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Colin Firth ; Actor
Date of birth and
location
10 September 1960,
Grayshott, Hampshire, England, UK
Height
6' 1"
Spouse 'Livia
Giuggioli' (21 June 1997 - present)
Mini biography
Born into an academic
family--his father is a history lecturer at King Alfred's College in Winchester
and his mother is a comparative religions lecturer at the Open University
-- Colin 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 in Chalk Farm where
he was "discovered" while 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 (I) in the 1989
TV production Tumbledown, 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.
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