Actor
Fourplay - (2001) - Actor
Relative Values - (2000) - Actor
My Life So Far - (1999) - Actor
The Turn of the Screw - (1999) - Actor
Shakespeare in Love - (1998) - Actor
A Thousand Acres - (1997) - Actor
Pride and Prejudice (Mini-Series) - (1996) - Actor
Nostromo - (1996) - Actor
The English Patient - (1996) - Actor
Fever Pitch - (1996) - Actor
Circle of Friends - (1995) - Actor
Playmaker - (1994) - Actor
The Advocate - (1994) - Actor
Hostages - (1993) - Actor
Wings of Fame - (1993) - Actor
Valmont - (1990) - Actor
Femme Fatale - (1990) - Actor
Apartment Zero - (1988) - Actor
A Month in the Country - (1988) - Actor
Dutch Girls - (1987) - Actor
Lost Empires - (1986) - Actor
Another Country - (1984) - Actor
