Colin Firth
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In 2009, Firth received international acclaim for his performance in Tom Ford's ''A Single Man'', for which he won a BAFTA Award and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and received his first Academy Award nomination. In 2010, his portrayal of King George VI in Tom Hooper's ''The King's Speech'' won him the Academy Award for Best Actor. He subsequently appeared as MI6 agent Bill Haydon in ''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' (2011), and as secret agent Harry Hart / Agent Galahad in ''Kingsman: The Secret Service'' (2014) and its sequel ''Kingsman: The Golden Circle'' (2017). He has since appeared in the musical fantasy film ''Mary Poppins Returns'' (2018), the war film ''1917'' (2019), and the romance film ''Supernova'' (2020). He is also known for his performances in television, including BBC's ''Conspiracy'' (2001) and HBO's ''The Staircase'' (2022), receiving Primetime Emmy Award nominations for each.
In 2012, he founded the production company Raindog Films, where he served as a producer for ''Eye in the Sky'' (2015) and ''Loving'' (2016). His films have grossed more than $3 billion from 42 releases worldwide. Firth has campaigned for the rights of Indigenous people and is a member of Survival International. He has also campaigned on issues of asylum seekers, refugees' rights and the environment. He commissioned and co-authored a scientific paper on a study of the differences in brain structure between people of differing political orientations.
He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2011, Firth was appointed a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for his services to drama. That same year, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and appeared in ''Time'' magazine's 100 most influential people in the world. Provided by Wikipedia
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