Suspicion by Robert McCrum, Maurice by E. M. Forster, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, Sebastian Faulks' Birdsong and Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles. Honours and awards On 17 July 2009, he was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Bradford as a Doctor of Letters for his services to acting, having been nominated by the School of Computing, Informatics & Media; he received his award during the school's degree ceremony. Personal life Firth lodged with Peter Shaffer throughout the Broadway run of Equus, in a father-son relationship. Filmography Film Television Video games Audiobooks References External links 1953 births 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Male actors from Bradford Audiobook narrators Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe (film) winners English male child actors English male film actors English male television actors English male stage actors English male voice actors Living people