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Colin Firth

At the IIFA Awards in Yorkshire, 2007
Photograph by Rathika Mawtus, Ratkan Photography
Born 10 September 1960 (1960-09-10) (age 47)
Grayshott, Hampshire, England
Spouse(s) Livia Giuggioli (21 June 1997-)

Colin Andrew Firth (born 10 September 1960) is an English film, television and stage actor, probably best known for his role as Mr. Darcy in the highly acclaimed 1995 television adaption of Pride and Prejudice. The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA Awards, is an awards ceremony that honours Bollywood ( Hindi language film industry films around the world since 2000 Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Grayshott is a village and Civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy is a fictional character and one of two protagonists in Jane Austen 's Novel Pride and Prejudice. Pride and Prejudice, first published on 28 January 1813, is the most famous of Jane Austen 's novels and one of the first " romantic

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Biography

Early life

Firth was born in Grayshott, Hampshire, England, the son of Shirley Jean (née Rolles), a comparative religion lecturer, and David Norman Lewis Firth, a history lecturer and education officer for the Nigerian Government. Grayshott is a village and Civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Politics of Nigeria take place in a framework of a federal presidential representative democratic Republic, whereby the President of Nigeria [1][2][3] Firth has a sister, Kate, and a younger brother, Jonathan, who is now also an actor. Jonathan Firth (born 6 April, 1967) is a British Actor. Jonathan Firth is the younger brother of Colin Firth and Kate Firth Firth's parents were born and raised in India,[4] because his maternal grandparents, Congregationalist ministers, and his paternal grandfather, an Anglican minister, performed missionary work abroad. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs A missionary is a member of a Religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary's faith someone who proselytizes. [5][6][7][8] Firth's name is pronounced very similarly to the Old English word collenferhð, meaning pride. [9] Firth spent part of his childhood in Nigeria, where his father was teaching. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal He lived in St. Louis, Missouri when he was 11. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee He later attended the Montgomery of Alamein Secondary School, a state comprehensive school in Winchester, Hampshire, and then Barton Peveril College in Eastleigh, Hampshire. Kings' School is a comprehensive school in Winchester, Hampshire. A comprehensive school is a Secondary school and State school for children from the age of 11 to at least 16 that does not select children on the basis of academic Winchester or Winton ( archaic) is a historic city in southern England, with a population of around 40000 within a radius of its centre Barton Peveril is a sixth form college located in Eastleigh, Hampshire UK with about 2200 students Eastleigh is a former Railway town in Hampshire, England, and the main town in the Eastleigh borough. His acting training took place at the Drama Centre in North London.

Film career

In 1983, Firth starred in the award-winning London stage production of Another Country, and reprised his role for his first film appearance in 1984. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Another Country is a play by written by English playwright Julian Mitchell that premiered in 1981 at the Greenwich Theatre in south-east London In 1987, he appeared alongside Kenneth Branagh in the film version of J. L. Carr's novel, A Month in the Country. Kenneth Charles Branagh (born 10 December 1960) is an Emmy Award -winning Academy Award -nominated Northern Irish Actor Joseph Lloyd Carr (born 20 May 1912 Thirsk Junction Carlton Miniott, Yorkshire &ndash 26 February 1994 Kettering, Northamptonshire) who called A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story For the play of the same name by Ivan Turgenev see A Month in the Country (play. In 1989, he took the lead in the film Valmont. Valmont is a 1989 Orion drama / romance motion picture starring Colin Firth, Annette Bening

