Colin Firth

Colin Andrew Firth born 10 September 1960 is an English actor and producer He is the recipient of several accolades including an Academy Award two BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards In 2011 Firth was appointed a CBE for his services to drama and appeared in Time magazines 100 most influential people in the world Identified in the mid1980s with the Brit Pack of rising young British actors he had leading roles in A Month in the Country 1987 Tumbledown1988 and Valmont 1989 His portrayal of Mr Darcy in the 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice drew widespread attention It led to roles in more prominent films such as The English Patient 1996 Shakespeare in Love 1998 The Importance of Being Earnest 2002 and Love Actually 2003 He starred as Mark Darcy in the Bridget Jones film series 20012025 Also he acted in the musical comedy Mamma Mia 2008 and its 2018 sequel Firth won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of King George VI in the historical drama The Kings Speech 2010 He was previously Oscarnominated for his role as a grieving gay man in the romantic drama A Single Man 2009 which earned him the BAFTA Award and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor He subsequently played secret agent Harry Hart in Kingsman The Secret Service 2014 and its 2017 sequel He also performed in films such as Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 2011 Mary Poppins Returns 2018 1917 2019 The Secret Garden Supernova both 2020 and Operation Mincemeat 2021 For his roles on television he received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his portrayals of Dr Wilhelm Stuckart in the BBC film Conspiracy 2001 and Michael Peterson in the HBO limited series The Staircase 2022 In 2012 he founded the production company Raindog Films under which he served as a producer for Eye in the Sky 2015 and Loving 2016 His films have grossed more than 3 billion from 42 releases worldwide Firth has campaigned for the rights of Indigenous people and is a member of Survival International He has also campaigned on issues such as asylum seekers refugees rights and the environment He commissioned and coauthored a scientific paper on differences in brain structure between people with different political orientations Description above from the Wikipedia article Colin Firth licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia