Famous Actors Behind William Darcy of ‘Pride & Prejudice’ (ABC NEWS)
By Jennifer Abbey
Laurence Olivier
Today marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of “Pride & Prejudice,” a story retold dozens of times in novels, films, TV shows and now a popular Internet video series.
Colin Firth has played Darcy three times
It’s often said that women like Jane Austen because they LOVE Mr. Darcy, the unlikely romantic hero of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Matthew Macfadyen
He’s the opposite of an action hero. The anti-James Bond.
Brooding. Aloof. And socially awkward. A rich, slightly finicky, older man, imprisoned by good manners. But inside lurks a smoldering romantic flame others just don’t notice.
Martin Henderson
For the past 200 years, Fitzwilliam Darcy has been the Thinking Woman’s Dream Guy, stealing the heart not just of Austen’s heroine Elizabeth Bennet but generations of young women.
So…. who’s your favorite Mr. Darcy?
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