List of Colin Firth performances

Last updated

Firth at the 2009 Venice International Film Festival. Flickr - nicogenin - 66eme Festival de Venise (Mostra) (56) Colin Firth.jpg
Firth at the 2009 Venice International Film Festival.

Colin Firth is a British actor who has had an extensive career both on stage and screen, having received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, two BAFTA Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Volpi Cup. Firth's films have grossed more than $4 billion from over 50 releases worldwide.

Contents

Film

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1984 Another Country Tommy Judd Marek Kanievska
1985 1919 Young Alexander Scherbatov Hugh Brody
1987 A Month in the Country Tom Birkin Pat O'Connor
The Secret Garden Adult Colin CravenAlan Grint
1989 Apartment Zero Adrian LeDuc Martin Donovan
Valmont Valmont Miloš Forman
1991 Femme Fatale Joseph Prince Andre R. Guttfreund
Wings of Fame Brian SmithOtakar Votocek
1993 The Hour of the Pig Richard Courtois Leslie Megahey Also known as The Advocate
1994 Playmaker Michael Condron / Ross TalbertYuri Zeltser
1995 Circle of Friends Simon Westward Pat O'Connor
1996 The English Patient Geoffrey Clifton Anthony Minghella
1997 A Thousand Acres Jess Clark Jocelyn Moorhouse
Fever Pitch Paul AshworthDavid Evans
1998 Shakespeare in Love Lord Wessex John Madden
1999 Blackadder: Back & Forth William Shakespeare Paul Weiland Short film
My Life So Far Edward Pettigrew Hugh Hudson
The Secret Laughter of WomenMatthew FieldPeter Schwabach
2000 Relative Values Peter IngletonEric Styles
2001 Bridget Jones's Diary Mark Darcy Sharon Maguire
2002 The Importance of Being Earnest Jack Worthing Oliver Parker
2003 Girl with a Pearl Earring Johannes Vermeer Peter Webber
Hope Springs Colin Ware Mark Herman
Love Actually Jamie Bennett Richard Curtis
What a Girl Wants Henry Dashwood Dennie Gordon
2004 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Mark Darcy Beeban Kidron
Trauma Ben Slater Marc Evans
2005 Nanny McPhee Cedric Brown Kirk Jones
Where the Truth Lies Vince Collins Atom Egoyan
2007 The Last Legion Aurelius Antonius Doug Lefler
And When Did You Last See Your Father? Blake Morrison Anand Tucker
Then She Found Me Frank Helen Hunt
St Trinian's Geoffrey Thwaites Oliver Parker & Barnaby Thompson
In Prison My Whole Life Himself Marc Evans Producer only
2008 The Accidental Husband Richard Bratton Griffin Dunne
Mamma Mia! Harry Bright Phyllida Lloyd
Easy Virtue Jim Whittaker Stephan Elliott
Genova Joe Michael Winterbottom
2009 A Christmas Carol Fred Robert Zemeckis
Dorian Gray Lord Henry Wotton Oliver Parker
A Single Man George Falconer Tom Ford
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold Geoffrey Thwaites Oliver Parker & Barnaby Thompson
2010 The King's Speech King George VI Tom Hooper
Main Street Gus LeRoy John Doyle
Steve Steve Rupert Friend Short film
2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Bill Haydon Tomas Alfredson
2012 Stars in Shorts Steve Rupert Friend Segment: Steve
Gambit Harry Deane Michael Hoffman
2013 Arthur Newman Arthur Newman / Wallace AveryDante Ariola
2014 The Railway Man Eric Lomax Jonathan Teplitzky
Devil's Knot Ron Lax Atom Egoyan
Magic in the Moonlight Stanley / Wei Ling Soo Woody Allen
Before I Go to Sleep Ben Lucas Rowan Joffé
Kingsman: The Secret Service Harry Hart / Agent Galahad Matthew Vaughn
2015 Eye in the Sky Gavin Hood Producer only
2016 Genius Maxwell Perkins Michael Grandage
Loving Jeff Nichols Producer only
Bridget Jones's Baby Mark Darcy Sharon Maguire
2017 Kingsman: The Golden Circle Harry Hart / Agent Galahad Matthew Vaughn
2018 The Happy Prince Reggie Turner Rupert Everett
The Mercy Donald Crowhurst James Marsh
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Harry Bright Ol Parker
Kursk David Russell Thomas Vinterberg [1] [2]
Mary Poppins Returns William Weatherall Wilkins
Wolf (voice)
Rob Marshall
2019 Greed Himself Michael Winterbottom
1917 General Erinmore Sam Mendes
2020 The Secret Garden Lord Archibald Craven Marc Munden
Supernova Sam Harry Macqueen
2021 Mothering Sunday Mr. Godfrey Niven Eva Husson
Operation Mincemeat Ewen Montagu John Madden
2022 Empire of Light Donald Ellis Sam Mendes
2023 Rye Lane Burrito Maker Raine Allen-Miller Cameo
Barbie Mr. Darcy Greta Gerwig Archival Footage
TBC Kingsman: The Blue Blood Harry Hart/Agent Galahad Matthew Vaughn

