What is Colin Firth birthday?

Colin Firth was born at 1960-09-10

Where is Colin Firth's birth place?

Colin Firth was born in Grayshott

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Colin Firth's nationalities is British

Who is Colin Firth spouses?

Colin Firth's spouses is Livia Giuggioli

Who is Colin Firth siblings?

Colin Firth's siblings is Jonathan Firth, Meg Tilly

Who is Colin Firth childrens?

Colin Firth's childrens is Luca Firth, Matteo Firth, Will Firth

What was Colin Firth universities?

Colin Firth studied at Alamein Secondary School (now Kings' School), Comprehensive school, Barton Peveril Sixth Form College

Who is Colin Firth's father?

Colin Firth's father is David Firth

Who is Colin Firth's mother?

Colin Firth's mother is Shirley Firth

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Colin Firth's Personal Details

Colin Firth is an award winning film actor and theatre personality

Information	Detail
Birthday	September 10, 1960
Nationality	British
Famous	Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, INTJ
Spouses	Livia Giuggioli
Siblings	Jonathan Firth, Meg Tilly
Known as	Colin Andrew Firth
Childrens	Luca Firth, Matteo Firth, Will Firth
Universities	Alamein Secondary School (now Kings' School) Comprehensive school Barton Peveril Sixth Form College
Birth Place	Grayshott
Height	187
Gender	Male
Father	David Firth
Mother	Shirley Firth
Net Worth	$14 million as of Jan 2017
Sun Sign	Virgo
Born in	Grayshott

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Who is Colin Firth?

Colin Andrew Firth is an award winning actor best known for portraying King George VI in ‘The King’s Speech’ which won him an Academy Award along with several other honours. Blessed with broad shoulders, square face and an air of quiet dignity, Firth seems to the perfect man to play the leading male in period dramas. He loved acting from childhood and attended drama workshops from the time he was ten. By the time he was a teenager, he just knew that he had to pursue acting as a profession. Deciding not to pursue academic studies, he joined the National Youth Theatre where he made several acquaintances who would help him in his future career. In spite of his good looks and talent, success did not come easy to him. He started acting in stage productions and television during the 1980s though it would be years before he became a famous name. He finally got his breakthrough when he was selected to play Mr. Darcy in the television adaptation of Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’. The show was a big hit both in the U.S. and U.K. and established him as a television star. Films like ‘The English Patient’ and ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ made him an acclaimed film star as well.

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Childhood & Early Life

He was born in England to parents Shirley Jean and David Norman Firth. His mother was a comparative religion lecturer while his father was a history lecturer. As a young child he lived in Nigeria where his parents worked before returning to the U.K.

He attended the Montgomery of Alamein Secondary School on his return to U.K. where he found it hard to fit in. He was constantly bullied by his classmates because of which he lost his interest in studies.

He loved acting from a young age and started attending drama classes when he was ten. He decided to become a professional actor when he was 14.

He spent two years at the Barton Peveril Sixth form college where he developed a love for English literature. However, he did not stay in the college for long and joined the National Youth Theatre in London.

Career

His first job was in the wardrobe department at the National Theatre. After this stint, he went to study at the Drama Centre London where he started appearing in stage productions.

He played Hamlet in the Drama Centre’s production for which he got noticed by the playwright Julian Mitchell who cast him as Tommy Judd in the stage production ‘Another Country’ in 1983. He forayed into films by reprising the same role in the film adaptation of the play in 1984.

In 1988, he portrayed the real-life soldier Robert Lawrence in the BBC drama ‘Tumbledown’ which was about the story of a brave soldier who is severely injured at the Battle of Mount Tumbledown. His role was highly acclaimed.

His breakthrough role happened in 1995. He was selected to play the haughty aristocrat Mr. Darcy in a television adaptation of Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ which finally got him the fame he deserved. This role catapulted him to the status of a sex symbol.

He played Lord Wessex in the 1998 romantic comedy drama ‘Shakespeare in Love’ that tells of a love affair involving Shakespeare while he was writing a play. It is a fiction though there are numerous references to the life of the real-life playwright.

He was afraid of being typecast as an aloof sex symbol due to the popularity he received by portraying Mr. Darcy and wanted to choose different types of roles. However, it was a fate he could not escape and was again cast as a brooding and cold hunk in the film adaptation of ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ in 2001.

He was part of the ensemble cast of the Christmas-themed film, ‘Love Actually’ in 2003 which explored the different aspects of love shown through ten interwoven stories.

The year 2009 was a remarkable one for him. In Tom Ford’s directorial debut, Firth played a gay professor who has been depressed since the death of his lover eight years ago. He won several awards for this role.

He played King George VI in the epic historical drama, ‘The King’s Speech’ in 2010. The story revolves around how King George copes with a stammer and tries to overcome it.

Currently, the busy actor is working on several films like ‘Magic in the Moonlight’, ‘Before I Go To Sleep’, and ‘The Secret Service’ which are scheduled for release.

Major Works

He is best known for portraying King George in the epic drama ‘The King’s Speech’ in which he convincingly portrays the anguish and anxiety faced by someone suffering from a stammer as he tries to overcome it.

Awards & Achievements

He won the Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor and BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading role for playing George Falconer in ‘A Single Man’ in 2009.

He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of King George VI in the epic drama film ‘The King’s Speech’ in 2010. He also won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the same.

Personal Life & Legacy

He was romantically involved with actress Meg Tilly from 1989 and had a son with her. The couple broke up in 1994.

He married Italian film producer Livia Giuggioli in 1997. The couple has two sons.

He supports several charities and non-governmental organizations. He has been involved since long with Survival International, an NGO that supports the rights of tribal people. He also supports Refugee Council.

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