Colin Firth

Colin Firth 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, Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor and the Academy Award for Best Actor (his 2nd Academy Award Nomination). 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.
==Select Filmography==
*The English Patient (1996)
*Shakespeare in Love (1998)
*Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
*A Single Man (2009)
*The King's Speech (2010)
*Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
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== External Links ==
*Genealogy of Colin Firth
Category:Best Drama Actor Golden Globe (film) winners
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Category:Best Actor BAFTA Award winners
Category:Screen Actors Guild Award winners
Category:Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Screen Actors Guild Award winners
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Category:Best Actor Academy Award winners