Following these earlier roles, it was in the 1995 BBC television adaptation of Jane Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice that Firth gained wider renown. Pride and Prejudice is a six-episode 1995 British television drama adapted by Andrew Davies from Jane Austen 's 1813 novel Pride The serial was a major international success, and Firth became known as a heartthrob because of his role as Fitzwilliam Darcy. Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy is a fictional character and one of two protagonists in Jane Austen 's Novel Pride and Prejudice. This performance also made him the object of affection for fictional journalist Bridget Jones (created by Helen Fielding), an interest which carried on into the two novels featuring the Jones character. Bridget Jones is a franchise based on the fictional columnist with the same name Helen Fielding (born 19 February 1958 in Morley West Yorkshire) is an English author, best known as the author of the novel In the second novel, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, the character even meets Firth in Rome. Bridget Jones The Edge of Reason is a 1999 novel by Helen Fielding, a sequel to her popular Bridget Jones's Diary. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 As something of an in-joke, when the novels were adapted for the cinema, Firth was cast as Jones's love interest, Mark Darcy. An in-joke (also known as an in joke or inside joke) is a Joke whose Humor is clear only to those people who are "inside" a social Continuing this in-joke there was a dog called Mr Darcy in the film St. Trinian's which Colin's character accidentally kills. St Trinian's is a fictional girls' Boarding school, the creation of British cartoonist Ronald Searle, that later became the subject of a popular

Firth had a supporting role in The English Patient (1996) and since then has starred in films such as Fever Pitch (1997), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), The Importance of Being Earnest (2002), Love Actually (2003), What a Girl Wants (2003) and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004). The English Patient is a 1996 film adaptation of the novel by the same name by Michael Ondaatje. For other uses see Fever Pitch (disambiguation. Fever Pitch is a 1997 film starring Colin Firth based loosely Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 Romantic comedy / Drama Film. The film was directed by John Madden and co-written by playwright Bridget Jones's Diary is a British 2001 Romantic comedy film, based on the novel of the same name written by Helen Fielding The Importance of Being Earnest is a 2002 film directed by Oliver Parker, based on Oscar Wilde 's classic Comedy of manners play Love Actually is a 2003 British Romantic comedy Film written and directed by Richard Curtis. What a Girl Wants may refer to "What a Girl Wants" (song, a 1999 song by Christina Aguilera ''What a Girl Wants'' (film, a Bridget Jones The Edge of Reason is a 2004 Romantic comedy film directed by Beeban Kidron, based on Helen Fielding 's novel of He has also appeared in recent television productions, including Donovan Quick (an updated version of Don Quixote) (1999) and Conspiracy (2001). es '''''Don Quixote''''' (, see spelling and pronunciation below fully titled es '''''El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha''''' ("The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Conspiracy is a BBC / HBO television film which dramatizes the 1942 Wannsee Conference. In 2007, Firth starred with Aishwarya Rai in The Last Legion. Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan or Aishwarya Bachchan (Birthname Aishwarya Rai; Tulu: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ರೈ born 1 November 1973 is an internationally The Last Legion is a 2007 movie directed by Doug Lefler. Produced by Dino De Laurentiis and others it is based on a 2003 Italian

Firth is also a Jury Member for the on going Filmaka amateur short film contest.

Writer

Firth's first published work "The Department of Nothing" appeared in "Speaking with the Angel" (2000). [10] The anthology was edited by Nick Hornby[11] and was published to benefit the TreeHouse Trust,[12] in aid of autistic children. Firth had previously met Hornby during the filming of the original Fever Pitch. For other uses see Fever Pitch (disambiguation. Fever Pitch is a 1997 film starring Colin Firth based loosely [13][14]

Personal life

Firth at the Nanny McPhee London premiere in October 2005
Firth at the Nanny McPhee London premiere in October 2005

In 1989, Firth entered into a romantic relationship with actress Meg Tilly his co-star in Valmont. Nanny McPhee is a 2005 children's film It was adapted by Emma Thompson from Christianna Brand's Nurse Matilda books Meg Tilly (born February 14 1960) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress, Broadway stage Dancer and In 1990, she gave birth to a son, Will Firth. In 1994, Firth was involved with actress Jennifer Ehle, his co-star in Pride and Prejudice. Jennifer Ehle (born December 29 1969) is an English-American award winning actress of stage and screen Firth lives both in London and Italy and is currently married to an Italian film producer/director Livia Giuggioli. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest They have two sons, Luca (born March 2001) and Matteo (born August 2003).

