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Colin Firth is an English actor and producer. Born: 10 September 1960. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United Kingdom and Italy.
Colin Firth is an English actor and producer. Born on 10 September 1960, this profile follows Colin Firth through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Love Actually and The King's Speech. The location trail reaches Somerset House courtyard, Millennium Bridge and Grosvenor Chapel, with existing stories in London. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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Colin Firth is an English actor and producer. Born: 10 September 1960. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United Kingdom and Italy.
Colin Firth is credited as cast member on Love Actually. The work’s existing location story leads to Somerset House courtyard. Somerset House's own screen guide records the outdoor ice-rink and Christmas-tree sequence from Love Actually in its courtyard. This is a precise, visitable production location, while seasonal installations naturally change over time.
Love Actually — credits ↗︎London City Hall — London film locations to love ↗︎
Colin Firth is credited as cast member on The King's Speech. The work’s existing location story leads to Lancaster House. Lancaster House appears in the sourced production-location record for The King's Speech. Wikidata filming-location statement linking The King's Speech to Lancaster House.
The King's Speech — credits ↗︎Production-location record — Lancaster House ↗︎Production-location dataset — The King's Speech ↗︎
Explore 13 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Somerset House becomes a Christmas ice rink
Somerset House's own screen guide records the outdoor ice-rink and Christmas-tree sequence from Love Actually in its courtyard. This is a precise, visitable production location, while seasonal installations naturally change over time.
Strand, London WC2R 1LA
Open street map ↗︎The Millennium Bridge anchors the South Bank geography
London City Hall's film-location guide includes the Millennium Bridge among the central London locations used by Love Actually. The bridge is mapped as the public crossing rather than an inferred camera position.
Millennium Bridge, London SE1 9TG
Open street map ↗︎Grosvenor Chapel hosts the wedding sequence
London's official film-location guide names Grosvenor Chapel on South Audley Street as the church setting in Love Actually. The chapel remains an active place of worship, so access and photography depend on its programme.
South Audley Street, London W1K 2PA
Open street map ↗︎Tate Modern frames the film's riverside London
The London location record includes the former Bankside Power Station / Tate Modern riverside among Love Actually's London geography. The map distinguishes the real museum complex from the film's edited exterior views.
Bankside, London SE1 9TG
Open street map ↗︎The King's Speech — London
London appears in the sourced production-location record for The King's Speech. Wikidata filming-location statement linking The King's Speech to London.
Production-location record — London ↗︎Production-location dataset — The King's Speech ↗︎
London, London
Open street map ↗︎The King's Speech — Lancaster House
Lancaster House appears in the sourced production-location record for The King's Speech. Wikidata filming-location statement linking The King's Speech to Lancaster House.
Production-location record — Lancaster House ↗︎Production-location dataset — The King's Speech ↗︎
Lancaster House, London
Open street map ↗︎The King's Speech — Old Royal Naval College
Old Royal Naval College appears in the sourced production-location record for The King's Speech. Wikidata filming-location statement linking The King's Speech to Old Royal Naval College.
Production-location record — Old Royal Naval College ↗︎Production-location dataset — The King's Speech ↗︎
Old Royal Naval College, London
Open street map ↗︎The King's Speech — Drapers' Hall
Drapers' Hall appears in the sourced production-location record for The King's Speech. Wikidata filming-location statement linking The King's Speech to Drapers' Hall.
Production-location record — Drapers' Hall ↗︎Production-location dataset — The King's Speech ↗︎
Drapers' Hall, London
Open street map ↗︎The King's Speech — Elstree Studios
Elstree Studios appears in the sourced production-location record for The King's Speech. Wikidata filming-location statement linking The King's Speech to Elstree Studios.
Production-location record — Elstree Studios ↗︎Production-location dataset — The King's Speech ↗︎
Elstree Studios, London
Open street map ↗︎The King's Speech — Portland Place
Portland Place appears in the sourced production-location record for The King's Speech. Wikidata filming-location statement linking The King's Speech to Portland Place.
Production-location record — Portland Place ↗︎Production-location dataset — The King's Speech ↗︎
Portland Place, London
Open street map ↗︎The King's Speech — Pullens buildings
Pullens buildings appears in the sourced production-location record for The King's Speech. Wikidata filming-location statement linking The King's Speech to Pullens buildings.
Production-location record — Pullens buildings ↗︎Production-location dataset — The King's Speech ↗︎
Pullens buildings, London
Open street map ↗︎The King's Speech — Harley Street
Harley Street appears in the sourced production-location record for The King's Speech. Wikidata filming-location statement linking The King's Speech to Harley Street.
Production-location record — Harley Street ↗︎Production-location dataset — The King's Speech ↗︎
Harley Street, London
Open street map ↗︎The King's Speech — Battersea Power Station
Battersea Power Station appears in the sourced production-location record for The King's Speech. Wikidata filming-location statement linking The King's Speech to Battersea Power Station.
Production-location record — Battersea Power Station ↗︎Production-location dataset — The King's Speech ↗︎
Battersea Power Station, London
Open street map ↗︎Follow the work through its real places.
Love Actually
Wikidata production-location record
From the West End to the streets beyond it: cinema, music and the layers of a changing city.
Follow The King's Speech through 9 real London locations recorded by an official city dataset or open production-location source.
Cue cards: say it without saying it, one real place per card.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Liam Neeson is an actor from Northern Ireland. Born on 7 June 1952, this profile follows Liam Neeson through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and Love Actually. The location trail reaches Union Station, Somerset House courtyard and Millennium Bridge. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Helena Bonham Carter is a British actress. Born on 26 May 1966, this profile follows Helena Bonham Carter through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Fight Club (1999), Les Misérables (2012) and The King's Speech. The location trail reaches The Ebell of Los Angeles, Old Royal Naval College and Lancaster House, with existing stories in London. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Emma Thompson is an English actress and screenwriter. Born on 15 April 1959, this profile follows Emma Thompson through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Love Actually. The location trail reaches Somerset House courtyard, Millennium Bridge and Grosvenor Chapel. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Hugh Grant is a British actor. Born on 9 September 1960, this profile follows Hugh Grant through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Love Actually, Notting Hill and Paddington 2. The location trail reaches Somerset House courtyard, Millennium Bridge and Grosvenor Chapel, with existing stories in London. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Geoffrey Rush is an Australian actor. Born on 6 July 1951, this profile follows Geoffrey Rush through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The King's Speech. The location trail reaches Lancaster House, Old Royal Naval College and Drapers' Hall, with existing stories in London. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, filmmaker, and musician. Born on 4 August 1955, this profile follows Billy Bob Thornton through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001), Goliath (2016) and Love Actually. The location trail reaches Musso & Frank Grill, Chez Jay and Somerset House courtyard. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.