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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.
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
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / screenwriter / film producer / stage actor
2. Background
- 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
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Colin Firth born?
Born September 10, 1960 (age 65).
Where is Colin Firth from?
Colin Firth is from Grayshott, United Kingdom.
What does Colin Firth do?
Colin Firth works as actor, film actor, screenwriter, film producer, stage actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.