Colin Firth is known for his role as Mark Darcy in the movies "Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)", "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)" and "Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)".

He played Geoffrey Clifton in "The English Patient (1996)", Lord Wessex in "Shakespeare in Love (1998)", Jack Worthing in "The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)", Johannes Vermeer in "Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)", Jamie Bennett in "Love Actually (2003)", Henry Dashwood in "What a Girl Wants (2003)", Cedric Brown in "Nanny McPhee (2005)", Aurelius Antonius in "The Last Legion (2007)", Geoffrey Thwaites in the "St. Trinian's movies, Harry Bright in "Mamma Mia! (2008)", Lord Henry Wotton in "Dorian Gray (2009)", George Falconer in "A Single Man (2009)", King George VI in "The King's Speech (2010)" and Harry Hart (a.k.a. Galahad) in "Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)".

Some other movies he appeared in are "Another Country (1984)", "Camille (1984)", "Nineteen Nineteen (1985)", "Dutch Girls (1985)", "A Month in the Country (1987)", "The Secret Garden (1987)", "Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Pat Hobby Teamed with Genius (1987)", "Tumbledown (1988)", "Apartment Zero (1988)", "Valmont (1989)", "Wings of Fame (1990)", "Femme Fatale (1991)", "Mad at the Moon (1992)", "Hostages (1992)", "The Advocate (1993)", "Playmaker (1994)", "Circle of Friends (1995)", "Fever Pitch (1997)", "A Thousand Acres (1997)","My Life So Far (1999)", "The Secret Laughter of Women (1999)", "The Turn of the Screw (1999)", "Relative Values (2000)", "Donovan Quick (2000)", "Conspiracy (2001)", "Fourplay (2001)", "Hope Springs (2003)", "Trauma (2004)", "Where the Truth Lies (2005)", "Born Equal (2006)", "Celebration (2007)", "When Did You Last See Your Father (2007)", "Then She Found Me (2007)", "The Accidental Husband (2008)", "A Summer in Genoa (2008)", "Easy Virtue (2008)", "A Christmas Carol (2009)", "Main Street (2010)", "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)", "Arthur Newman (2012)", "Gambit (2012)", "The Railway Man (2013)", "Devil's Knot (2013)", "Magin in the Moonlight (2014)", "Before I Go to Sleep (2014)" and "Genius (2016)".

He played Fitzwilliam Darcy (Mr. Darcy) in the BBC TV miniseries "Pride and Prejudice (1995)",

Some other TV shows he appeared on are "Crown Court", "Lost Empires", "The Play on One", "The Ruth Rendell Mysteries", "Performance", "Nostromo", "Saturday Night Live" and "Arena".

He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as King George VI in the movie "The King's Speech (2010)".

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