Olivia Colman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

151

Gender

Female

Birthday

1974-01-30 (51 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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Crown

    The Crown

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The Bear

    The Bear

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • The Roses

    The Roses

  • Skins

    Skins

  • Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

    Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

  • Broadchurch

    Broadchurch

  • Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

  • Heartstopper

    Heartstopper

  • Peep Show

    Peep Show

  • Wonka

    Wonka

  • Fleabag

    Fleabag

  • Paddington in Peru

    Paddington in Peru

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • Hot Fuzz

    Hot Fuzz

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

  • The Office

    The Office

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • The Lobster

    The Lobster

  • The Night Manager

    The Night Manager

  • Secret Invasion

    Secret Invasion

  • Mothering Sunday

    Mothering Sunday

  • Black Books

    Black Books

  • Jimpa

    Jimpa

  • The Father

    The Father

  • Murder on the Orient Express

    Murder on the Orient Express

  • The Lost Daughter

    The Lost Daughter

  • The Mitchells vs. the Machines

    The Mitchells vs. the Machines

  • The Favourite

    The Favourite

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • Ron's Gone Wrong

    Ron's Gone Wrong

  • Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

    Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

  • Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

    Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

  • Consuming Passion

    Consuming Passion

  • Accused

    Accused

  • Locke

    Locke

  • Unexpected Item

    Unexpected Item

  • The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

    The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

  • Cuban Fury

    Cuban Fury

  • Bad Sugar

    Bad Sugar

  • Superworm

    Superworm

  • Staged

    Staged

  • Flowers

    Flowers

  • Hancock & Joan

    Hancock & Joan

  • Buried Alive

    Buried Alive

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

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

  • W1A

    W1A

  • Confetti

    Confetti

  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

  • The Favourite: Unstitching the Costume Drama

    The Favourite: Unstitching the Costume Drama

  • Watership Down

    Watership Down

  • The Alternativity

    The Alternativity

  • Rev.

    Rev.

  • Dog Altogether

    Dog Altogether

  • Duck Quacks Don't Echo

    Duck Quacks Don't Echo

  • Wicked Little Letters

    Wicked Little Letters

  • That Mitchell and Webb Look

    That Mitchell and Webb Look

  • Twenty Twelve

    Twenty Twelve

  • The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

    The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

  • David Attenborough Meets President Obama

    David Attenborough Meets President Obama

  • Green Wing

    Green Wing

  • The Iron Lady

    The Iron Lady

  • Landscapers

    Landscapers

  • Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave: The Movie

    Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave: The Movie

  • Zemanovaload

    Zemanovaload

  • Tyrannosaur

    Tyrannosaur

  • Look Around You

    Look Around You

  • Love Soup

    Love Soup

  • Murder in Suburbia

    Murder in Suburbia

  • We're Going on a Bear Hunt

    We're Going on a Bear Hunt

  • Wicker

    Wicker

  • I Could Never Be Your Woman

    I Could Never Be Your Woman

  • London Road

    London Road

  • I Give It a Year

    I Give It a Year

  • Pudsey the Dog: The Movie

    Pudsey the Dog: The Movie

  • ShakespeaRe-Told

    ShakespeaRe-Told

  • People Like Us

    People Like Us

  • Exile

    Exile

  • Beautiful People

    Beautiful People

  • Empire of Light

    Empire of Light

  • Hyde Park on Hudson

    Hyde Park on Hudson

  • Them That Follow

    Them That Follow

  • The Murder in Angel Lane

    The Murder in Angel Lane

  • Bruiser

    Bruiser

  • Run

    Run

  • Our Queen at Ninety

    Our Queen at Ninety

  • The Thirteenth Tale

    The Thirteenth Tale

  • The Secret Life of the Zoo

    The Secret Life of the Zoo

  • Swiss Toni

    Swiss Toni

  • National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes

    National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes

  • See Me

    See Me

  • Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

    Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

  • Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

    Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

  • Mr. Sloane

    Mr. Sloane

  • Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!

    Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!

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

    Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day

  • Girl from the North Country

    Girl from the North Country

  • Nasrin

    Nasrin

  • Attenborough at 90

    Attenborough at 90

  • Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans

    Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans

  • Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping

    Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping

  • The 7.39

    The 7.39

  • Becoming You

    Becoming You

  • The Grey Man

    The Grey Man

  • The Time of Your Life

    The Time of Your Life

  • Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb

    Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb

  • Let's Dance

    Let's Dance

  • The Mitchell and Webb Situation

    The Mitchell and Webb Situation

  • The Mitchell and Webb Situation

    The Mitchell and Webb Situation

  • Grow Your Own

    Grow Your Own

  • The Robinsons

    The Robinsons

  • NY-LON

    NY-LON

  • The Kármán Line

    The Kármán Line

  • Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel

    Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel

  • The Kumars

    The Kumars

  • An A to Z of Paddington

    An A to Z of Paddington

  • Cry Wolf

    Cry Wolf

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

  • The Great War: The People's Story

    The Great War: The People's Story

  • Pride & Prejudice

    Pride & Prejudice

  • Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks

    Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks

  • The Time of Your Life

    The Time of Your Life

  • Rescue Me

    Rescue Me

  • Joyride

    Joyride

  • All The World's a Stage

    All The World's a Stage

  • The Private Life of the Royal Academy

    The Private Life of the Royal Academy

  • The Hoarder Next Door

    The Hoarder Next Door

  • Mister Eleven

    Mister Eleven

  • Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

  • Change the Ending

    Change the Ending

  • Earth's Natural Wonders

    Earth's Natural Wonders

  • Flatpack Empire

    Flatpack Empire

  • Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard

    Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard

  • The Story of Cats

    The Story of Cats

  • Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall

    Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall

  • Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee

    Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee

  • The Secrets

    The Secrets

  • The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis

    The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis

  • National Theatre Live: Mosquitoes

    National Theatre Live: Mosquitoes

  • The Super Squirrels

    The Super Squirrels

  • Earth's Natural Wonders

    Earth's Natural Wonders

  • Behind Closed Doors

    Behind Closed Doors