My Take
Colin Firth is one of those actors who somehow makes restraint feel like a superpower. He spent years being unfairly typecast as the buttoned-up Englishman — Mr. Darcy in the 1995 Pride and Prejudice miniseries essentially made him a cultural institution overnight — but then he went and proved he had so much more range than that. His Oscar-winning turn as King George VI in The King's Speech (2010) is the real deal: quiet, tortured, deeply human. He didn't shout for attention; he earned it frame by frame. I've always admired how he picks projects with real substance — A Single Man, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy — rather than chasing blockbusters. A genuine craftsman who aged into one of Britain's most respected leading men.
Overview
Colin Andrew Firth (born 10 September 1960) is an English actor and producer. He is the recipient of a number of awards and honours, including an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Volpi Cup as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and three British Academy Television Awards.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Colin Firth
- Name (Japanese)
- コリン・ファース
- Reading
- こりん・ふぁーす
- Born
- September 10, 1960 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rat
- Origin
- Grayshott, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / screenwriter / film producer / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Barton Peveril Sixth Form College
Awards & achievements
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- 2011 Academy Award for Best Actor
- 2010 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor
- 2001 Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor
- 2011 European Film Award for Best Actor
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 2011 Time 100
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.