Recently, Firth has been involved in a campaign to stop the deportation of a group of asylum seekers, because he believes that they may be murdered on their return to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Deportation, not to be confused with Extradition, generally means the expulsion of someone from a place or Country. According to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is a person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to [15] Firth has argued that "To me it's just basic civilisation to help people. I find this incredibly painful to see how we dismiss the most desperate people in our society. It's easily done. It plays to the tabloids, to the Middle-England xenophobes. Middle England is a socio-political and geographical term which originally indicated the central region of England, now almost always referred to as the Midlands Xenophobia is an intense and/or irrational dislike and sometimes fear of people from other countries It just makes me furious. And all from a government we once had such high hopes for". [16] As a result of the campaign, a Congolese nurse was given a last-minute reprieve from deportation. [17]

Firth has also been a long-standing supporter of Survival International, a charity which defends the rights of tribal peoples. [18] Speaking in 2001, he said, "My interest in tribal peoples goes back many years. . . and I have supported [Survival] ever since. "[19]

In a 2006 interview with French magazine Madame Figaro,[20] Firth was asked "Quelles sont les femmes de votre vie?" (Who are the women in your life?). This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Firth replied: "Ma mère, ma femme et Jane Austen" (My mother, my wife and Jane Austen). Jane Austen (16

Firth was awarded an honorary degree on 19 October 2007 from the University of Winchester. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The University of Winchester is a University in Winchester, Hampshire, England.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes Debut/Premiere
1984 Another Country Tommy Judd May 1984 - Cannes
Camille Armand Duval Made for TV Movie 11 December 1984 - USA
1985 1919 (young) Alexander Scherbatov February 1985 - W. Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Another Country is a play by written by English playwright Julian Mitchell that premiered in 1981 at the Greenwich Theatre in south-east London Camille is a 1984 Television film based on the 1852 novel and play La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ger.
Dutch Girls Neil Truelove Made For TV Movie
1986 Lost Empires (TV mini-series) Richard Herncastle with Sir Laurence Olivier 24 October 1986 - UK
1987 A Month in the Country Tom Birkin 24 September 1987 - USA
Pat Hobby:Teamed With Genius Rene Wilcox PBS Shorts Special
The Secret Garden (adult) Colin Craven Hallmark Hall of Fame 30 November 1987 - USA
1988 Tumbledown Robert Lawrence Made for TV Movie 30 May 1988 - UK
1989 Apartment Zero Adrian LeDuc 8 September 1989 - TIFF
Valmont Valmont 17 November 1989 - USA
1990 Femme Fatale Joseph Prince
Wings of Fame Brian Smith 23 March 1990 - Netherlands
1991 Out of the Blue Alan Play for Television 22 August 1991 - UK
1993 Hostages John McCarthy Television - HBO 20 February 1993 - UK
The Hour of the Pig Richard Courtois aka The Advocate 25 September 1993 - Dinard
1994 Master of the Moor Stephen Whalby Made for Television - UK 2 September 1994 - UK
Playmaker Michael Condron/Ross Talbert aka Death Date (Germany) 16 May 1994 - Cannes
The Deep Blue Sea Freddie Page Play for Television - UK
1995 Circle of Friends Simon Westward 15 March 1995 - USA
Pride and Prejudice Fitzwilliam Darcy Television mini-series 24 September 1995 - UK
The Widowing of Mrs. Dutch Girls is a 1985 film, released by the London Weekend Television Company produced by Sue Birtwistle, directed by Giles Foster, and The year 1986 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1986. Lost Empires is a 1986 television adaptation of J B Priestley 's novel of the same name and starred Colin Firth, John Castle and A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to For the play of the same name by Ivan Turgenev see A Month in the Country (play. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Secret Garden is a Novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, first published in 1909. