Colin Andrew Firth is an English actor and producer. He was identified in the mid-1980s with the "Brit Pack" of rising young British actors, undertaking a challenging series of roles, including leading roles in
A Month in the Country (1987),
Tumbledown (1988) and
Valmont (1989). His portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen's
Pride and Prejudice led to widespread attention, and to roles in more prominent films such as
The English Patient (1996),
Shakespeare in Love (1998),
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002),
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), and
Love Actually (2003), co-starring as Mark Darcy in the romantic comedy films
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001),
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), and
Bridget Jones's Baby (2016), and Harry Bright in the musical comedy films
Mamma Mia! (2008) and
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again! (2018).