Olivia Colman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

152

Gender

Female

Birthday

1974-01-30 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK

Olivia Colman

Biography

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).

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Night Manager

    The Night Manager

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Crown

    The Crown

  • Skins

    Skins

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • The Bear

    The Bear

  • Broadchurch

    Broadchurch

  • Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

    Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Secret Invasion

    Secret Invasion

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • Fleabag

    Fleabag

  • Heartstopper

    Heartstopper

  • Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

  • Wonka

    Wonka

  • Bad Sugar

    Bad Sugar

  • The Roses

    The Roses

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Peep Show

    Peep Show

  • Hot Fuzz

    Hot Fuzz

  • Jimpa

    Jimpa

  • Buried Alive

    Buried Alive

  • Murder on the Orient Express

    Murder on the Orient Express

  • Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

  • Black Books

    Black Books

  • Wicker

    Wicker

  • The Alternativity

    The Alternativity

  • The Office

    The Office

  • Paddington in Peru

    Paddington in Peru

  • Accused

    Accused

  • The Lobster

    The Lobster

  • The Mitchells vs. the Machines

    The Mitchells vs. the Machines

  • Tyrannosaur

    Tyrannosaur

  • Watership Down

    Watership Down

  • Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

    Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

  • Staged

    Staged

  • Dog Altogether

    Dog Altogether

  • Ron's Gone Wrong

    Ron's Gone Wrong

  • The Favourite

    The Favourite

  • Wicked Little Letters

    Wicked Little Letters

  • Hancock & Joan

    Hancock & Joan

  • The Father

    The Father

  • Them That Follow

    Them That Follow

  • Mothering Sunday

    Mothering Sunday

  • Nasrin

    Nasrin

  • The Lost Daughter

    The Lost Daughter

  • I Give It a Year

    I Give It a Year

  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

  • Duck Quacks Don't Echo

    Duck Quacks Don't Echo

  • Murder in Suburbia

    Murder in Suburbia

  • Pudsey the Dog: The Movie

    Pudsey the Dog: The Movie

  • Flowers

    Flowers

  • Attenborough at 90

    Attenborough at 90

  • The Mitchell and Webb Situation

    The Mitchell and Webb Situation

  • The Mitchell and Webb Situation

    The Mitchell and Webb Situation

  • Twenty Twelve

    Twenty Twelve

  • That Mitchell and Webb Look

    That Mitchell and Webb Look

  • Consuming Passion

    Consuming Passion

  • Landscapers

    Landscapers

  • Green Wing

    Green Wing

  • Let's Dance

    Let's Dance

  • See Me

    See Me

  • Look Around You

    Look Around You

  • The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

    The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

  • Beautiful People

    Beautiful People

  • Love Soup

    Love Soup

  • Superworm

    Superworm

  • Locke

    Locke

  • The 7.39

    The 7.39

  • Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

    Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

  • The Iron Lady

    The Iron Lady

  • W1A

    W1A

  • Rev.

    Rev.

  • ShakespeaRe-Told

    ShakespeaRe-Told

  • Girl from the North Country

    Girl from the North Country

  • I Could Never Be Your Woman

    I Could Never Be Your Woman

  • Run

    Run

  • Empire of Light

    Empire of Light

  • The Secret Life of the Zoo

    The Secret Life of the Zoo

  • People Like Us

    People Like Us

  • The Robinsons

    The Robinsons

  • The Time of Your Life

    The Time of Your Life

  • Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel

    Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel

  • The Great War: The People's Story

    The Great War: The People's Story

  • Cry Wolf

    Cry Wolf

  • Zemanovaload

    Zemanovaload

  • Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping

    Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping

  • Exile

    Exile

  • Cuban Fury

    Cuban Fury

  • The Kumars

    The Kumars

  • Bruiser

    Bruiser

  • Joyride

    Joyride

  • The Hoarder Next Door

    The Hoarder Next Door

  • Pride & Prejudice

    Pride & Prejudice

  • Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie

    Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie

  • Mr. Sloane

    Mr. Sloane

  • The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

    The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

  • Confetti

    Confetti

  • Hyde Park on Hudson

    Hyde Park on Hudson

  • Becoming You

    Becoming You

  • Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard

    Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard

  • Rescue Me

    Rescue Me

  • Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

  • The Secrets

    The Secrets

  • Swiss Toni

    Swiss Toni

  • Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave

    Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave

  • The Thirteenth Tale

    The Thirteenth Tale

  • NY-LON

    NY-LON

  • The Favourite: Unstitching the Costume Drama

    The Favourite: Unstitching the Costume Drama

  • London Road

    London Road

  • Flatpack Empire

    Flatpack Empire

  • Grow Your Own

    Grow Your Own

  • Mister Eleven

    Mister Eleven

  • Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

    Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

  • Earth's Natural Wonders

    Earth's Natural Wonders

  • Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall

    Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall

  • Elsinore

    Elsinore

  • The Story of Cats

    The Story of Cats

  • The Kármán Line

    The Kármán Line

  • Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day

    Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day

  • National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes

    National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes

  • Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee

    Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee

  • The Murder in Angel Lane

    The Murder in Angel Lane

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

  • We're Going on a Bear Hunt

    We're Going on a Bear Hunt

  • The Time of Your Life

    The Time of Your Life

  • Our Queen at Ninety

    Our Queen at Ninety

  • Behind Closed Doors

    Behind Closed Doors

  • The Private Life of the Royal Academy

    The Private Life of the Royal Academy

  • Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans

    Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans

  • The Grey Man

    The Grey Man

  • An A to Z of Paddington

    An A to Z of Paddington

  • Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

    Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

  • Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks

    Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks

  • National Theatre Live: Mosquitoes

    National Theatre Live: Mosquitoes

  • The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis

    The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis

  • David Attenborough Meets President Obama

    David Attenborough Meets President Obama

  • The Super Squirrels

    The Super Squirrels

  • Unexpected Item

    Unexpected Item

  • Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb

    Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb

  • Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!

    Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!

  • Change the Ending

    Change the Ending

  • Earth's Natural Wonders

    Earth's Natural Wonders

  • All The World's a Stage

    All The World's a Stage