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The year 1988 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1988. Tumbledown is a 1988 BBC Television Docudrama set during the Falklands War. Robert Lawrence is the name of Robert Lawrence (British Army, British Army officer Robert Lawrence (saint, English Saint Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Valmont is a 1989 Orion drama / romance motion picture starring Colin Firth, Annette Bening Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for Femme Fatale is a 2002 film directed by Brian De Palma. The film stars Rebecca Romijn as the Femme fatale and Antonio Banderas Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages A hostage is a person or entity which is held by a captor The original definition meant that this was handed over by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security John McCarthy may refer to;Government John McCarthy (ambassador (b Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Hour of the Pig is a 1993 British / French film by writer/director Leslie Megahey, produced by the BBC. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U Master of the Moor is a novel by British writer Ruth Rendell. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) In Association football, a playmaker is an attacking player who controls the flow of the team's offensive play and is often involved in Passing moves which lead to Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Pride and Prejudice, first published on 28 January 1813, is the most famous of Jane Austen 's novels and one of the first " romantic Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy is a fictional character and one of two protagonists in Jane Austen 's Novel Pride and Prejudice. A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Holroyd Charles Holroyd Play for Television - UK 14 October 1995 - UK
1996 The English Patient Geoffrey Clifton 6 November 1996 - USA
1997 A Thousand Acres Jess Clark 19 September 1997 - USA
Fever Pitch Paul Ashworth 4 April 1997 - UK
Nostromo Charles Gould Television mini-series 5 January 1997 - USA
1998 Shakespeare in Love Lord Wessex 3 December 1998 - USA
1999 Blackadder: Back & Forth William Shakespeare short 6 December 1999 - UK
Donovan Quick Donovan Quick/Daniel Quinn Made for Television - UK
My Life So Far Edward Pettigrew 23 July 1999 - USA
The Secret Laughter of Women Matthew Field 26 November 1999 - UK
The Turn of the Screw The Master Masterpiece Theater 26 December 1999 - UK
2000 Relative Values Peter Ingleton 23 June 2000 - UK
2001 Bridget Jones's Diary Mark Darcy 4 April 2001 - UK
Conspiracy Wilhelm Stuckart Television - HBO 21 May 2001 - US
Londinium aka Fourplay Allen Portland Television - HBO 2 September 2001 - USA
2002 The Importance of Being Earnest Jack Worthing 17 May 2002 - USA
2003 Girl with a Pearl Earring Johannes Vermeer 31 August 2003 - Telluride
Hope Springs Colin Ware 14 March 2003 - UK
Love Actually Jamie Bennett 7 September 2003 - TIFF
What a Girl Wants Henry Dashwood 27 March 2003 - USA
2004 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Mark Darcy 8 November 2004 - Netherlands
Trauma Ben Slater 19 January 2004 - Sundance
2005 Nanny McPhee Cedric Brown 9 October 2005 - UK
Where the Truth Lies Vince Collins 13 May 2005 - Cannes
2006 Born Equal Mark Armitage Television movie - UK 4 December 2006 - UK
2007 The Last Legion Aurelius 19 April 2007 - Russia
And When Did You Last See Your Father? Blake Morrison May 2007 - Cannes
Then She Found Me Frank 7 September 2007 - TIFF
St. Trinian's Geoffrey Thwaites
2008 The Accidental Husband Richard Bratton
Mamma Mia! Harry Bright awaiting release
Genova Joe post-production
2009 Easy Virtue Mr. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient The English Patient is a 1996 film adaptation of the novel by the same name by Michael Ondaatje. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace A Thousand Acres is a 1991 award winning Novel by American Author Jane Smiley. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar For other uses see Fever Pitch (disambiguation. Fever Pitch is a 1997 film starring Colin Firth based loosely Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Nostromo is a 1904 Novel by Polish -born British Novelist Joseph Conrad, set in the fictitious South American A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 Romantic comedy / Drama Film. The film was directed by John Madden and co-written by playwright Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Blackadder Back & Forth ( 1999) is a 34 minute short film based on the BBC mock-historical comedy series Blackadder. William Shakespeare ( baptised Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) My Life So Far is a 1999 film about the year in the life of a ten-year old Scottish boy Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Turn of the Screw Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the Relative Values is a 2000 Film adaptation of the 1950s play by Noel Coward of the same name. