As something of an in-joke, when the novels were adapted for the cinema, Firth was cast as Jones's love interest, Mark Darcy.

When last heard from, Bridget Jones and Mark Darcy had finally reached what Jane Austen might call a happy accord.

Bridget has the classic happy ending, in which she gets her man, Mark Darcy.

His turn as Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones's Diary was self-referential and funny.

The role of Mark Darcy was taken over by Stephen Carlile.

A successful barrister named Mark Darcy also keeps popping into Bridget's life, being extremely awkward, and sometimes coming off a bit rude.

As a self-referential in-joke, Colin Firth plays Mark Darcy in both Bridget Jones movies.

Bridget (Renée Zellweger) is ecstatic about her relationship with Mark Darcy (Colin Firth).

At a New Year party hosted by her parents, she re-meets Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), the barrister son of her parents' friends.

He played Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones's Diary and its sequel Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.