Colin Andrew Firth was born on 10 September 1960 in Grayshott, Hampshire, England. He is an English actor.

Firth starred in the award-winning 1981 London stage production of Another Country. He reprised this role for his first film appearance in 1984. In 1987, he appeared alongside Kenneth Branagh in the film version of J. L. Carr's novel, A Month in the Country. In 1989, he took the lead in the film Valmont.

He had a supporting role in The English Patient (1996) and since then has starred in films such as Fever Pitch (1997), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), The Importance of Being Earnest (2002), Love Actually (2003), What a Girl Wants (2003) and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004).

He has also appeared in recent television productions, including Donovan Quick (an updated version of Don Quixote) (1999) and Conspiracy (2001). His last movie is The Last Legion (2007).

Firth lives both in London and Italy. He married Italian documentary filmmaker Livia Giuggioli on 21 June 1997.

Filmography

• Gambit (2009)
• The Meat Trade (2008)
• The Colossus (2008)
• The Moon Princess (2007)
• Mamma Mia! (2008)
• Genova (2007)
• St. Trinian's (2007)
• The Accidental Husband (2007)
• Then She Found Me (2007)
• And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)
• The Last Legion (2007)
• Born Equal (2006)
• Celebration (2006)
• Nanny McPhee (2005)
• Where the Truth Lies (2005)
• Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
• "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 2004)
• Trauma (2004)
• Love Actually (2003)
• Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
• What a Girl Wants (2003)
• Hope Springs (2003)
• The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
• Londinium (2001)
• Conspiracy (2001)
• Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
• Relative Values (2000)
• The Turn of the Screw (1999)
• Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)
• The Secret Laughter of Women (1999)
• My Life So Far (1999)
• Donovan Quick (1999)
• Shakespeare in Love (1998)
• A Thousand Acres (1997)
• Fever Pitch (1997)
• "Nostromo" (1997)
• The English Patient (1996)
• The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd (1995)
• "Pride and Prejudice" (1995)
• Circle of Friends (1995)
• Master of the Moor (1994)
• Playmaker (1994)
• The Deep Blue Sea (1994)
• The Hour of the Pig (1993)
• Hostages (1993)
• Mad at the Moon (1992)
• Out of the Blue (1991)
• Femme Fatale (1991)
• Wings of Fame (1990)
• Valmont (1989)
• Tumbledown (1988)
• Apartment Zero (1988)
• The Secret Garden (1987)
• A Month in the Country (1987)
• Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Pat Hobby Teamed with Genius (1987)
• "Lost Empires" (1986)
• 1919 (1985)
• Dutch Girls (1985)
• Camille (1984)
• Another Country (1984)
• "Crown Court" (1 episode, 1984)

Awards

• European Film People's Choice Award Best Actor "Bridget Jones's Diary" 2001
• The Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture "Shakespeare in Love" 1998
• Royal Television Society Award Best Actor "Tumbledown" 1989
• Seattle Film Festival Best Actor Award "Apartment Zero" 1988