Olivia Colman
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1974-01-30 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Olivia Colman
Biography
Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE (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).
Known For
Acting
Nuclear Bogeyheads
as Martha
Girl from the North Country
as Elizabeth Laine
(2025)
The Roses
as Ivy
(2025)
Jimpa
as Hannah
(2024)
Paddington in Peru
as Reverend Mother
(2024)
Wicked Little Letters
as Edith Swan
(2024)
An A to Z of Paddington
as Self
(2023)
Wonka
as Mrs. Scrubbit
(2023)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
as Self - 'Sonya Falsworth'
(2023)
Change the Ending
as Narrator
(2022)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
as Mama Bear (voice)
(2022)
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
(2022)
Empire of Light
as Hilary
(2022)
Joyride
as Joy
(2021)
Ron's Gone Wrong
as Donka (voice)
(2021)
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
as PAL (voice)
(2021)
Mothering Sunday
as Mrs Clarrie Niven
(2021)
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
as Narrator
(2021)
The Lost Daughter
as Leda Caruso
(2021)
Superworm
as Narrator (voice)
(2021)
(2021)
(2021)
(2020)
The Father
as Anne
(2020)
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
as Fairy Godmother
(2020)
Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
as Mummy Turtle
(2020)
Nasrin
as Narrator
(2019)
Them That Follow
as Hope
(2019)
Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
as Self / Narrator
(2019)
(2018)
The Favourite
as Queen Anne
(2018)
Let's Dance
as Segment: "Coffee to Go"
(2018)
All The World's a Stage
as The Narrator
(2018)
Unexpected Item
as The Till (voice)
(2018)
(2018)
The Super Squirrels
as Narrator
(2017)
Murder on the Orient Express
as Hildegarde Schmidt
(2017)
(2017)
The Alternativity
as Narrator
(2016)
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
as Mum (voice)
(2016)
Our Queen at Ninety
as Self - Narrator
(2016)
Attenborough at 90
as Self
(2016)
The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2016)
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
as Marion (voice)
(2016)
Behind Closed Doors
as narrator
(2015)
The Lobster
as Hotel Manager
(2015)
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
as Marion (voice)
(2015)
London Road
as Julie
(2015)
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2015)
(2014)
Locke
as Bethan (voice)
(2014)
Cuban Fury
as Sam
(2014)
(2014)
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
as Nelly the Horse (voice)
(2014)
The Kármán Line
as Sarah
(2013)
I Give It a Year
as Linda
(2013)
The Thirteenth Tale
as Margaret
(2013)
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
as Self
(2013)
The Murder in Angel Lane
as Susan Spencer
(2012)
Hyde Park on Hudson
as Queen Elizabeth
(2012)
Bad Sugar
as Joan Cauldwell
(2011)
The Iron Lady
as Carol Thatcher
(2011)
Tyrannosaur
as Hannah
(2011)
See Me
as Miss
(2009)
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
as Olivia
(2008)
Consuming Passion
as Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
(2008)
Hancock & Joan
as Marion
(2007)
Hot Fuzz
as PC Doris Thatcher
(2007)
I Could Never Be Your Woman
as Hairdresser
(2007)
Grow Your Own
as Alice
(2007)
The Grey Man
as Linda Dodds
(2007)
The Time of Your Life
as Amanda
(2007)
Dog Altogether
as Anita
(2006)
Confetti
as Joanna
(2005)
Much Ado About Nothing
as Ursula
(2005)
Zemanovaload
as TV Producer
(2005)
Crew
Wicker
Producer
(2025)
The Roses
Producer
(2024)
Wicked Little Letters
Producer
(2021)
The Lost Daughter
Executive Producer