Colin Firth
Biography
Colin Firth is an English actor and producer who was born in Grayshott, Hampshire, and trained at Drama Centre London. He made his film debut in Another Country (1984) and was counted among the Brit Pack of young British actors in the mid-1980s. The role of Mr. Darcy in the BBC's 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice turned him into a household name, and he later played Mark Darcy across the Bridget Jones films, Harry Bright in Mamma Mia! (2008), and secret agent Harry Hart in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and its sequel. His performance as King George VI in The King's Speech (2010) brought him the Academy Award for Best Actor, after an Oscar nomination for A Single Man (2009), which won him a BAFTA Award and the Volpi Cup. He received Primetime Emmy nominations for Conspiracy (2001) and The Staircase (2022), and founded Raindog Films in 2012.
66years old
Turns 67 on September 10in 332 days
- Born Grayshott
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 61
- Career span
- 42 years1984 to 2026
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Big break
Colin Firth was the producer Sue Birtwistle's first choice for Mr. Darcy in the 1995 BBC Pride and Prejudice, and he took the part even though he did not know Austen's writing.
First role
Firth made his film debut in 1984 as Tommy Judd, the straight Marxist school friend of Guy Bennett, in the screen version of Another Country.
A role that slipped away
Firth was announced as the voice of Paddington Bear but withdrew in June 2014, saying the character simply did not have his voice.
Getting ready for a role
Firth accepted the part of Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones's Diary because he saw it as a chance to lampoon his own Mr. Darcy character.
Behind the camera
Firth co-founded the production company Raindog Films in 2012 with music executive Ged Doherty, and its first feature was Eye in the Sky.
Beyond film
Firth recorded an audiobook of Graham Greene's The End of the Affair, released at Audible.com in 2012. It was named Audiobook of the Year at the 2013 Audie Awards.
Colin Firth movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Kingsman: The Secret Service2014 Action, Adventure, Comedyas Harry Hart / Galahad
IMDb rating 7.7785K votes
Most often with
Oliver Parker directed four of these films, Matthew Vaughn two and Sam Mendes two. Mark Strong appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Mark Strong's page
Jim Broadbent's page
Hugh Grant's page
Celia Imrie's page
Rupert Everett's page
Tom Wilkinson's page
All films by Oliver Parker
All films by Matthew Vaughn
All films by Sam Mendes
Also four films together3 more actors
- Emma ThompsonBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025), Bridget Jones's Baby (2016), Nanny McPhee (2005) and Love Actually (2003)
- Renée ZellwegerBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025), Bridget Jones's Baby (2016), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) and Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
- Julie WaltersThe Secret Garden (2020), Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), Mary Poppins Returns (2018) and Mamma Mia! (2008)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Colin Firth's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$5.9 billion
46 of the 61 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 61 films: 46 worldwide figure; 6 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 46Worldwide figure
- 6US gross only
- 5Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 57% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$610M10.3% of the total
- 2$446M7.5% of the total
- 3$414M7.0% of the total
- 4$414M7.0% of the total
- 5$411M6.9% of the total
- 6$396M6.7% of the total
- 7$349M5.9% of the total
- 8$325M5.5% of the total
$2.6 billionfrom the other 38 films with a worldwide figure, 43% of the total
Awards
Nine awards and honors from 2001 to 2011, three of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 2011 | Best Actor | The King's Speech | Won |
| BAFTA | |||
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Won | ||
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Volpi Cup for Best Actor | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| 2011 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Won | |
| 2011 | European Film Award for Best Actor | The King's Speech | Won |
| 2011 | Time 100 | Honored | |
| 2010 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor | Won | |
| 2001 | Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor | Bridget Jones's Diary | Won |
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.