Colin Firth (1960-) is an Oscar® winning English actor. Firth received widespread attention for his portrayal of Fitzwilliam Darcy in the 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. That success launched a very impressive movie career. His IMDb page shows 84 acting credits since 1984. In the table below, Ultimate Movie Rankings ranks 43 of his movies in 6 different sortable columns. Television roles, cameos, shorts and straight to DVD movies were not included in the rankings on the table.
Colin Firth Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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Possibly Interesting Facts About Colin Firth
1. Colin Andrew Firth was born in Grayshott, Hampshire, England in 1960.
2. Colin Firth was associated, in the late 1980s, with the “Brit Pack” of rising, young British actors Tim Roth was another member of the Brit Pack.
3. Colin Firth has been nominated for 2 acting Oscars® . He won the Best Actor Oscar® for 2010’s The King’s Speech. He also received a nomination for A Single Man (2009).
4. In both of his Oscar® nominated performances, he played a character named George. King George Vi and George Falconer.
5. For his role in Kingsman:The Secret Service (2014), Colin Firth worked out for around six months to be in top fighting shape and physical form. He performed about 80% of his own stunts in the movie.
6. Colin Firth has been married one time. He has been married to Livia Giuggioli since 1997. They have two children.
7. Colin Firth has an Erdös-Bacon-Sabbath number of 10, which is among the lowest on the planet. Not sure what this is….but it sounds impressive.
8. Colin Firth has named Spencer Tracy, Paul Scofield andPeter O’Toole as some of his acting idols.
9. Frequent on screen love rivals, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth, were born one day apart. Grant on 9 September 9th 1960 and Firth on September 10th 1960.
10. Check out Colin Firth’s movie career compared to current and classic stars on our Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time page.
I saw 12 including 9 of top 12. tens not favorites: the English patient, the kings speech. 10 and favourite not included by UMR is Shakespeare in love. firth plays lord Wessex, has over 10 lines with Dench, Paltrow, others , I have seen smaller roles credited by UMR. hidden gem is tinker, tailer, soldier , spy (a 9). yea UMR, yea Cogerson. I love this site.
Hey bob cox. Thanks for the tally count and the ratings of some of his movies. How did I miss Shakespeare In Love? Good catch….it will be here on the next website update. I guess I missed it either due to his other 2 Best Picture Oscar winning movies (thinking I had already added the movie) or it was a protest of Shakespeare In Love beating Saving Private Ryan for that win. Very disappointed in myself for missing that one. I agree Tinker, Tailer,Soldier & Spy is a very good movie. Good feedback.
As mentioned in Bruce’s lead-in Colin Firth became a household name in the 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and prejudice. In that serial he acted the classical literature-famous Mr Darcy, following in the footsteps of the great Olivier who played Darcy in the 1940 movie with Greer Garson.
I greatly admired Colin in that one and was delighted at his massive success in The King’s Speech (2010) following which he was for a time voted one of the “100 most influential people in the world.”
IMDB credits Colin with 68 acting awards and 56 nominations across the board. In an interview that I saw he in turn expressed his admiration of DeNiro, who Colin suggested had a great influence on his own career though I note he also idolised Tracy and some others.
Currently Firth has a reported net worth of $25 million. The Queen of England [and other dominions] has made him a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire [CBE].
I am certainly glad to see Colin earning a Cogerson page. “Vote Up!”
Hey Bob….moved your comment to this page. Sorry about forgetting the comment box. I never saw his Pride and Prejudice….but like Downton Abby….I heard all about it. Firth was excellent in The King’s Speech. I remember…discussing The King’s Speech on HubPages…as it was the hot movie at the time, that I started this online adventure. Looks like Colin had some good acting heroes….De Niro, O’Toole and Tracy. $25 million…..not too bad at all. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Mr. Firth.
HI BRUCE
Thanks for shifting my Colin Firth post and for your feedback on it.
Arsy Darcy (as Bridget Jones called him) gets his UMR page, and why not? Good actor.
He stuttered his way towards Oscar glory in The King’s Speech. I haven’t seen his other Oscar nominated film – A Single Man.
I’ve seen 10 of the 43 films on the chart, less than I thought – favorites are Kingsman 1 & 2, Bridget Jones Dairy, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The King’s Stutter.
I’ve only seen bits of The English Patient over the years but I know the story, it’s a Best Picture Oscar Winner I should give it a look.
