Colin Andrew Firth, CBE (born 10 September 1960) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. Firth gained wide public attention in the 1990s for his portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. In 2011, Firth received an Academy Award for his portrayal of King George VI in The King's Speech, a performance that also earned him the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor. The previous year, he received his first Academy Award nomination, for his leading role in A Single Man, a performance that won him a BAFTA Award. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011. This book is your ultimate resource for Colin Firth. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.
In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Colin Firth, Another Country (film), 1919 (film), Dutch Girls, Lost Empires, A Month in the Country (film), Tumbledown, Valmont (film), Wings of Fame, Circle of Friends (1995 film), Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series), The English Patient (film), Fever Pitch (1997 film), Shakespeare in Love, Blackadder: Back & Forth, My Life So Far, Relative Values, Bridget Jones's Diary (film), Conspiracy (2001 film), Fourplay (film), The Importance of Being Earnest (2002 film), Girl with a Pearl Earring (film), Hope Springs (film), Love Actually, What a Girl Wants (film), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (film), Trauma (2004 film), Nanny McPhee, Where the Truth Lies, Born Equal, The Last Legion, And When Did You Last See Your Father?, Then She Found Me, In Prison My Whole Life, The Accidental Husband, Mamma Mia! (film), Easy Virtue (2008 film), A Christmas Carol (2009 film), Dorian Gray (2009 film), A Single Man, The King's Speech, Main Street (2010 film), Steve (film), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film), Gambit (2012 film).
