Colin Andrew Firth, CBE 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 the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor, amongst others. 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. Firth was born in England. His mother, Shirley Jean , was a comparative religion lecturer at King Alfred's College Winchester , and his father, David Norman Lewis Firth, was a history lecturer and education officer for the Nigerian Government. Firth has a sister, Kate, and a younger brother, Jonathan, who is also an actor.
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| Birthdate: | September 10, 1960 |
| Birthplace: | Grayshott |
| Age: | 51 |
| Height: | 6' 2" |
| Education: | Barton Peveril College, Drama Centre |
| Also known as: | Colin Andrew Firth, Firth, Colin |