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Colin Firth was born in the village of Grayshott, Hampshire. 6 April 1967 - Jonathan Firth (born 6 April 1967) is an English actor best known for his roles in such noted British television productions as Middlemarch, Far from the Madding Crowd, and Victoria & Albert. His Instagram Id is colinfirthofficiall; He has 18K+ Followers on his Instagram; He has worked as a professional model. 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It aimed to increase recruitment and avoid the need for conscription by allowing men to voluntarily attest for service at a later date. In 2016, he appeared as Rex Bishop in the BBC series Father Brown episode 4.1 "The Mask of the Demon". ","spans":[]}]}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyImage","type":"image","label":null,"fields":[{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyImageFields","image":{"dimensions":{"width":822,"height":458},"alt":"Colin Firth grandfather","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/findmypast-titan/74376d8b-2d04-45f0-b38d-b00a012dcf38_Colin-Firth-grandfather-1939.JPG?auto=compress,format"},"caption":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Colin Firth's grandfather in the 1939 Register. Han har desuden to sskende; ssteren Kate og broren Jonathan (fdt d. 6. april 1967 . his brother incredulously remarked, "Darcy? From this performance, he was chosen to play the character of "Judd" in the movie of the play. 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Jonathan Stephen Firth (born 6 April 1967) is an English actor. Suggest an alternative Share your comments about this record In a case of life imitating art, we've discovered that Colin Firth's family actually has a strong connection to the First World War. His most famous and notable role to date has been the portrayal of King George VI in the film The King's Speech for which Firth earned an Oscar Award. He was married to married to Meg Tilly. But it's a far more philistine country than people think. Hijo del catedrtico de historia David Norman Lewis Firth y de la catedrtica de teologa comparada Shirley Jean Firth. The son of two academics, Firth and his siblings followed their parents around the world as they moved from post to post. British Royal Air Force, Airmen's Service Records 1912-1939. 2004 CFT Excellence Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Bad Company (Ian), National Theatre Studio, This page was last edited on 12 April 2023, at 19:11. 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