Colin Firth

Colin Firth, winner of the award for Best Actor for "The King's Speech," poses in the press room during the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on Feb. 27, 2011, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.

Actor Colin Firth poses with his award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) for "The King's Speech" in the press room at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton hotel on Jan. 16, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Actor Colin Firth arrives at the 36th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards on Jan. 15, 2011, in Century City, Calif.

Colin Firth as King George VI in "The King's Speech." The role earned him an Academy Award nomination in the Best Actor category.

Firth received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his role as an English professor in "A Single Man."

Actor Colin Firth attends a special screening of "Easy Virtue" on Monday, May 11, 2009, in New York.

British actor Colin Firth with his Best Actor award for his role in the film "A Single Man" during the winners photo call at the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009.

Actor Colin Firth arrives at the 18th Annual BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards in Los Angeles on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009.

Actress Julianne Moore and actor Colin Firth attend a special screening of "A Single Man" at The Museum of Modern Art on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, in New York.

Director John Doyle, left, and actors, from second left, Ellen Burstyn, Patricia Clarkson and Colin Firth talk on the set during the filming of "Main Street" in Durham, N.C., Monday, April 13, 2009.

From right to left Pierce Brosnan, Meryl Streep, Stellan Skarsgard, Colin Firth, Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper pose during a photo opportunity of the movie "Mama Mia!" at the Lagonissi Grand Resort on June 28, 2008.

Canadian director Atom Egoyan, British actor Colin Firth, Canadian actress Rachel Blanchard, and American actor Kevin Bacon, during a photo call for their film "Where the Truth Lies," shown in competition at the 58th international Cannes film festival in Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 13, 2005.

Firth is photographed with one of his fan's babies on arriving at the World Premiere of his film "Nanny McPhee," in London's Leicester Square, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2005.

Colin Firth poses for pictures on the red carpet for the Australian premiere of "Mamma Mia!" in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, July 9, 2008.

British actor Colin Firth arrives with his wife, Livia Giuggioli, for The Times BFI London Film Festival screening of "Genova" at a cinema in central London, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008.

Colin Firth and Renee Zellweger in Universal Pictures' "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" (2004).

Laura Linney and Colin Firth in Universal Pictures' "Love Actually" (2003).

Colin Firth shot to fame as Mr. Darcy in the TV adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice."