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All relationship and family history information shown on FameChain has been compiled from data in the public domain. 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. Colin was David and Shirley's first child. Firth was born in the village of Grayshott, Hampshire to parents who were academics and teachers. Helen, like her father, was born in British India in June 1911. Colin's father, David Norman Lewis Firth, served as a history lecturer and mother, a comparative religion lecturer at King Alfred's College. It aimed to increase recruitment and avoid the need for conscription by allowing men to voluntarily attest for service at a later date. Firth confessed that his wife was having an affair with an Italian journalist during their brief separation. 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Name: David Norman Lewis FIRTH: Sex: Male: Father: Cyril Bruce FIRTH (c. 1905- ) Mother: Helen Mary LEWIS (c. 1910- ) Birth: c. 1934: I was in no way reminded of Ralph by working with Joe. He is an actor, known for Spider-Man (2002), Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) and Saddenly Now (2016). Her parents, Shirley Jean ( ne Rolles) and David Norman Lewis Firth were both children of Methodist missionaries in India, and after their marriage worked as teachers in Nigeria and other cities. Find out about David Firth's family tree, family history, ancestry, ancestors, genealogy, relationships and affairs! In 2016, he appeared as Rex Bishop in the BBC series Father Brown episode 4.1 "The Mask of the Demon". Colin Andrew Firth was born into an academic family in Grayshott, Hampshire, England. Father -David Norman Lewis Firth Mother -Shirley Jean: Siblings: Kate Firth, Jonathan Firth: School: Drama Centre London: Nationality: British, Italian . 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