Colin Firth is a popular actor who has captured millions of women's hearts around the world. His images on the screen are so popular with the ladies that they watch their favorite characters on the screens without stopping.
Colin Firth is an actor known to many for various films. It perfectly combines both a talented comedian and a dramatic one. Firth's women are simply adored for intelligence, calmness and nobility.
Childhood of the actor
The countdown of Colin Firth's biography can be safely conducted from September 10, 1960. He was born into a family of, at first glance, ordinary British who were engaged in teaching. Firth's parents were interested in religion and history. Mother Shirley Jean, father David Norman Firth. The childhood of a boy, as noted by those who knew the family closely, can be called cheerful, and not just cheerful, but one that everyone would envy.
His grandparents were Christian missionaries. Together with them, Colin traveled a lot and often. For example, he visited Nigeria and also lived in St. Louis. After these travels, he returned to his parents in England. Here they lived in the small town of Winchester.
The future actor received his education in a regular school. But when he was 11, the family moved to St. Louis, Missouri, and then at the local school he had a hard time. Hooligans constantly bullied him, as a result of which he almost completely lost interest in studying.
However, it was during his school years that he showed his creativity to the maximum - he was assigned to the drama club, where he understood his vocation. Young Firth, say those who knew him then, literally fell in love with the theater. Already at the age of 14, he was imbued with the ideas of Stanislavsky and began to master his school in all seriousness.
Despite the seeming nobility of an adult Colin, the teenager Firth was rather eccentric. He did not particularly respect science and instead often spent time playing the guitar, participating in a rock band. He was also distinguished by the denial of any racial stereotypes.
After college, he entered the Barton Peveril College of English Literature. Despite the fact that studying was a joy to him, after two years he decided to get a job at the London National Youth Theater.
Career development
Colin Firth was unable to use his experience in the drama circles of the school to get the opportunity to be accepted into the troupe of actors. Therefore, he had to start his career literally from the very bottom - he got a job as a cloakroom attendant. During the performances, the future screen star enviously looked into the hall and dreamed of his future on stage.
At that time he lived rather poorly, rented a small room, which contrasted even more with his work. However, the guy did not fall into depression, but simply began to save money. When he had enough money, Colin Firth entered the London Drama Center. His debut was participation in the production of Hamlet in the title role.
And then his star lit up, tk. the famous screenwriter Julian Mitchell noted the participation in this production of the young talent. He will invite Firth to his own production based on Mitchell's play "Another Country".
In 1984 this production received its TV version. And this event had the effect of a bomb exploding. Colin Firth played in this version of the play as well. And his screen partners were Rupert Everett, Guy Bennett.
Further, Firth's career went only to development. The next role was the soldier Robert in the war drama "Shattered". The young actor got a difficult type - the soldier was wounded when half of his brain was blown off by a bullet. The next invitation was made by Milos Forman. In his painting "Valmont", Colin Firth appeared in the form of a depraved viscount. Moreover, he was so convincing that the entire audience among the woman was completely delighted with him.
Then a whole hurricane of proposals fell on him. In the career and filmography of the actor appeared such films as "Femme fatale", "Hostages", "Puppeteer", "Hour of the Pig", "Circle of Friends" and others. However, critics are confident that one can safely single out such a role of Firth as Mr. Darcy from the picture "Pride and Prejudice". It was this picture that earned him the title of "ideal man" and "sex symbol of Britain."
As the friends of the actor say, at first he really did not want to act, believing that Mr. Darcy was not at all from him. And the actor was terribly annoyed that women perceived his hero in this way.
The next point in his career was the role in the film "Shakespeare in Love". The film was so successful that it was nominated for 119 different awards at once. And half of them were victorious.
In 2001, Firth again acted as a heartthrob, participating in the project "Diary of Bridget Jones." And later he had to return to this image in the continuation parts. Moreover, in this film, he again starred in the role of a character with the surname Darcy.
Critics point out that Colin Firth does not take on roles that he does not like. Moreover, if he agrees to the proposal, then he fulfills all 100 - he tries to get used to the image and character of the character to the maximum. And from each job he gets invaluable experience and fully enjoys the process of work.
Firth also tried himself in a musical - he accepted an invitation to star in the musical Mamma Mia. By his half-century anniversary, the actor was able to achieve everything he dreamed of. He is popular and famous, idolized by women all over the world, and has received prestigious and popular awards, including the Oscar for Best Actor in The King's Speech.
Personal life
Colin Firth's personal life is rather monotonous, because by nature he is an exemplary family man. His first marriage was hasty and erroneous. His day was Meg Tilly, whom he met on the set. The couple had a son, Will. After filming, they moved to Canada, where the actor's wife was from. However, after some time, he got bored without his favorite work, and they parted.
In 1995, Colin met Livia Judjolly, who acted as a director and screenwriter. Since then, he began to live literally in two countries. The couple had two sons - Luca and Matteo. And one more of their children was a small shop of eco-products.
Not so long ago, journalists learned that in a couple of Firth and his wife, not everything is so rosy and good. It turned out that his wife was cheating on him. However, the actor forgave her, appearing with her at the premiere of the second part of the musical Mama Mia.
What now
How Colin Firth lives now - this question worries many of his fans. The actor continues to act and will soon appear in a new image on the screens of cinemas.
