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

  1. 2027Bollywoof1h 44m(voice)
  2. 2026Wicker1h 45m
  3. 2026The Fox1h 30mThe Fox (voice)
  4. 2026Jimpa1h 53mHannah
  5. 2026Elsinore1h 51mMargaret Johnson
  6. 2026Pride and Prejudice1 seasonMrs. Bennet
  7. 2025The Roses1h 45mIvy Rose
  8. 2024Wicked Little Letters1h 40mEdith Swan
  9. 2024Paddington in Peru1h 46mReverend Mother
  10. 2023Great Expectations1 seasonMiss Havisham
  11. 2023Wonka1h 57mMrs. Scrubbit
  12. 2023Secret Invasion1 seasonSonya Falsworth
  13. 2023Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion48mSelf - 'Sonya Falsworth'
  14. 2023Change the Ending2mNarrator
  15. 2022Joyride1h 34mJoy
  16. 2022Empire of Light1h 55mHilary
  17. 2022Scrooge: A Christmas Carol1h 37mGhost of Christmas Past (voice)
  18. 2022Puss in Boots: The Last Wish1h 43mMama Bear (voice)
  19. 2021The Lost Daughter2h 2mLeda Caruso
  20. 2021Landscapers1 seasonSusan Edwards
  21. 2021Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall42m
  22. 2021Superworm25mNarrator (voice)
  23. 2021Ron's Gone Wrong1h 47mDonka (voice)
  24. 2021The Mitchells vs. the Machines1h 50mPAL (voice)
  25. 2021Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day54mSelf
  26. 2021Mothering Sunday1h 44mMrs Clarrie Niven
  27. 2021Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel1h 10mSelf
  28. 2021The Electrical Life of Louis Wain1h 51mNarrator
  29. 2020Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas1hFairy Godmother
  30. 2020Becoming You1 seasonSelf - Narrator (voice)
  31. 2020The Father1h 37mAnne
  32. 2020Nasrin1h 31mNarrator
  33. 2019Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb58mSelf / Narrator
  34. 2019Them That Follow1h 38mHope Slaughter
  35. 2019Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered1h 28mSelf
  36. 2018The Private Life of the Royal Academy52m
  37. 2018Flatpack Empire1 seasonSelf - Narrator (voice)
  38. 2018The Favourite2hQueen Anne
  39. 2018All The World's a Stage9mThe Narrator
  40. 2018Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team!1h 47mMarion (voice)
  41. 2018Unexpected Item10mThe Till (voice)
  42. 2018Let's Dance12mSegment: "Coffee to Go"
  43. 2018Watership Down1 seasonStrawberry (voice)
  44. 2018The Super Squirrels59mNarrator
  45. 2017National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes2h 32mJenny
  46. 2017Murder on the Orient Express1h 54mHildegarde Schmidt
  47. 2017The Alternativity1h 22mNarrator
  48. 2016Flowers2 seasonsDeborah Flowers
  49. 2016Behind Closed Doors58mnarrator
  50. 2016We're Going on a Bear Hunt30mMum (voice)
  51. 2016The Story of Cats1 seasonNarrator (voice)
  52. 2016Our Queen at Ninety2hSelf - Narrator
  53. 2016The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis47mSelf - Narrator (voice)
  54. 2016Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!1hMarion (voice)
  55. 2016Thomas & Friends: Full Steam to the Rescue!1h 33mMarion (voice)
  56. 2016Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks58mMarion (voice)
  57. 2016Attenborough at 9050mSelf
  58. 2016The Secret Life of the Zoo10 seasonsNarrator
  59. 2016Fleabag (S1)2h 36mGodmother
  60. 2015London Road1h 31mJulie
  61. 2015David Attenborough Meets President Obama35mSelf - Narrator (voice)
  62. 2015The Lobster1h 59mHotel Manager
  63. 2015Thomas & Friends: Dinos and Discoveries1h 3mMarion (voice)
  64. 2015Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie1h 3mMarion (voice)
  65. 2014The Kármán Line24mSarah
  66. 2014The Secrets1 seasonPippa
  67. 2014Mr. Sloane1 seasonJanet Sloane
  68. 2014Cuban Fury1h 38mSam
  69. 2014The 7.391 seasonMaggie Matthews
  70. 2014Thomas & Friends: Signals Crossed1h 17mMarion (voice)
  71. 2014Locke1h 25mBethan (voice)
  72. 2014Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave1h 2mMarion (voice)
  73. 2014Ordinary Unraveling: Making Locke10mSelf
  74. 2014Pudsey the Dog: The Movie1h 27mNelly the Horse (voice)
  75. 2014The Great War: The People's Story1 seasonNarrator
  76. 2013The Intern1 seasonSelf - Narrator (voice)
  77. 2013The Thirteenth Tale1h 30mMargaret
  78. 2013The Murder in Angel Lane1h 35mSusan Spencer
  79. 2013Broadchurch3 seasonsDS Ellie Miller
  80. 2013The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot31mSelf
  81. 2013I Give It a Year1h 37mLinda
  82. 2012The Hoarder Next Door3 seasonsSelf - Narrator
  83. 2012Hyde Park on Hudson1h 34mQueen Elizabeth
  84. 2012Bad Sugar40mJoan Cauldwell
  85. 2011See Me19mMiss
  86. 2011Tyrannosaur1h 32mHannah
  87. 2011Twenty Twelve2 seasonsSally Owen
  88. 2011The Iron Lady1h 45mCarol Thatcher
  89. 2011Exile1 seasonNancy Ronstadt
  90. 2010Rev.3 seasonsAlex
  91. 2009Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee1h 11mOlivia
  92. 2009Mister Eleven1 seasonBeth
  93. 2008Consuming Passion1h 26mJanet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
  94. 2008Beautiful People2 seasonsDebbie Doonan
  95. 2008Hancock & Joan1h 26mMarion
  96. 2007Dog Altogether16mAnita
  97. 2007The Grey ManLinda Dodds
  98. 2007Hot Fuzz2h 1mPC Doris Thatcher
  99. 2007Grow Your Own1h 37mAlice
  100. 2007Green Wing Special1h 28mHarriet Schulenburg
  101. 2007The Time of Your Life1 seasonAmanda
  102. 2007The Time of Your Life6hAmanda
  103. 2007I Could Never Be Your Woman1h 37mHairdresser
  104. 2006That Mitchell and Webb Look4 seasonsVarious Characters
  105. 2006Confetti1h 40mJoanna
  106. 2005Buried Alive1h 14m
  107. 2005Zemanovaload1h 30mTV Producer
  108. 2005Much Ado About Nothing1h 30mUrsula
  109. 2004Green Wing2 seasonsHarriet Schulenburg
  110. 2002Look Around You2 seasonsPam Bachelor
  111. 2001The Mitchell and Webb Situation1 seasonVarious
  112. 2000Bruiser1 season
  113. Wild BirdIsabella Blow
  114. Cry Wolf1 seasonKath
  115. Army of Shadows1 season