List of Colin Firth performances
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Colin Firth is an English actor who has had an extensive career both on stage, screen and television, having received an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Volpi Cup, as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. Firth's films have grossed more than $4 billion from over 50 releases worldwide.
Firth started his career in the mid-1980s establishing himself as one of the "Brit Pack" of rising young British actors[1] He made his film debut in the romantic historical drama Another Country (1984) followed by roles in A Month in the Country (1987), Valmont (1989), The English Patient (1996), and Shakespeare in Love (1998). He established himself as a romantic comedy lead starring as Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones film series (2001–2025), Jamie Bennett in Love Actually (2003), and Harry Bright in Mamma Mia (2008) and its 2018 sequel. He also acted in the films Relative Values (2000), The Importance of Being Earnest (2002), Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), What a Girl Wants (2003), and Nanny McPhee (2005).
Firth portrayed King George VI in The Kings Speech (2010) which earned him numerous accolades including the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was previously nominated for his role as a gay man grieving the loss of his partner in A Single Man (2009). He then acted in the spy thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), the musical fantasy Mary Poppins Returns (2018), the war drama 1917 (2019), the children's film The Secret Garden (2020), the romantic drama Supernova (2020), the war drama Operation Mincemeat (2021), the drama Empire of Light (2022), and the science fiction thriller Disclosure Day (2026). During this time he also produced the films Eye in the Sky (2015), and Loving (2016).
On television, Firth earned stardom and acclaim for his portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the BBC television adaptation of Jane Austen's romance Pride and Prejudice (1995). He was Primetime Emmy Award-nominated for his portrayals of Dr Wilhelm Stuckart in the BBC war drama film Conspiracy (2001), and Michael Peterson in the HBO limited series The Staircase (2022). He was BAFTA TV Award-nominated for his performances as Robert Lawrence in the BBC drama film Tumbledown (1988) and Jim Swire in the Sky Atlantic limited series Lockerbie: A Search for Truth (2025).
Acting credits
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Crown Court | PC Franklin | Gareth Morgan | Episode: "Citizens: Part 1" |
| Camille | Armand Duval | Desmond Davis | Television film | |
| 1985 | Dutch Girls | Neil Truelove | Giles Foster | |
| 1986 | Lost Empires | Richard Herncastle | Alan Grint | Television miniseries |
| 1987 | Pat Hobby: Teamed with Genius | Rene Wilcox | Rob Thompson | PBS Shorts Special |
| The Secret Garden | Adult Colin Craven | Alan Grint | Hallmark Hall of Fame | |
| 1988 | Tumbledown | Robert Lawrence | Richard Eyre | Television film |
| 1991 | Out of the Blue | Alan | Nick Hamm | Play for television |
| 1992 | Hostages | John McCarthy | David Wheatley | Television film – HBO |
| 1994 | Master of the Moor | Stephen Whalby | Marc Evans | Television film – UK |
| The Deep Blue Sea | Freddie Page | Karel Reisz | Play for television – UK | |
| 1995 | Pride and Prejudice | Fitzwilliam Darcy | Simon Langton | Television miniseries |
| The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd | Charles Holroyd | Katie Mitchell | Play for television – UK | |
| 1997 | Nostromo | Charles Gould | Alastair Reid | Television miniseries |
| 1999 | Blackadder: Back & Forth | William Shakespeare | Paul Weiland | Television short |
| The Turn of the Screw | The Master | Ben Bolt | Masterpiece Theatre | |
| 2000 | Donovan Quick | Donovan Quick/Daniel Quinn | David Blair | Television film |
| 2001 | Conspiracy | Wilhelm Stuckart | Frank Pierson | Television film – HBO |
| We Know Where You Live | Himself | Declan Lowney | Benefit for Amnesty International | |
| Fourplay | Allen Portland | Mike Binder | Television film – HBO, also known as Londinium | |
| 2004 | Saturday Night Live | Himself | Beth McCarthy-Miller | Episode: "Colin Firth/Norah Jones" |
| 2006 | Born Equal | Mark Armitage | Dominic Savage | Television film – UK |
| 2017 | Red Nose Day Actually | Jamie | Richard Curtis & Mat Whitecross | Television short film |
| 2022 | The Staircase | Michael Peterson | Antonio Campos | Miniseries |
| 2025 | Lockerbie: A Search for Truth | Jim Swire | Otto Bathurst | |
| 2026 | Young Sherlock | Sir Bucephalus Hodge | Guy Ritchie | Series |
| TBA | Berlin Noir † | Paul Lohser | Tom Shankland Luke Snellin |
Upcoming series |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Playwright | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Another Country | Guy Bennett | Julian Mitchell | Queen's Theatre, West End |
| 1984 | The Doctor's Dilemma | Louis Dubedat | George Bernard Shaw | Churchill Theatre, Bromley |
| 1985 | The Lonely Road | Felix | Arthur Schnitzler | The Old Vic, London |
| 1987 | Desire Under the Elms | Eben | Eugene O'Neill | Greenwich Theatre, London |
| 1991 | The Caretaker | Aston | Harold Pinter | Comedy Theatre, West End |
| 1993 | Chatsky | Chatsky | Alexander Griboyedov | Almeida Theatre, London |
| 1999 | Three Days of Rain | Walker/Ned | Richard Greenberg | Donmar Warehouse, London |
See also
References
- ↑ Kistler, Alan (2013). Doctor Who: A History. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 198. ISBN 9781493000166. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Kroll, Justin (26 May 2016). "Colin Firth to Star in Submarine Disaster Movie 'Kursk' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Variety Media. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (9 February 2017). "Lea Seydoux Boards EuropaCorp Submarine Drama 'Kursk' – Berlin". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ↑ Kroll, Justin; Wiseman, Andreas (12 November 2025). "Tom Ford Sets 'Cry To Heaven' As Next Film; Taps All-Star Cast With Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Adele, Owen Cooper & More". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 12 November 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ Ritman, Alex (29 April 2026). "Florence Hunt, Isla Fisher and Colin Firth to Star in Lorna Tucker's Feature Directorial Debut 'Bare,' Filming Underway in London". Variety. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (23 July 2026). "Sharon Maguire Directing Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Laura Linney, David Tennant & More In 'The Joy Of Sex'; Love Triangle Comedy Pre-Sells To Lionsgate, Wild Bunch & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 July 2026.