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Colin Firth (born September 10, 1960) is a popular
United Kingdom|British actor.  Since taking the
starring role of Mr. Darcy in the BBC's 1995
dramatisation of Pride and Prejudice, Firth has
become known as a heart-throb.  Most critics
consider him to be a talented and versatile actor,
equally at home on stage, or on screen.

Firth was born in Grayshott, Hampshire, England,
UK|Grayshott, Hampshire, and spent part of his
childhood in Nigeria, where his family were
missionary|missionaries, and St. Louis, Missouri,
where his father was teaching. He starred in the
award-winning 1981 London stage production of
Another Country (play)|Another Country.  His first
film and television appearances were made in 1984.
 In 1987, he played 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 (movie)|Valmont, playing opposite Meg
Tilly, with whom he had a well-publicised
relationship.  His first major TV role came in the
same year, when he played the lead in the play,
Tumbledown, a drama based on real events in the
Falklands War.

Despite widespread admiration for his
performances, it was only with Pride and Prejudice
that Firth's career really took off.  He played a
supporting role in The English Patient (1996). 
Since then, he has starred in films such as Fever
Pitch (1997), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Bridget
Jones's Diary (2001 movie)|Bridget Jones's Diary
(2001), Love Actually (2003), What A Girl Wants
(2003), and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
(2004), as well as TV productions including
Donovan Quick (an updated version of Don Quixote)
(1999) and Conspiracy (2001).

He also starred in the 2002 film adaptation of
Oscar Wilde's famous play, The Importance of Being
Earnest, in which he played Jack Worthing.

Colin Firth has a younger brother, Jonathan
Firth|Jonathan, who is also an actor, but is not
related to Peter Firth or Julian Firth.


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*imdb name | id=0000147 | name=Colin Firth