Jonathan Firth
| Jonathan Firth | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jonathan Stephen Firth 6 April 1967 Brentwood, Essex, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990-present |
| Parent(s) | David and Shirley Firth |
| Relatives |
Colin Firth (brother) Kate Firth (sister) |
| Awards | 2004 CFT Excellence Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Luther |
Jonathan Stephen 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. He lives in Islington, North London.
Jonathan Firth was born in Brentwood, Essex, England to Shirley Jean (née Rolles) and David Norman Lewis Firth. His parents were both children of Methodist missionaries in India, who worked as teachers in Nigeria after their marriage. He is the younger brother of actor Colin Firth and voice coach Kate Firth. The family moved many times, from Billericay to Brentwood, Essex, and then to St. Louis, Missouri (USA) for a year when Jonathan was five.
Upon returning to England the family settled in Winchester, Hampshire, where his father became a history lecturer at King Alfred's College and his mother was a comparative religion lecturer at King Alfred's College, Winchester (now the University of Winchester).
Firth studied at Central School of Speech and Drama and Peter Symonds College in Winchester. His flatmate at one time was actor Rufus Sewell.
After graduation, he toured with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he made his debut at the age of twenty-seven as Henry VI (1994).
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