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Suggest an alternative Share your comments about this record Our collection of British Army Medal Index Cards reveals that Montague first served with the Hampshire Regiment (under the service number 35516) and latterly with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (under the number 41319). 2004 CFT Excellence Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Bad Company (Ian), National Theatre Studio, This page was last edited on 20 February 2023, at 07:30. Colin Firth is rumored to be dating a Televison writer called Maggie Cohn recently, 2022. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for The King's Speech (2010). 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Colin Andrew Firth, CBE, angleki filmski, televizijski in gledaliki igralec, * 10. september 1960, Grayshott, Hampshire, . ric Herson-Macarel est un acteur et directeur artistique franais, n le 1 er janvier 1964 [1] Paris.. Il joue rgulirement au thtre et au cinma. By delving into birth registers, census information and military records, we've uncovered some remarkable individuals in Colin Firth's family. He was named after his father. Colin Firth is originally from Hampshire. Father -David Norman Lewis Firth Mother -Shirley Jean: Siblings: Kate Firth, Jonathan Firth: School: Drama Centre London: Nationality: British, Italian: Sexual . He went on to play a variety of character parts in both film and television. Full Name: Colin Andrew Firth Birth date: September 10, 1960 Age: 62 Zodiac Sign: Virgo Height: 6' 1" Relationship Status: In a relationship Net Worth: $25 million Background Actor Colin Andrew Firth was born in 1960 in Grayshott, Hampshire, England. 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Doras father, Thomas Ebenezer Slater was also a missionary with the Independent Minister Society of London Missionaries. as records show that she was born in Madras in 1848, to Joseph and Anne Coles, also missionaries. Born and raised in the North West of England, Alex is descended from four generations of stage performers and musicians and has a passion for research and storytelling. In fact, Colins great grandfather was there, on the Western Front at the same time the events depicted in 1917 took place. Firth has a sister, Kate, and a younger brother, Jonathan, who is now also an actor. He's the oldest of two siblings who are also actors. After spending parts of his childhood in Nigeria and the United States, he eventually returned to the UK and committed himself to acting at around the age of 14. Here is a look back at the life of Colin Firth and how he's got to where he is today. 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