Olivia Colman
Acting
1974-01-30 · Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE (born January 30, 1974), known professionally as Olivia Colman, is an English actress. Known for her comedic and dramatic roles in film and television, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Emmy Awards, three British Academy Television Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. She was acclaimed for her performance in the ITV crime-drama series Broadchurch (2013–2017), for which she received a British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. She played Queen Elizabeth II from 2019 to 2020 in the Netflix period-drama series The Crown, for which she received a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. For her portrayal of Anne, Queen of Great Britain in the period black-comedy film The Favourite (2018), Colman received the Academy Award for Best Actress. She received additional Academy Award nominations for her performances in The Father (2020) and The Lost Daughter (2021). Other notable film and television credits include Hot Fuzz (2007), Tyrannosaur (2011), The Iron Lady (2011), Hyde Park on Hudson (2012), Locke (2013), The Lobster (2015), Fleabag (2016-2019), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021), Landscapers (2021), Empire of Light (2022), Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022), Secret Invasion (2023), Wonka (2023), Wicked Little Letters (2023) and Paddington in Peru (2024).
Filmography
TheatersElsinore
2026 · Movie
TheatersThe Fox
2026 · Movie
TheatersWicker
2026 · Movie
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
2026 · Movie
Jimpa
2026 · Movie
Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
2025 · Series
The Roses
2025 · Movie
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025 · Series
Paddington in Peru
2024 · Movie
Wicked Little Letters
2024 · Movie
Wonka
2023 · Movie
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023 · Series
Change the Ending
2023 · Movie
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
2023 · Movie
Secret Invasion
2023 · Series
Great Expectations
2023 · Series
Empire of Light
2022 · Movie
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022 · Movie
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
2022 · Movie
Joyride
2022 · Movie
The Bear
2022 · Series
Heartstopper
2022 · Series
Superworm
2021 · Movie
The Lost Daughter
2021 · Movie
Landscapers
2021 · Series
Mothering Sunday
2021 · Movie
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021 · Movie
Ron's Gone Wrong
2021 · Movie
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
2021 · Movie
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
2021 · Series
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
2021 · Movie
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2021 · Movie
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
2021 · Movie
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2020 · Movie
The Father
2020 · Movie
Becoming You
2020 · Series
Nasrin
2020 · Movie
Staged
2020 · Series
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
2019 · Movie
Them That Follow
2019 · Movie
Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
2019 · Movie
Les Misérables
2018 · Series
Watership Down
2018 · Series
Let's Dance
2018 · Movie
The Favourite
2018 · Movie
Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team!
2018 · Movie
Unexpected Item
2018 · Movie
The Super Squirrels
2018 · Movie
All The World's a Stage
2018 · Movie
The Private Life of the Royal Academy
2018 · Movie
Flatpack Empire
2018 · Series
The Alternativity
2017 · Movie
Murder on the Orient Express
2017 · Movie
National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
2017 · Movie
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
2016 · Movie
The Crown
2016 · Series
Thomas and Friends: Ultimate Friendship Adventures
2016 · Movie
Thomas & Friends: Full Steam to the Rescue!
2016 · Movie
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
2016 · Movie
Fleabag
2016 · Series
Attenborough at 90
2016 · Movie
The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
2016 · Movie
Flowers
2016 · Series
Our Queen at Ninety
2016 · Movie
Behind Closed Doors
2016 · Movie
The Story of Cats
2016 · Series
Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!
2016 · Movie
The Night Manager
2016 · Series
The Secret Life of the Zoo
2016 · Series
Sugar Free Farm
2016 · Series
The Lobster
2015 · Movie
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
2015 · Movie
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
2015 · Movie
London Road
2015 · Movie
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Series
Thomas & Friends: Dinos and Discoveries
2015 · Movie
The Secrets
2014 · Series
The Great War: The People's Story
2014 · Series
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
2014 · Movie
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave
2014 · Movie
Mr. Sloane
2014 · Series
Locke
2014 · Movie
W1A
2014 · Series
The Kármán Line
2014 · Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Series
Cuban Fury
2014 · Movie
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014 · Series
The Kumars
2014 · Series
The 7.39
2014 · Series
Thomas & Friends: Signals Crossed
2014 · Movie
The Thirteenth Tale
2013 · Movie
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013 · Movie
Run
2013 · Series
The Murder in Angel Lane
2013 · Movie
Broadchurch
2013 · Series
I Give It a Year
2013 · Movie
Hyde Park on Hudson
2012 · Movie
Bad Sugar
2012 · Movie
The Hoarder Next Door
2012 · Series
The Iron Lady
2011 · Movie
Tyrannosaur
2011 · Movie
See Me
2011 · Movie
Exile
2011 · Series
Twenty Twelve
2011 · Series
Accused
2010 · Series
Rev.
2010 · Series
Mister Eleven
2009 · Series
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
2009 · Movie
Consuming Passion
2008 · Movie
Beautiful People
2008 · Series
Hancock & Joan
2008 · Movie
Dog Altogether
2007 · Movie
The Time of Your Life
2007 · Series
The Time of Your Life
2007 · Movie
Would I Lie to You?
2007 · Series
Grow Your Own
2007 · Movie
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007 · Movie
The Grey Man
2007 · Movie
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Series
Hot Fuzz
2007 · Movie
Skins
2007 · Series
Green Wing Special
2007 · Movie
That Mitchell and Webb Look
2006 · Series
The One Show
2006 · Series
Confetti
2006 · Movie
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005 · Series
Much Ado About Nothing
2005 · Movie
Love Soup
2005 · Series
Zemanovaload
2005 · Movie
The Robinsons
2005 · Series
Doctor Who
2005 · Series
Buried Alive
2005 · Movie
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004 · Series
Green Wing
2004 · Series
NY-LON
2004 · Series
Murder in Suburbia
2004 · Series
Peep Show
2003 · Series
Eyes Down
2003 · Series
Swiss Toni
2003 · Series
Look Around You
2002 · Series
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002 · Series
Rescue Me
2002 · Series
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
2001 · Series
The Office
2001 · Series
Black Books
2000 · Series
Bruiser
2000 · Series
People Like Us
1999 · Series
Midsomer Murders
1997 · Series
GMTV
1993 · Series
The Simpsons
1989 · Series
Natural World
1983 · Series
The Oscars
1953 · Series
Cry Wolf
Series
Pride and Prejudice
Series
Wild Bird
Movie