Television

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1984 Crown Court PC FranklinGareth MorganTelevision (UK); episode: "Citizens: Part 1"
Camille Armand Duval Desmond Davis Television film
1985 Dutch Girls Neil Truelove Giles Foster
1986 Lost Empires Richard HerncastleAlan GrintTV mini-series
1987Pat Hobby: Teamed with GeniusRene Wilcox Rob Thompson PBS Shorts Special
The Secret Garden Adult Colin CravenAlan 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 – 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 mini-series
The Widowing of Mrs. HolroydCharles Holroyd Katie Mitchell Play for television – UK
1997 Nostromo Charles Gould Alastair Reid Television mini-series
1999 Blackadder: Back & Forth William Shakespeare Richard Curtis Television short
The Turn of the Screw The MasterBen Bolt Masterpiece Theatre
2000Donovan QuickDonovan Quick/Daniel Quinn David Blair Television film
2001 Conspiracy Wilhelm Stuckart Frank Pierson Television film – HBO
We Know Where You LiveHimself Declan Lowney Benefit for Amnesty International
Fourplay Allen Portland Mike Binder Television film – HBO, also known as Londinium
2004 Saturday Night Live HimselfTelevision series
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
TBA Lockerbie Jim Swire Otto Bathurst
Young Sherlock Sir Bucephalus Hodge Guy Ritchie Filming

Theatre

YearTitleRolePlaywrightVenue
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
1985The Lonely RoadFelix 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
1993ChatskyChatsky Alexander Griboyedov Almeida Theatre, London
1999 Three Days of Rain Walker/Ned Richard Greenberg Donmar Warehouse, London

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colin Firth</span> English actor (born 1960)

Colin Andrew Firth is an English actor and producer. Over his career he has been the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2011, Firth was appointed a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for his services to drama. That same year, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and appeared in Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Geoffrey Rush</span> Australian actor (born 1951)

Geoffrey Roy Rush is an Australian actor. Known for often playing eccentric roles on both stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award, making him the only Australian to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, in addition to three BAFTA Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Rush is the founding president of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts and was named the 2012 Australian of the Year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stanley Tucci</span> American actor (born 1960)

Stanley Oliver Tucci Jr. is an American actor. Known as a character actor, he has played a wide variety of roles ranging from menacing to sophisticated. Tucci has earned numerous accolades, including six Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Tony Award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Thewlis</span> English actor (born 1963)

David Wheeler, better known as David Thewlis, is an English actor and filmmaker. He is known as a character actor and has appeared in a wide variety of genres in both film and television. He has received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and nominations for two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peter Firth</span> English actor (born 1953)

Peter Macintosh Firth is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Sir Harry Pearce in the BBC One programme Spooks; he is the only actor to have appeared in every episode of the programme's ten-series lifespan. He has given many other television and film performances, most notably as Alan Strang in Equus (1977), earning both a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for the role.

<i>Bridget Joness Diary</i> 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Sharon Maguire

Bridget Jones's Diary is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Sharon Maguire and written by Richard Curtis, Andrew Davies, and Helen Fielding. A co-production of the United Kingdom, United States and France, it is based on Fielding's 1996 novel of the same name, which is a reinterpretation of Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice. The adaptation stars Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones, a 32-year-old British single woman, who writes a diary which focuses on the things she wishes to happen in her life. However, her life changes when two men vie for her affection, portrayed by Colin Firth and Hugh Grant. Jim Broadbent and Gemma Jones appear in supporting roles. Production began in August 2000 and ended in November 2000, and took place largely on location in London and the home counties.

