As British as the empire, Firth's swept through Hollywood and the West End with alacrity, starring in everything from Mamma Mia! and The Importance of Being Earnest to When Did You Last See Your Father? And he's still as committed as ever, ramping up his fitness regime aged 53 for Kingsman: The Secret Service.
His phenomenal career's seen him tick off a few entries on the bucket list, including working with longtime hero Woody Allen in Magic In The Moonlight.
On his GQ Leading Man of the Year Award, The Oscar winner says, "I feel almost erotically flattered. I'm nearly the same age as Gentleman's Quarterly. If my life was measured in quarterlies I'd be 216, which seems about the right age to get a gong. I don't know quite what I've done to deserve this."
Catch up on all the winners from the GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2014.
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