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages Bridget Jones's Diary is a British 2001 Romantic comedy film, based on the novel of the same name written by Helen Fielding Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Conspiracy is a BBC / HBO television film which dramatizes the 1942 Wannsee Conference. Dr Wilhelm Stuckart ( November 16, 1902 &ndash November 15, 1953) was a Nazi Party Lawyer and official a state secretary Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. This article covers the history of London during the Roman period from around 47 AD when the Roman city of Londinium was founded Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Importance of Being Earnest is a 2002 film directed by Oliver Parker, based on Oscar Wilde 's classic Comedy of manners play Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return Girl with a Pearl Earring is a 2003 United Kingdom / Luxembourg Drama film directed by Peter Webber. Johannes or Jan Vermeer (baptized in Delft with the name Joannis on October 31 1632, and buried in the same city under the name Jan Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Hope Springs is a 2003 romantic-comedy film based on the novel New Cardiff, by Charles Webb, about Colin (Played by Colin Firth) Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Love Actually is a 2003 British Romantic comedy Film written and directed by Richard Curtis. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. What a Girl Wants is a 2003 Film starring Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth, Kelly Preston and Oliver James. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place Bridget Jones The Edge of Reason is a 2004 Romantic comedy film directed by Beeban Kidron, based on Helen Fielding 's novel of Trauma is a 2004 Psychological thriller directed by Marc Evans and written by Richard Smith. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper Nanny McPhee is a 2005 children's film It was adapted by Emma Thompson from Christianna Brand's Nurse Matilda books Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Where the Truth Lies is a 2005 dramatic film directed by Atom Egoyan, based on the novel by Rupert Holmes. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The year 2006 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2006. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, The Last Legion is a 2007 movie directed by Doug Lefler. Produced by Dino De Laurentiis and others it is based on a 2003 Italian Ambrosius Aurelianus, called Aurelius Ambrosius in the Historia Regum Britanniae and elsewhere was a war leader of the Romano-British Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. And When Did You Last See Your Father? ( 2007) is a Film based on Blake Morrison 's 1993 Autobiography of the same name Philip Blake Morrison (born 8 October 1950) is a British Poet and Author who has published in a wide range of Fiction and Then She Found Me is a 2007 film directed by and starring Helen Hunt that was adapted from a 1990 Novel by Elinor Lipman. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. St Trinian's is the sixth in a long-running series of films based on the works of cartoonist Ronald Searle. The Accidental Husband is a Romantic comedy Film starring Uma Thurman and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Genova is an upcoming film directed by Michael Winterbottom and starring Colin Firth, Catherine Keener, and Hope Davis. 2009 in film has numerous films in production to be released in 2009 as well as films that have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming Whittaker post-production
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Further reading

References

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  2. ^ Colin Firth's Lineage
  3. ^ Colin Firth Biography (1960-)
  4. ^ Real Magazine interview with Colin Firth (Aug 2002)
  5. ^ Colin Firth - Fresh Air interview 2001
  6. ^ Colin Firth: Bridget Jones' Sweetie Would Rather Play Bad Guys
  7. ^ British Actor Colin Firth : NPR
  8. ^ Globe and Mail - The Other Face of Colin Firth (May 18, 2002)
  9. ^ Clark Hall, J. R. "A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary. University of Toronto Press, 1894
  10. ^ Colin Firth Career Timeline: Department of Nothing
  11. ^ Nick Hornby
  12. ^ Nick Hornby
  13. ^ Colin Firth Biography
  14. ^ Fever Pitch (1997)
  15. ^ Colin Firth, We must stop a deportation that is likely to end in murder, The Independent, 26 February 2007, accessed 27 February 2007
  16. ^ Andrew Johnson, Colin Firth makes plea for nurse 'facing murder' in Congo, The Independent, 26 February 2007, accessed 27 February 2007
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