<i>Tumbledown</i> 1988 British television film

Tumbledown is a 1988 BBC Television drama film set during the Falklands War. Directed by Richard Eyre, it stars Colin Firth, Paul Rhys, and David Calder.

<i>Kursk</i> submarine disaster 2000 submarine accident

The nuclear-powered Project 949A Antey submarine K-141 Kursk sank in an accident on 12 August 2000 in the Barents Sea. It was taking part in the first major Russian naval exercise in more than 10 years. All 118 personnel on board were killed. The crews of nearby ships felt an initial explosion and a second, much larger explosion, but the Russian Navy did not realise that an accident had occurred and did not initiate a search for the vessel for over six hours. The submarine's emergency rescue buoy had been intentionally disabled during an earlier mission and it took more than 16 hours to locate the submarine, which rested on the ocean floor at a depth of 108 metres (354 ft).

The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Castin a Motion Picture is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements in film. It is the final award presented during the ceremony.

<i>Lost Empires</i> 1986 British film

Lost Empires is a 1986 television miniseries adaptation of J. B. Priestley's 1965 novel of the same name and starred Colin Firth, John Castle and Laurence Olivier. Produced by Granada Television, it was shown as a serial, and premiered on the UK's ITV network between 24 October and 5 December 1986.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Hooper</span> British-Australian film director

Thomas George Hooper is a British-Australian filmmaker. Known for his work in film and television he has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards.

<i>A Single Man</i> 2009 film by Tom Ford

A Single Man is a 2009 American period romantic drama film based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Christopher Isherwood. The directorial debut of fashion designer Tom Ford, the film stars Colin Firth, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of George Falconer, a depressed gay British university professor living in Southern California in 1962.

<i>The Kings Speech</i> 2010 British film directed by Tom Hooper

The King's Speech is a 2010 historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. Colin Firth plays the future King George VI who, to cope with a stammer, sees Lionel Logue, an Australian speech and language therapist played by Geoffrey Rush. The men become friends as they work together, and after his brother abdicates the throne, the new king relies on Logue to help him make his first wartime radio broadcast upon Britain's declaration of war on Germany in 1939.

The 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2010, was presented on January 30, 2011, at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, California for the fifteenth consecutive year. It was broadcast live simultaneously by TNT and TBS.

<i>Kingsman: The Secret Service</i> 2014 film by Matthew Vaughn

Kingsman: The Secret Service is a 2014 spy action comedy film directed by Matthew Vaughn. It is the first instalment in the Kingsman film series and is also based on the comic book series of the same name, written by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons, published by Millarworld and based on concept by Millar and Vaughn.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jacob Tremblay</span> Canadian actor (born 2006)

Jacob Tremblay is a Canadian actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a Canadian Screen Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, and nominations for a SAG Award and three Saturn Awards.

<i>Kursk</i> (film) 2018 film by Thomas Vinterberg

Kursk is a 2018 disaster drama-thriller film directed by Thomas Vinterberg, based on Robert Moore's book A Time to Die, about the true story of the 2000 Kursk submarine disaster. It stars Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux, Peter Simonischek, August Diehl, Max von Sydow, and Colin Firth. It was the last film featuring von Sydow to be released before his death in March 2020.

<i>The Happy Prince</i> (2018 film) 2018 film

The Happy Prince is a 2018 biographical drama film about Oscar Wilde, written and directed by Rupert Everett in his directorial debut. The film stars Everett, Colin Firth, Colin Morgan, Emily Watson, Edwin Thomas and Tom Wilkinson. It premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and was shown at the 2018 BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival. At the 9th Magritte Awards, it received a nomination in the category of Best Foreign Film.

Edwin Leo Thomas is a British actor who works in theatre, TV and film. He is best known for his portrayal of Robbie Ross, alongside Rupert Everett, Colin Firth and Emily Watson in The Happy Prince.

References

  1. Kroll, Justin (26 May 2016). "Colin Firth to Star in Submarine Disaster Movie 'Kursk' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Variety Media. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  2. D'Alessandro, Anthony (9 February 2017). "Lea Seydoux Boards EuropaCorp Submarine Drama 'Kursk' – Berlin". deadline.com. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 13 March 2017.