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Who played Mr. Darcy in Joe Wright’s 2005 Pride and Prejudice film?

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Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy and Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet in period costumes stand outdoors in a scene from the 1995 television series Pride and Prejudice. — Pride and Prejudice Colin Firth as Darcy and Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet in the BBC TV miniseries Pride and Prejudice (1995).

In the 2005 film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice directed by Joe Wright, the role of Mr. Darcy was played by Matthew Macfadyen.12