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| When Was Colin Born? | |
| Colin was born 10 September 1960 in Grayshott, Hampshire, England. It was a Saturday. | |
| How Tall Is He? | |
| Colin purportedly stands at 6 feet 1 1/2 inches (1.87 cm) | |
| Is Colin Married? | |
| Colin married Livia Giuggioli on 21 June 1997 in Citta della Pieve, Perugia, Umbria , Italy. This is his only marriage. | |
| Any Children? | |
| Colin has 3 sons. His eldest - William Joseph (1990) - by actress Meg Tilly, with whom he had a 5 year relationship; Luca (27 March 2001) and Mateo (c. 8 August 2003) with wife Livia. | |
| How many movies has Colin made? | |
| This would vary according to how you define a movie. He has been in 20 made for television movies and 39 theatrical releases. He is currently filming Easy Virtue and A Christmas Carol with Lies of Silence lined up for a 2008 shoot. He has 3 other (and possibly more not listed on sites such as IMDb) movies lined up. He did a seventeen second, uncredited, cameo in a 1992 movie - Mad At The Moon. The total includes several small parts in 1919 (1985), The Secret Garden (1987), Pat Hobby: Teamed With Genius (1987), Blackadder: Back and Forth (1999) and The Turn of the Screw (1999) | |
| Where does Colin Live? | |
| Colin lives most of the year in Chiswick, London, England, but spends a lot of time in Italy, mainly in summers. He lived several years in Barnsbury, Islington, London as well as various other places in London. | |
| Has Colin won any Acting Awards? | |
| Though not what is considered the major awards he has won a few over the years and has been nominated for a few others. Personal opinion of those not won is that he was robbed in some of them. But I don't get a vote. | |
| WON: | |
| Broadcasting Press Guild Award 1996 - Best Actor for Pride and Prejudice (1995) | |
| European Film Awards 2001 - Audience Award for Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) | |
| Royal Television Society, UK, 1989 - Best Actor for Tumbledown (1989) | |
| Screen Actors Guild 1999 - Actor, Outstanding Performance by a Cast for Shakespeare In Love (1998) | |
| Washington, D.C. Film Critic's Award 2004 - Cast in a theatrical motion picture - Love Actually (2003) | |
| NOMINATED: | |
| BAFTA | |
| 1989 Best actor for Tumbledown (1989) | |
| 1996 Best actor for Pride and Prejudice (1995) | |
| 2002 Best performance by an actor in a supporting role for Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) | |
| EMMY AWARDS | |
| 2001 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a miniseries or a movie for Conspiracy (2001) | |
| EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS | |
| 2004 Audience Award, Best Actor for Girl With a Pearl Earring (2003) | |
| GOLDEN SATELLITE AWARDS | |
| 2002 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical for Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) | |
| 2002 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made For Television for Conspiracy (2001) | |
| MTV MOVIE AWARDS | |
| 2002 Best Kiss for Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) shared with Renee Zellweger | |
| NATIONAL TELEVISION AWARDS | |
| 1996 Most Popular Actor for Pride and Prejudice (1995) | |
| SCREEN ACTORS GUILD | |
| 1997 Actor, Outstanding Performance by a Cast for The English Patient (1996) | |
| Any other awards or honors? | |
| Most definitely. There are some smart people out there. | |
| 2001 - People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People | |
| 2001 - GQ's Man Of The Year - Actor | |
| 2002 - Hello Magazine - Most Attractive Male | |
| 2003/04 - Vanity Fair - Hollywood Portfolio; top 30 best, biggest, brightest of Hollywood - The Wanted Man | |
| 2004 - People Magazine - 50 Sexiest Men - Sexiest Bloke | |
| 2004 - InTouch Magazine - 10 Sexiest Men Of The Season - Sexiest Family Man | |
| 2004 - Hello Magazine - Most Attractive Male - I don't care what they say - he won!!!!! | |
| 2005 - Italy (yes, the country) honored Colin by being made Commander of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity (26 May) | |
| 2006 - Campaigner of the Year - awarded by European Voice | |
| 2007 - Honorary Doctorate from Winchester University (Hampshire) | |
| Is Colin a hot commodity for Working Title Films? | |
| Although Colin has done four movies associated with Working Title (BJD, TEOR, LA, NM ), he has actually done more films associated with Miramax (ie: The Weinsteins) Those would be: HOTP, TEP, SIL, MLSF, BJD, TIOBE, TEOR, TLL. This would involve the Weinsteins as either producers or distributors on some level. They were at Miramax (which they founded) until 2005. | |
| Do You Know if I can get an autograph or write to Colin? If so, do you know where I would do so? | |
| Write to Colin: C/O Independent Talent Group, Ltd. | |
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