Colin Firth Exposed
Name: Colin Firth
Birthdate/place: September 10, 1960 in Grayshott, Hampshire, England, UK
Claim to Fame: Played Tommy Judd in Another Country (1984)
Shirtless Colin Firth claims, “Actors are basically drag queens. People will tell you they act because they want to heal mankind or, you know, explore the nature of the human psyche. Yes, maybe. But basically we just want to put on a frock and dance.”
In 1984, he made his film debut in the screen adaptation of the play Another Country, taking the role of Tommy Judd. He gained wider recognition in 1995′s BBC television adaption of Pride and Prejudice. Firth had a supporting role in The English Patient (1996) and since then has starred in films such as Fever Pitch (1997), Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001), The Importance of Being Earnest (2002), Love Actually (2003), What a Girl Wants (2003), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), Nanny McPhee (2005), The Last Legion (2007), When Did You Last See Your Father? (2008), and Mamma Mia! (2008).
