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Colin
Firth (born September
10, 1960) is an English
actor.
Colin
Firth was born in
Grayshott, Hampshire,
England to David Firth
(a history lecturer and
the son of an Anglican
priest) and Shirley (a
comparative religion
lecturer, whose own
parents were
Congregationalist
ministers); he has a
sister, Kate, and a
younger brother,
Jonathan, who is now
also an actor. Both of
Firth's parents were
born and raised in
India, as their
English-born parents
were involved in
missionary
work.
Firth
spent part of his
childhood in Nigeria,
where his father was
teaching. He lived in
St. Louis, Missouri when
he was 11.
Colin
Firth starred in the
award-winning 1981
London stage production
of Another Country. He
reprised this role for
his first film
appearance in 1984. In
1987, he appeared
alongside Kenneth
Branagh in the film
version of J. L. Carr's
novel, A Month in the
Country. In 1989, he
took the lead in the
film Valmont.
Websites:
Planet
Hopkins
- Extensive Colin Firth
website.
News:
Firth
Movie Keeps Explicit
Rating
09 September
2005
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