Portrait of Colin Firth

Acting

Colin Firth

Career

Active from 1984 to 2026, busiest in 2007 and 2009 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
71
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 88 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Colin Firth Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.3, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 10
  • Romantic Comedy 8
  • Political Intrigue 7
  • Character Study 7
  • Witty Dialogue 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Feel-Good 3
  • True Crime Drama 3
  • British Humor 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

110
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

4 titles
Otherwise Engaged
Otherwise Engaged

as Charlie's father

Cry to Heaven
Cry to Heaven

as Carlo

Untitled Berlin Noir Series
Untitled Berlin Noir Series

TV show · as Paul Lohser

The Joy of Sex
The Joy of Sex

as Alex Comfort

2020s

13 titles · average score 71
Disclosure Day
Disclosure Day (2026)
GoodWatch score 68

as Noah Scanlon

Young Sherlock
Young Sherlock (2026)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Sir Bucephalus Hodge

Lockerbie: A Search for Truth
Lockerbie: A Search for Truth (2025)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Jim Swire

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mark Darcy

Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) (2023)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer

Rye Lane
Rye Lane (2023)
GoodWatch score 82

as Love Guac’tually Server (uncredited)

The Staircase
The Staircase (2022)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Michael Peterson

Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat (2022)
GoodWatch score 69

as Ewen Montagu

Empire of Light
Empire of Light (2022)
GoodWatch score 57

as Donald Ellis

Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday (2021)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mr Godfrey Niven

Supernova
Supernova (2020)
GoodWatch score 75

as Sam

The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden (2020)
GoodWatch score 58

as Lord Archibald Craven

2010s

25 titles · average score 61
The Mercy
The Mercy (2018)
GoodWatch score 60

as Donald Crowhurst

Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
GoodWatch score 56

as Harry Hart

Bridget Jones's Baby
Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mark

Genius
Genius (2016)
GoodWatch score 57

as Max Perkins

Kingsman: The Secret Service
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
GoodWatch score 72

as Harry Hart / Galahad

Before I Go to Sleep
Before I Go to Sleep (2014)
GoodWatch score 47

as Ben

Magic in the Moonlight
Magic in the Moonlight (2014)
GoodWatch score 56

as Stanley Crawford

The Railway Man
The Railway Man (2013)
GoodWatch score 65

as Eric

Devil's Knot
Devil's Knot (2013)
GoodWatch score 44

as Ron Lax

Gambit
Gambit (2012)
GoodWatch score 32

as Harry Deane

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
GoodWatch score 76

as Bill Haydon

The King's Speech
The King's Speech (2010)
GoodWatch score 86

as King George VI

2000s

29 titles · average score 55
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (2009)
GoodWatch score 59

as Fred (voice)

A Single Man
A Single Man (2009)
GoodWatch score 79

as George

Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray (2009)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lord Henry Wotton

The Accidental Husband
The Accidental Husband (2008)
GoodWatch score 26

as Richard Braxton

The Last Legion
The Last Legion (2007)
GoodWatch score 36

as Aurelius

Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee (2005)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mr. Brown

Where the Truth Lies
Where the Truth Lies (2005)
GoodWatch score 50

as Vince

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
GoodWatch score 48

as Mark

What a Girl Wants
What a Girl Wants (2003)
GoodWatch score 49

as Henry Dashwood

Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
GoodWatch score 70

as Johannes Vermeer

Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mark Darcy

Conspiracy
Conspiracy (2001)
GoodWatch score 74

as Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart

1990s

23 titles · average score 62
My Life So Far
My Life So Far (1999)
GoodWatch score 63

as Edward Pettigrew

The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw (1999)
GoodWatch score 58

as Master

The Secret Laughter of Women
The Secret Laughter of Women (1999)
GoodWatch score 50

as Matthew Field

Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
GoodWatch score 80

as Lord Wessex

Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Paul Ashworth

Nostromo
Nostromo (1997)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Charles Gould

The English Patient
The English Patient (1996)
GoodWatch score 80

as Geoffrey Clifton

Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1995)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show · as Mr. Darcy

The Deep Blue Sea
The Deep Blue Sea (1994)

as Freddie Page

The Hour of the Pig
The Hour of the Pig (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

as Richard Courtois

Femme Fatale
Femme Fatale (1991)
GoodWatch score 45

as Joseph Prince

Wings of Fame
Wings of Fame (1990)
GoodWatch score 70

as Brian Smith

1980s

14 titles · average score 62
Valmont
Valmont (1989)
GoodWatch score 60

as Valmont

Apartment Zero
Apartment Zero (1989)
GoodWatch score 71

as Adrian LeDuc

Tumbledown
Tumbledown (1988)
GoodWatch score 70

as Robert Lawrence

The Play on One
The Play on One (1988)

TV show · as Alan

A Month in the Country
A Month in the Country (1987)
GoodWatch score 75

as Tom Birkin

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Stephen Whalby

Lost Empires
Lost Empires (1986)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Richard Herncastle

Dutch Girls
Dutch Girls (1985)
GoodWatch score 44

as Neil Truelove

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Richard Courtois

Nineteen Nineteen
Nineteen Nineteen (1985)

as Young Alexander

Another Country
Another Country (1984)
GoodWatch score 64

as Tommy Judd

Camille
Camille (1984)
GoodWatch score 51

as Armand Duval

1970s

1 title · average score 65
Crown Court
Crown Court (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as PC Franklin

1950s

1 title · average score 85
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Armand