Jonathan Firth

Jonathan Firth (born 6 April 1967) is a British actor best known for his roles in such noted British television productions as Middlemarch, Far from the Madding Crowd, and Victoria and Albert.

Early life

Jonathan Firth was born in Essex, England. He is the younger brother of actor Colin Firth and voice coach Kate Firth. The family moved many times, from Essex to Billericay and Brentwood, and then to St. Louis in the U.S. for a year when Jonathan was five.

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...
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