Darcy in love: Colin Firth is all smiles with TV writer Maggie Cohn
Darcy in love: Colin Firth is all smiles with TV writer Maggie Cohn after the pair fell for each other on the set of his latest true-crime drama
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Colin Firth may have finally found the perfect partner to plot a fairytale romance.
The Mail on Sunday can reveal the Oscar-winner is dating US screenwriter Maggie Cohn after they fell for each other on the set of his latest drama, The Staircase.
Friends say the 61-year-old – who played handsome lawyer Mark Darcy in the Bridget Jones films – has been in a relationship with Ms Cohn since they met on the project last year.
The couple were spotted last week as they enjoyed a romantic lunch at Mr Firth’s local Lebanese restaurant, Grilandia, in West London.
The Mail on Sunday can reveal the Oscar-winner is dating US screenwriter Maggie Cohn after they fell for each other on the set of his latest drama, The Staircase
Dressed casually in jeans, quilted jacket and flat cap, he smiled as the couple left the restaurant for a relaxed stroll in the winter sunshine.
Ms Cohn, right, producer of the TV series American Crime Story, wore a turquoise-check wool coat and flat black shoes. The pair laughed and joked as they chatted on their walk.
‘They were deep in conversation together and looked very happy,’ an onlooker said. ‘Colin appeared to be cracking a couple of jokes and they giggled together. They might not have been holding hands but they certainly appeared to be close.’
Los Angeles-based Ms Cohn is a sought-after screenwriter who has won major awards for American Crime Story from the Writers Guild of America and the Producers Guild of America.
Friends say the 61-year-old – who played handsome lawyer Mark Darcy in the Bridget Jones films – has been in a relationship with Ms Cohn since they met on the project last year
She has also written episodes of the popular Netflix crime drama Narcos: Mexico.
The writer, thought to be in her 40s, had jetted in from her base in the US to visit Mr Firth, who still lives near the home of his former wife, Italian film producer Livia Giuggioli.
The couple spent months working on The Staircase, a crime drama written by Ms Cohn as a TV mini-series and based on the 2004 true crime docu-series of the same name.
Mr Firth plays the lead role of Michael Peterson, a writer convicted of murdering his wife Kathleen Peterson, portrayed by Toni Collette, who was found dead at the bottom of the staircase in their home.
Mr Firth still lives near the home of his former wife, Italian film producer Livia Giuggioli. They are pictured together above in May 2019
After splitting from Ms Giuggioli in 2019, the MoS revealed that the Love Actually star had grown close to BBC newsreader Joanna Gosling after they were spotted on a stroll in a London park.
Announcing their split after 22 years of marriage, Mr Firth and his estranged wife insisted they would ‘remain united’ in their love for their sons.
The actor, who won an Oscar in 2011 for his performance in The King’s Speech, remained at the family’s £4 million family home in Chiswick, West London, while Ms Giuggioli has spent much of the time since then back in Italy.
Their separation came after Ms Giuggioli, 52, admitted an affair with a childhood friend. Mr Firth also has a son with Meg Tilly, his co-star in the film Valmont.
His spokesman declined to comment.
