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Colin Firth Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Early Life, Career, Affairs, Height, Net Worth & More

Posted By: Naveed Khan | September 19, 2018

Colin Firth Biography:

Colin Firth is a popular English actor who won many awards during his career and is well-recognized due to his role of “King George VI” in “The King’s Speech.” He won an Academy Award and many other honors because of this excellent role. His looks and expressions made him a perfectly successful personality in the Hollywood industry. He loved acting from his early childhood that is the reason why he attended many drama workshops from the age of only ten. During his teenage, he knew it well that his future career is in acting, so he left academic studies and joined the National Youth Theatre where he got training that proved helpful in his future acting career. Despite his love for acting and training, the success in his early career did not welcome him. In his early, years Colin Firth had to work very hard.

He began his acting career from stage productions and television in the 1980s. The breakthrough of his career came when he cast in the television adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” as Mr. Darcy. His role was hugely acclaimed both in UK and US. This show also earned much income at that time. His other movies such as “Bridget Jones’s Diary” and “The English Patient” added a lot to his fame and popularity and audience and critics received them well. This article will provide you with a lot of information about this famous star. So sit back and enjoy the info.

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Childhood and Early Life of Colin Firth:

Colin Firth (born on 10 September 1960 AD) in Grayshott, England. His father’s name was David Norman Firth, and he was a history lecturer by profession. Colin mother’s name was Shirley Jean Firth, and she was a comparative religion lecturer by profession. His parents were working in Nigeria before returning to England, so his early childhood was spent in Nigeria.

On his return to U.K, he entered in the Montgomery of Alamein Secondary School. He was continuously disturbed by his classmates and lost his interest in studies. He loved acting from his early age, so he started attending drama classes when he was only ten years old. At the age of fourteen, Colin Firth decided to pursue the acting career professionally.

Then he got admission at Barton Peveril Sixth College and developed an interest in English Literature. But this interest did not last for long. Soon he joined the National Youth Theatre in London to getting training for his future career of acting.

Colin Firth Career:

At the National Youth Theatre, he at first got a job in the wardrobe department. Later he went to Drama Centre London where he studied drama more efficiently and also appeared in stage productions. Then he played “Hamlet,” a famous play by Shakespeare, at the Drama Centre London and at that time he noticed by the playwright Julian Mitchell. Julian cast him in the stage production “Another Country” in 1983. He played the role of Tommy Judd in “Another Country.”

It was the year 1984 when he performed the role of real-life soldier Robert Lawrence in the BBC drama “Tumbledown.” The story of a brave soldier who severely injured at the Battle of Mount Tumbledown. His role in this drama got a positive reception from the audience and the critics. This admiration opened the way to further acting for him. His breakthrough came in 1995 with his role as Mr. Darcy in the television adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” This role brought a lot of name, fame, and recognition for him.

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Another Fabulous Work:

Then he appeared in another fabulous work that a romantic comedy-drama named “Shakespeare in Love” in 1998. He played the role of Lord Wessex in this drama. This drama was a fiction and was about a love affair involving Shakespeare while he was writing a play. Later he appeared in the film adaptation of “Bridget Jones’s Diary” in 2001. In 2003, he performed in the Christmas-themed film “Love.” They explored the different aspects of love through ten interwoven stories in this movie.  In 2009, he portrayed the role of the professor who depressed due to his lover’s death before eight years. He won few awards for this role.

In the year 2010, he performed the role of King George VI in “The King’s Speech.” In this epic historical drama, the story revolves around the courage and intelligence of King George. His other famous movies include “The Secret Service,” “Before I Go to Sleep” and “Magic in the Moonlight.”

Major Works:

Following are some best works by Colin Firth, and all these are worth seeing:

1. The King’s Speech (2010)
2. Love Actually (2003)
3. Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
4. Shakespeare in Love (1998)
5. Pride and Prejudice (1995)
6. Tumbledown (1988)
7. Magic in the Moonlight
8. The Secret Service

Awards and Achievements:

Following are the awards won by Colin Firth throughout his career.

  • Austin Film Critics Association Award for the Best Actor – 2009
  • BAFTA Award for the Best Actor in a Leading Role – 2009
  • Academy Award for the Best Actor in a Leading Role – 2010
  • BAFTA Award for the Best Actor in a Leading Role – 2010

Personal Life of Colin Firth:

Colin Firth remained in a relationship with the actress Meg Tilly from 1989. They had a son out of this romantic relationship. However, they broke up in 1994. Then Colin went on and married an Italian film producer Livia Giuggioli in 1997. They blessed with two sons.

Besides all his busy schedule, he involves in many non-governmental organizations and charity activities. He also supports Survival International for a long time. It is an NGO that supports the rights of tribal people. Apart from all these, he also supports the Refugee Council.

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Colin Firth Net Worth:

Colin has an estimated net worth of $14 million (which estimated in January 2017).

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