Nice work Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve….thanks for checking out our latest page….though it is now already lost that title….lol. I have seen 27 of his movies…compared to your 10 and Flora’s 6. I have seen and enjoyed most of your favorites…with the exception of Kingsman 2….which I really really disliked…made my Top 10 Worst Movies that year. The English Patient was a one and done movie for me….so I do not think you are missing too much. Good feedback as always.
Colin Firth is # 191 on the December 15, 2018 Oracle of Bacon Top 1000. These are the other actors on the list he has appeared with;
5 MICHAEL CAINE KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE (2015)
9 WILLEM DAFOE The English Patient (1996)
11 SAMUEL L. JACKSON KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE (2015)
13 BEN KINGSLEY The Last Legion (2007)
17 STELLAN SKARSGARD Mamma Mia! (2008)
17 STELLAN SKARSGARD MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN (2018)
17 STELLAN SKARSGARD The Railway Man (2014)
25 MALCOLM MCDOWELL My Life So Far (1999)
32 PETER O’TOOLE Wings of Fame (1990)
39 JIM BROADBENT Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
39 JIM BROADBENT BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (2016)
39 JIM BROADBENT Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
39 JIM BROADBENT When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)
50 VERNON DOBTCHEFF The Advocate (1993)
64 TOM WILKINSON GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING (2003)
64 TOM WILKINSON SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (1998)
64 TOM WILKINSON THE HAPPY PRINCE (2018)
64 TOM WILKINSON THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (2002)
78 JASON ROBARDS A Thousand Acres (1997)
82 LIAM NEESON Love Actually (2003)
86 DANNY TREJO Femme Fatale (1991)
96 CARY ELWES A Christmas Carol (2009)
96 CARY ELWES Another Country (1984)
107 EDWARD FOX The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
121 MICHAEL GAMBON KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE(2017)
121 MICHAEL GAMBON The King’s Speech (2010)
124 MICHAEL GOUGH The Advocate (1993)
128 DAVID WARNER MARY POPPINS RETURNS (2018)
130 PIERCE BROSNAN Mamma Mia! (2008)
130 PIERCE BROSNAN MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN (2018)
149 BOB HOSKINS A Christmas Carol (2009)
162 GARY OLDMAN A Christmas Carol (2009)
184 NICOLE KIDMAN BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP (2014)
184 NICOLE KIDMAN GENIUS (2016)
184 NICOLE KIDMAN The Railway Man (2014)
188 MICHELLE PFEIFFER A Thousand Acres (1997)
189 JONATHAN PRYCE What a Girl Wants (2003)
196 JUDI DENCH Shakespeare in Love (1998)
196 JUDI DENCH The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
197 OLIVER PLATT Hope Springs (2003)
206 STANLEY TUCCI GAMBIT (2012)
211 BILL NIGHY Love Actually (2003)
223 JEFF BRIDGES KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE(2017)
232 ANGELA LANSBURY MARY POPPINS RETURNS (2018)
232 ANGELA LANSBURY Nanny McPhee (2005)
237 MERYL STREEP Mamma Mia! (2008)
237 MERYL STREEP MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN (2018)
237 MERYL STREEP MARY POPPINS RETURNS (2018)
251 SIMON CALLOW SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (1998)
258 DEREK JACOBI Nanny McPhee (2005)
258 DEREK JACOBI The King’s Speech (2010)
281 CLORIS LEACHMAN GAMBIT (2012)
284 JULIANNE MOORE A Single Man (2009)
284 JULIANNE MOORE KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE(2017)
290 JURGEN PROCHNOW The English Patient (1996)
300 BILLY ZANE Femme Fatale (1991)
304 MARY STEENBURGEN Hope Springs (2003)
313 JOHN STANDING THE HAPPY PRINCE (2018)
315 MARK STRONG BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP (2014)
315 MARK STRONG FEVER PITCH (1997)
315 MARK STRONG KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE(2017)
315 MARK STRONG KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE (2015)
315 MARK STRONG TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (2011)
317 ANDY GARCIA MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN (2018)
320 BOB GUNTON A Thousand Acres (1997)
324 UMA THURMAN The Accidental Husband (2008)
328 MIRANDA RICHARDSON Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)
337 BILLY BOB THORNTON Love Actually (2003)
