Colin Firth

Date of Birth: September 10, 1960

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Biography

Colin Andrew Firth is an English actor born on September 10, 1960, in Grayshott, Hampshire, England. He gained international recognition for his roles in a variety of critically acclaimed films and television series. Firth’s acting career began in earnest with the 1984 television adaptation of J.B. Priestley’s “Lost Empires,” but it was his portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 BBC television adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” that catapulted him to stardom and earned him a legion of fans. Firth’s career continued to flourish with notable performances in films such as “The English Patient” (1996), “Shakespeare in Love” (1998), and “Bridget Jones’s Diary” (2001) where he reprised a modern twist on his Mr. Darcy persona. His role in “A Single Man” (2009) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, but it was his portrayal of King George VI in “The King’s Speech” (2010) that won him the Academy Award for Best Actor, cementing his status as one of Hollywood’s leading men. Apart from acting, Firth is known for his activism, particularly in areas of human rights and environmental issues. He has been a vocal supporter of various causes and has used his platform to bring attention to important issues.

5 Interesting Facts about Colin Firth

1. Colin Firth won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in “The King’s Speech” in 2011.

2. He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 2011 for his services to drama.

3. Firth is an accomplished writer and has contributed to books and anthologies, including “We Are One: A Celebration of Tribal Peoples”.

4. He is a strong advocate for the rights of indigenous peoples and has worked with Survival International to raise awareness.

5. Firth is multilingual and speaks fluent Italian, as well as some French.

5 Most Interesting Quotes from Colin Firth

1. “I think it does us all a disservice to create this binary opposition between good and evil.”

2. “My singing voice is somewhere between a drunken apology and a plumbing problem.”

3. “The English people, a lot of them, are still very proud of the Empire. They have a rather romantic idea about it.”

4. “People have limitations. They are not perfect. They do good things and they do bad things.”

5. “I work with the assumption that people are good, and they want to be good.”

Highest Net Worth Achieved

Colin Firth’s highest net worth achieved is estimated to be around $25 million.

Children

Colin Firth has three children. He has a son named William Joseph Firth, born in 1990, from his relationship with actress Meg Tilly. With his ex-wife, Italian film producer Livia Giuggioli, he has two sons: Luca Firth, born in 2001, and Matteo Firth, born in 2003.