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Colin Firth has been delighting film audiences for decades with his portrayal of iconic characters like Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, Jamie in Love Actually, and the appropriately named Mark Darcy in Bridget Joness Diary. Growing up Although he was born in the British county of Hampshire, he actually spent the first four years of his life in Nigeria, where his father, David Norman Lewis Firth, was serving as a government education officer. 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His sister Kate Firth is a professional voice coach and stage actress whereas his brother Jonathan Firth is known for his roles in British television productions such as Middlemarch. ","spans":[{"start":0,"end":40,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=BL%2FBIND%2FB%2F344068"}}]}]}]},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Doras father, Thomas Ebenezer Slater was also a missionary with the Independent Minister Society of London Missionaries. There is no evidence from medal records that he went back to France as a soldier and so most likely left the army while recovering back in England. As Colin Firth holds an Italian passport, some wonder if he is actually English. Given his age, Montague would have either been conscripted or would have volunteered under the Derby Scheme in December 1915. His character orders two First World War runners to deliver a vital message across enemy lines in order to prevent a massacre. He was taken to academic teachers Shirley Jen and David Norman Lewis Firth. 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