Colin Firth regrets taking his star-making role as Mr. Darcy in the BBC’s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice as it led to him being typecast as a brooding heartthrob.
The British actor left audiences hot under the collar after emerging from a lake, dripping wet, in just a shirt and underclothes in the 1995 miniseries’ most memorable scene.
However, in a new interview, Colin has claimed the role actually had a negative impact on his career because it meant he was restricted to dull parts that focused on his looks. “It tended to create this image that can restrict what kind of roles you are going to be able to find,” he told Britain’s Good Housekeeping magazine. “Looking good and strutting around is very boring.
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