Claim: Colin Firth was in a drama film.
Evidence: This led to roles in films such as The English Patient , Bridget Jones 's Diary -LRB- for which Firth was nominated for a BAFTA -RRB- , Shakespeare in Love , and Love Actually.
Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 American romantic period comedy-drama film directed by John Madden , written by Marc Norman and playwright Tom Stoppard.
The English Patient is a 1996 British-American war drama film directed by Anthony Minghella from his own script based on the novel of the same name by Michael Ondaatje and produced by Saul Zaentz.