345 BRUCE GREENWOOD Devil’s Knot (2013)
345 BRUCE GREENWOOD KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE(2017)
348 KEITH CARRADINE A Thousand Acres (1997)
350 KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS Easy Virtue (2008)
350 KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS The English Patient (1996)
358 CIARAN HINDS Circle of Friends (1995)
358 CIARAN HINDS Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
360 VINCENT SCHIAVELLI Valmont (1989)
376 HUGH GRANT Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
376 HUGH GRANT Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
376 HUGH GRANT Love Actually (2003)
386 TCHEKY KARYO My Life So Far (1999)
388 MARCIA GAY HARDEN MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT (2014)
397 KEIRA KNIGHTLEY Love Actually (2003)
397 KEIRA KNIGHTLEY Steve (2010)
404 SCOTT WILSON Femme Fatale (1991)
417 WALTER GOTELL Wings of Fame (1990)
423 JENNIFER JASON LEIGH A Thousand Acres (1997)
425 EMILY MORTIMER MARY POPPINS RETURNS (2018)
437 TOBY JONES ST. TRINIAN’S (2007)
437 TOBY JONES TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (2011)
440 JUDE LAW GENIUS (2016)
447 STEPHEN FRY BLACKADDER BACK & FORTH (1999)
447 STEPHEN FRY FOURPLAY (2001)
447 STEPHEN FRY RELATIVE VALUES (2000)
447 STEPHEN FRY ST. TRINIAN’S (2007)
450 KEVIN BACON Where the Truth Lies (2005)
456 CELIA IMRIE BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (2016)
456 CELIA IMRIE BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY (2001)
456 CELIA IMRIE MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN (2018)
456 CELIA IMRIE NANNY MCPHEE (2005)
456 CELIA IMRIE ST. TRINIAN’S (2007)
472 JACK KEHLER Fever Pitch (2005)
486 MARK HAMILL KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE (2015)
498 MAURY CHAYKIN Where the Truth Lies (2005)
507 TOM ARNOLD Fever Pitch (2001)
523 DREW BARRYMORE Fever Pitch (2005)
528 TIMOTHY SPALL THE KING’S SPEECH (2010)
532 HEATHER GRAHAM Hope Springs (2003)
539 RALPH FIENNES The English Patient (1996)
545 ISABELLA ROSSELLINI The Accidental Husband (2008)
551 JIM CARTER A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY (1987)
551 JIM CARTER SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (1998)
551 JIM CARTER THE ADVOCATE (1993)
568 LIZ SMITH APARTMENT ZERO (1988)
586 GEOFFREY RUSH Shakespeare in Love (1998)
586 GEOFFREY RUSH The King’s Speech (2010)
588 ALAN CUMMING Circle of Friends (1995)
590 BEN AFFLECK Shakespeare in Love (1998)
594 STEPHEN REA Fever Pitch (1997)
606 WOLF KAHLER BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON (2004)
610 PAT HINGLE A Thousand Acres (1997)
626 GWYNETH PALTROW Shakespeare in Love (1998)
627 DAVID HAYMAN WHERE THE TRUTH LIES (2005)
644 JEFFREY JONES Valmont (1989)
659 SAM SHEPARD The Accidental Husband (2008)
667 LENA HEADEY ST. TRINIAN’S (2007)
690 IAN MCNEICE BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON (2004)
690 IAN MCNEICE VALMONT (1989)
701 FRANK FINLAY Nineteen Nineteen (1985)
705 BRENDAN GLEESON MY LIFE SO FAR (1999)
735 SCARLETT JOHANSSON Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
736 FREDDIE JONES My Life So Far (1999)
754 CHIWETEL EJIOFOR LOVE ACTUALLY (2003)
771 LAURA LINNEY LOVE ACTUALLY (2003)
774 CAMERON DIAZ Gambit (2012)
777 HELENA BONHAM CARTER The King’s Speech (2010)
789 EMILY BLUNT ARTHUR NEWMAN (2012)
789 EMILY BLUNT MARY POPPINS RETURNS (2018)
791 EMMA THOMPSON BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (2016)
791 EMMA THOMPSON Love Actually (2003)
791 EMMA THOMPSON Nanny McPhee (2005)
802 ROBERT STEPHENS Wings of Fame (1990)
823 DENISE RICHARDS LOVE ACTUALLY (2003)
834 JIM CARREY A Christmas Carol (2009)
864 ANNA MASSEY ANOTHER COUNTRY (1984)
864 ANNA MASSEY THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (2002)
875 PATRICIA CLARKSON MAIN STREET (2010)
883 MARIA SCHELL Nineteen Nineteen (1985)
885 JULIE ANDREWS Relative Values (2000)
893 MATTHEW BRODERICK Then She Found Me (2007)
894 KENNETH CRANHAM TRAUMA (2004/I)
905 CHRISTINE BARANSKI MAMMA MIA! (2008)
905 CHRISTINE BARANSKI MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN (2018)
908 JAMES COSMO THE LAST LEGION (2007)
922 DEAN NORRIS PLAYMAKER (1994)
925 BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (2011)
