What is Colin Firth's net worth and salary?
Colin Firth is an English film, television, and theatre actor who has a net worth of £25 million. Colin Firth has appeared in a number of films including "Circle of Friends", "The English Patient", "Shakespeare in Love", "Bridget Jones' Diary", "Girl with a Pearl Earring", "What a Girl Wants", "Love Actually", "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason", "A Single Man", and "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy". In 2022, Colin portrayed author Michael Peterson in the HBO retelling of the series "The Staircase."
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Colin Firth was born in Grayshott, Hampshire, England on September 10, 1960 to parents who were academics and teachers. His family moved around a bit as a result of his parents' careers and he spent time living in both Nigeria and St. Louis, Missouri, which he has described as a "difficult time," as a child. Upon returning to England, Firth attended the Montgomery of Alamein Secondary School. Despite his parents' academic careers, Firth was not academically inclined and joined the National Youth Theatre and later he went on to study at Drama Centre London. By the time he was 14, he had already decided he wanted to be a professional actor.
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After beginning his career on stage, Colin Firth branched into television and film, and became an international star and a household name in Britain after appearing as Mr. Darcy in the 1995 BBC adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice". Firth had a significant supporting role in 1996's "The English Patient", playing the part of Kristin Scott Thomas's character's husband. Firth then went on to have parts in light romantic period pieces such as "Shakespeare in Love," "Relative Values," and "The Importance of Being Earnest." Firth became an even bigger international star when he starred opposite Renee Zellwegger in "Bridget Jones's Diary."Â He also appeared in several television productions in the UK around this time. In 2003, Firth starred in Richard Curtis's "Love Actually," a huge financial success but divided by critics. Later that year, he starred opposite Scarlett Johansson in "Girl with a Pearl Earring." In 2005, Firth appeared opposite Emma Thompson in "Nanny McPhee." Other films from this time included "Then She Found Me."
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- 1996: The English Patient
- 1998: Shakespeare in Love
- 2000: Relative Values
- 2001: The Importance of Being Earnest
- 2001: Bridget Jones's Diary
- 2003: Love Actually
- 2003: Girl with a Pearl Earring
- 2005: Nanny McPhee
- 2006: Then She Found Me
Other Work
Firth can also add published writer to his expansive acting resume. His first published work, a collection of short stories edited by Nick Hornby titled "Speaking with the Angel," was published in 2000. He also contributed his writing for 2009's book "We Are One: A Celebration of Tribal Peoples."
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Personal Life
Firth was in a relationship with his "Valmont" co-star Meg Tilly in 1989 and the two had a son together, William Joseph Firth, in 1990. William is also an actor and appeared alongside his father in "Bridget Jones's Baby" in 2016. Firth and Tilly split in 1994.
Firth married Italian film producer Livia Giuggioli in 1997. The couple has two sons, Luca and Matteo." The family divided their time between Wandsworth, London, and Umbria, Italy. The pair separated in 2019, two years after it was revealed publicly that Giuggioli had an affair with an Italian journalist.
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