What Is Colin Firth's Net Worth and Salary?
Colin Firth CBE is an English film, television, and theatre actor who has a net worth of $25 million. Colin Firth has appeared in a number of films, including "Circle of Friends," "The English Patient," "Shakespeare in Love," "Bridget Jones's Diary," "Girl with a Pearl Earring," "What a Girl Wants," "Love Actually," "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason," "A Single Man," and "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy." In 2022, Colin portrayed author Michael Peterson in the HBO retelling of the series "The Staircase." In 2011, Queen Elizabeth II made Firth a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to drama.
Early Life
Colin Firth was born on September 10, 1960, in Grayshott, Hampshire, England. His parents were academics and teachers. His family moved around a bit as a result of his parents' careers, and he spent time living in both Nigeria and St. Louis, Missouri, which he has described as a "difficult time." Upon returning to England, Firth attended the Montgomery of Alamein Secondary School. Despite his parents' academic careers, Colin was not academically inclined and joined the National Youth Theatre. He later he went on to study at Drama Centre London. By the time he was 14, Firth had already decided he wanted to be a professional actor.
Acting Career
After beginning his career on stage, Colin branched into television and film and became an international star and a household name in Britain after appearing as Mr. Darcy in the 1995 BBC adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice." Firth had a significant supporting role in 1996's "The English Patient," playing the husband of Kristin Scott Thomas's character. Colin then went on to have parts in light romantic period pieces such as "Shakespeare in Love," "Relative Values," and "The Importance of Being Earnest." Firth became an even bigger international star when he starred opposite Renee Zellweger in "Bridget Jones's Diary." He also appeared in several television productions in the UK around this time. In 2003, Firth starred in Richard Curtis's "Love Actually," which was a huge financial success, grossing $248.3 million at the box office. Later that year, he starred opposite Scarlett Johansson in "Girl with a Pearl Earring." In 2005, Colin appeared opposite Emma Thompson in "Nanny McPhee." Other films from this time included "Then She Found Me."
Firth made his first foray into musicals in 2008's film adaptation of "Mamma Mia!," an experience he described as nerve-wracking. "Mamma Mia!" went on to become the highest-grossing British-made film of all time, raking in over $600 million worldwide. In 2009, Colin appeared in "A Christmas Carol." Later that year, his performance in Tom Ford's "A Single Man" earned him his career-best reviews and Oscar, Golden Globe, Bafta, and Screen Actors' Guild Award nominations, clinching the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He won both the Golden Globe and Academy Awards in 2011 for Best Actor, among multiple other honors, for his work in the film "The King's Speech."
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Up next, Colin appeared in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy." Firth appeared in a remake of the 1960s crime caper "Gambit," but it was, unfortunately, a financial and critical failure that attracted mostly negative reviews. He then starred with Emma Stone in Woody Allen's romantic comedy "Magic in the Moonlight." In 2014, Colin played Harry Hart in the spy action film "Kingsman: The Secret Service," which grossed $414.4 million against its budget of $81 million. In 2016, Firth reprised his popular role in "Bridget Jones's Baby," which earned better reviews from audiences and critics than the second film in the series he starred in years prior, "Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason." Later that year, Firth portrayed American editor Max Perkins in "Genius" alongside Jude Law. In 2017, he reprised his "Love Actually" role in the television short film "Red Nose Day Actually," by the original writer and director of the film, Richard Curtis. He then returned as previously played characters in two sequels: "Kingsman: The Golden Circle," and "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again." Firth starred with Emily Blunt in 2018 in "Mary Poppins Returns." In 2019, he had a cameo in Sam Mendes' World War I film "1917." In 2020, Colin starred with Julie Walters in "Secret Garden," set in 1947 London.
Other Work
Firth can also add published writer to his expansive resume. His first published work, a collection of short stories edited by Nick Hornby titled "Speaking with the Angel," was published in 2000. He also contributed his writing for 2009's book "We Are One: A Celebration of Tribal Peoples."
Colin is also an activist and has been a long-standing supporter of Survival International, a non-governmental organization that defends the rights of tribal populations. Firth is also a supporter of the Refugee Council and has been involved in the Oxfam global campaign Make Trade Fair. He, along with a few collaborators, has opened an eco-friendly shop in West London that offers fair trade and other economically friendly goods and offers expert advice on making spaces more energy efficient.
Personal Life
Firth began a relationship with his "Valmont" co-star Meg Tilly in 1989, and the two had a son together, William Joseph Firth, in 1990. William is also an actor and appeared alongside his father in "Bridget Jones's Baby" in 2016. Firth and Tilly split in 1994.
Colin married Italian film producer Livia Giuggioli in 1997. The couple has two sons, Luca and Matteo." The family divided their time between Wandsworth, London, and Umbria, Italy. The pair separated in 2019, two years after it was revealed publicly that Giuggioli had an affair with an Italian journalist.
