Actor
Olivia Colman
Born 30 January 1974 · 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).
Films and shows
- 2027
Bollywoof1h 44m(voice) - 2026
Wicker1h 45m - 2026
The Fox1h 30mThe Fox (voice) - 2026
Jimpa1h 53mHannah - 2026
Elsinore1h 51mMargaret Johnson - 2026
Pride and Prejudice1 seasonMrs. Bennet - 2025
The Roses1h 45mIvy Rose - 2024
Wicked Little Letters1h 40mEdith Swan - 2024
Paddington in Peru1h 46mReverend Mother - 2023
Great Expectations1 seasonMiss Havisham - 2023
Wonka1h 57mMrs. Scrubbit - 2023
Secret Invasion1 seasonSonya Falsworth - 2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion48mSelf - 'Sonya Falsworth' - 2023
Change the Ending2mNarrator - 2022
Joyride1h 34mJoy - 2022
Empire of Light1h 55mHilary - 2022
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol1h 37mGhost of Christmas Past (voice) - 2022
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish1h 43mMama Bear (voice) - 2021
The Lost Daughter2h 2mLeda Caruso - 2021
Landscapers1 seasonSusan Edwards - 2021
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall42m - 2021
Superworm25mNarrator (voice) - 2021
Ron's Gone Wrong1h 47mDonka (voice) - 2021
The Mitchells vs. the Machines1h 50mPAL (voice) - 2021
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day54mSelf - 2021
Mothering Sunday1h 44mMrs Clarrie Niven - 2021
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel1h 10mSelf - 2021
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain1h 51mNarrator - 2020
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas1hFairy Godmother - 2020
Becoming You1 seasonSelf - Narrator (voice) - 2020
The Father1h 37mAnne - 2020
Nasrin1h 31mNarrator - 2019Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb58mSelf / Narrator
- 2019
Them That Follow1h 38mHope Slaughter - 2019
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered1h 28mSelf - 2018The Private Life of the Royal Academy52m
- 2018
Flatpack Empire1 seasonSelf - Narrator (voice) - 2018
The Favourite2hQueen Anne - 2018
All The World's a Stage9mThe Narrator - 2018
Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team!1h 47mMarion (voice) - 2018
Unexpected Item10mThe Till (voice) - 2018
Let's Dance12mSegment: "Coffee to Go" - 2018
Watership Down1 seasonStrawberry (voice) - 2018
The Super Squirrels59mNarrator - 2017
National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes2h 32mJenny - 2017
Murder on the Orient Express1h 54mHildegarde Schmidt - 2017
The Alternativity1h 22mNarrator - 2016
Flowers2 seasonsDeborah Flowers - 2016
Behind Closed Doors58mnarrator - 2016
We're Going on a Bear Hunt30mMum (voice) - 2016
The Story of Cats1 seasonNarrator (voice) - 2016
Our Queen at Ninety2hSelf - Narrator - 2016
The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis47mSelf - Narrator (voice) - 2016
Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!1hMarion (voice) - 2016
Thomas & Friends: Full Steam to the Rescue!1h 33mMarion (voice) - 2016
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks58mMarion (voice) - 2016
Attenborough at 9050mSelf - 2016
The Secret Life of the Zoo10 seasonsNarrator - 2016
Fleabag (S1)2h 36mGodmother - 2015
London Road1h 31mJulie - 2015
David Attenborough Meets President Obama35mSelf - Narrator (voice) - 2015
The Lobster1h 59mHotel Manager - 2015
Thomas & Friends: Dinos and Discoveries1h 3mMarion (voice) - 2015
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie1h 3mMarion (voice) - 2014
The Kármán Line24mSarah - 2014
The Secrets1 seasonPippa - 2014
Mr. Sloane1 seasonJanet Sloane - 2014
Cuban Fury1h 38mSam - 2014
The 7.391 seasonMaggie Matthews - 2014
Thomas & Friends: Signals Crossed1h 17mMarion (voice) - 2014
Locke1h 25mBethan (voice) - 2014
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave1h 2mMarion (voice) - 2014
Ordinary Unraveling: Making Locke10mSelf - 2014
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie1h 27mNelly the Horse (voice) - 2014
The Great War: The People's Story1 seasonNarrator - 2013
The Intern1 seasonSelf - Narrator (voice) - 2013
The Thirteenth Tale1h 30mMargaret - 2013
The Murder in Angel Lane1h 35mSusan Spencer - 2013
Broadchurch3 seasonsDS Ellie Miller - 2013
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot31mSelf - 2013
I Give It a Year1h 37mLinda - 2012
The Hoarder Next Door3 seasonsSelf - Narrator - 2012
Hyde Park on Hudson1h 34mQueen Elizabeth - 2012
Bad Sugar40mJoan Cauldwell - 2011
See Me19mMiss - 2011
Tyrannosaur1h 32mHannah - 2011
Twenty Twelve2 seasonsSally Owen - 2011
The Iron Lady1h 45mCarol Thatcher - 2011
Exile1 seasonNancy Ronstadt - 2010
Rev.3 seasonsAlex - 2009
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee1h 11mOlivia - 2009Mister Eleven1 seasonBeth
- 2008
Consuming Passion1h 26mJanet / Nurse Violetta Kiss - 2008
Beautiful People2 seasonsDebbie Doonan - 2008
Hancock & Joan1h 26mMarion - 2007
Dog Altogether16mAnita - 2007
The Grey ManLinda Dodds - 2007
Hot Fuzz2h 1mPC Doris Thatcher - 2007
Grow Your Own1h 37mAlice - 2007
Green Wing Special1h 28mHarriet Schulenburg - 2007
The Time of Your Life1 seasonAmanda - 2007
The Time of Your Life6hAmanda - 2007
I Could Never Be Your Woman1h 37mHairdresser - 2006
That Mitchell and Webb Look4 seasonsVarious Characters - 2006
Confetti1h 40mJoanna - 2005Buried Alive1h 14m
- 2005
Zemanovaload1h 30mTV Producer - 2005
Much Ado About Nothing1h 30mUrsula - 2004
Green Wing2 seasonsHarriet Schulenburg - 2002
Look Around You2 seasonsPam Bachelor - 2001
The Mitchell and Webb Situation1 seasonVarious - 2000
Bruiser1 season - Wild BirdIsabella Blow
- Cry Wolf1 seasonKath
- Army of Shadows1 season
