Colin Firth movie list

Colin Andrew Firth was born into an academic family in Grayshott, Hampshire, England. His mother, Shirley Jean (Rolles), was a comparative religion lecturer at the Open University, and his father, David Norman Lewis Firth, lectured on history at Winchester University College (formerly King Alfred's College) in Winchester, and worked on education for the Nigerian government. His grandparents were missionaries. His siblings Katie Firth and Jonathan Firth are also actors. Firth's first acting experience came in infant's school when he played "Jack Frost" in a Christmas pantomime. Three of his four grandparents were Methodist missionaries and he spent his early childhood in Nigeria, returning to England at age five where he entered a comprehensive school in Winchester. He spent two years at the Drama Centre, then in Chalk Farm, where he was "discovered" whist playing "Hamlet" during his final term. His first professional role was as "Bennet" in the West End production of "Another Country". From this performance, he was chosen to play the character of "Judd" in the movie of the play. He went on to play a variety of character parts in both film and television. For his portrayal of "Robert Lawrence" in the 1989 TV production Tumbledown (1988), he received the Royal Television Society Best Actor award and also a BAFTA nomination. He also received a BAFTA nomination for "Mr. Darcy" in the 1995 TV version of Pride and Prejudice (1995). In 2011, he won the Oscar for Best Actor for his commanding leading role, playing British King George VI in The King's Speech (2010).

1917

8.2United KingdomUnited StatesSpainIndia2020ActionDramaWar

During World War I, two British soldiers attempt to cross enemy lines to deliver a message that could save hundreds, including one's own brother.

Mary Poppins Returns

Mary Poppins Returns

7.3United States2018ComedyDramaScience fictionAdventure Others

In Depression-era London, a now-grown Jane and Michael Banks, along with Michael's three children, are visited by the enigmatic Mary Poppins following a personal loss. Through her unique magical skills, and with the aid of her friend Jack, she helps the family rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

5.8United KingdomUnited States2017ActionComedyThrillerCrimeAdventure

When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.

Genius

5.8United KingdomUnited States2016DramaDocumentary

New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius.

Kingsman: The Secret Service

Kingsman: The Secret Service

7.6United KingdomUnited States2015ActionComedyThrillerAdventure

The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.

Love Actually

7United KingdomUnited StatesFrance2003ComedyDramaRomance

Love is all around — and so is heartbreak — as multiple couples navigate romance, family, weddings and airports at Christmastime.

Bridget Jones's Diary

Bridget Jones's Diary

7.4United KingdomUnited StatesFrance2001ComedyDramaRomance

A British singleton who's doing her best, though her life's a bit of a mess, lands in a love triangle with caddish Daniel Cleaver and dashing Mark Darcy.