Jonathan Firth - Acting Career

Acting Career

In addition to his roles in the theatre, Firth has acted in cinematic films and radio dramas, narrated audiobooks, and has also made notable television appearances, such as Linton Heathcliff in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights (1992); Fred Vincy in Middlemarch (1994); Sergeant Troy in Far from the Madding Crowd, for which he received a nomination for best actor; Lord Arthur Goring in An Ideal Husband (2000); and Prince Albert in Victoria & Albert (2001), which he considered one of his most difficult roles. His favorite film location was the Sahara Desert when he portrayed Joshua in the 2000 biblical film, In the Beginning. In 2003, he acted in the BBC's dramatised documentary Pompeii: The Last Day. That same year, Firth played a part in the film Luther, in which he portrayed Cardinal Aleander, the papal advisor who sought Luther's excommunication and death, and for which he received the CFT Excellence Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture.

He has also guest-starred in Inspector Morse (1987); Covington Cross (1992); Poirot (1994); Cadfael (1994); Agatha Christie's Poirot: Hickory Dickory Dock (1995); Tales from the Crypt (1996); Midsomer Murders (1996); Kangaroo Palace (1998), an Australian drama set in the 1960s; The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999); The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2002); Sparkling Cyanide (2003); and Jericho: The Hollow Men (2005). He appeared in The Prince and Me 2: The Royal Wedding (2006), The Prince and Me 3: Royal Honeymoon (2008) and The Prince and Me 4: The Elephant Adventure (2010).

In 2008, Firth starred as the chef in a short film, The Chef's Letter, played Evan in the radio production of Daphne du Maurier's September Tide., and was also featured as a Houdini style illusionist in episode #118 of the American television series Ghost Whisperer. In 2009 he portrayed Dr. David Fuller in the German film production of Albert Schweitzer.