927 ANNETTE BENING Valmont (1989)
929 CATHERINE KEENER A Summer in Genoa (2008)
940 SYLVIA SIMS What a Girl Wants (2003)
946 RICHARD VERNON A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY (1987)
972 ROGER ASHTON – GRIFFITHS WHAT A GIRL WANTS (2003)
981 EILEEN ATKINS MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT (2014)
981 EILEEN ATKINS WHAT A GIRL WANTS (2003)
HM (834) NICOL WILLIAMSON The Advocate (1993)
HM (881) JULIETTE BINOCHE THE ENGLISH PATIENT (1996)
HM (886) DAVID ANDREWS ARTHUR NEWMAN (2012)
HM (895) RONALD PICKUP THE HAPPY PRINCE (2018)
Colin has appeared with 25 Oscar winners , less than I thought;
BEN KINGSLEY The Last Legion (2007)
CHER MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN (2018)
CLORIS LEACHMAN GAMBIT (2012)
EMMA THOMPSON BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (2016)
EMMA THOMPSON Love Actually (2003)
EMMA THOMPSON Nanny McPhee (2005)
GARY OLDMAN A Christmas Carol (2009)
GEOFFREY RUSH Shakespeare in Love (1998)
GEOFFREY RUSH The King’s Speech (2010)
GWYNETH PALTROW Shakespeare in Love (1998)
HALLE BERRY KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE(2017)
HELEN HUNT THEN SHE FOUND ME (2007)
JASON ROBARDS A Thousand Acres (1997)
JEFF BRIDGES KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE(2017)
JESSICA LANGE A Thousand Acres (1997)
JIM BROADBENT Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
JIM BROADBENT BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (2016)
JIM BROADBENT Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
JIM BROADBENT When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)
JUDI DENCH Shakespeare in Love (1998)
JUDI DENCH The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
JULIANNE MOORE A Single Man (2009)
JULIANNE MOORE KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE(2017)
JULIE ANDREWS Relative Values (2000)
JULIETTE BINOCHE THE ENGLISH PATIENT (1996)
MARCIA GAY HARDEN MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT (2014)
MARY STEENBURGEN Hope Springs (2003)
MERYL STREEP Mamma Mia! (2008)
MERYL STREEP MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN (2018)
MERYL STREEP MARY POPPINS RETURNS (2018)
MICHAEL CAINE KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE (2015)
NICOLE KIDMAN BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP (2014)
NICOLE KIDMAN GENIUS (2016)
NICOLE KIDMAN The Railway Man (2014)
PAUL SCOFIELD Nineteen Nineteen (1985)
REESE WITHERSPOON DEVIL’S KNOT (2014)
REESE WITHERSPOON The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
RENEE ZELLWEGER Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
RENEE ZELLWEGER BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (2016)
RENEE ZELLWEGER Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
Hey Dan. Great lists as always. Good to see Colin has such a nice overall ranking. That being said, I do acknowledge it is higher than I would have guessed. So Mark Strong is his most frequent co-star. Good to see Sir Caine sitting at the top of that massive list. 25 Oscar winners is about average for his career so far….I suspect it will be rising as time passes on. I wish Kingsman 2 was not here….still mad about (a) how they brought him back for the sequel and (b) the fact that they brought him back in the first place. Good stuff.
So glad to see you added a comment box.
I have seen 6 Colin Firth movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is The King’s Speech.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Mary Poppins Returns.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Valmont.
I have enjoyed all of them, so instead of listing favourites, I will list them in order of preference:
The King’s Speech (which I saw on the big screen)
The English Patient
Girl with the Pearl Earing (which I saw on the big screen)
Love Actually
Brigit Jones’s Diary
Valmont
I have also seen the TV miniseries Pride and Prejudice.
Hey Flora. Sorry, I forgot to add the comment box. I have seen 27 of his movies. I had no idea, that I had seen so many of his movies. I have seen all of your 6 seen….with The King’s Speech, and Love Actually being my favorites too. WoC and the girls went and saw Mary Poppins Returns….and they were not too impressed with that movie at all. Good feedback as always.