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

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • The Crown

    The Crown

  • Skins

    Skins

  • The Bear

    The Bear

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

    Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

  • Heartstopper

    Heartstopper

  • Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

  • Wonka

    Wonka

  • Paddington in Peru

    Paddington in Peru

  • Broadchurch

    Broadchurch

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Secret Invasion

    Secret Invasion

  • Peep Show

    Peep Show

  • Fleabag

    Fleabag

  • The Roses

    The Roses

  • The Father

    The Father

  • The Office

    The Office

  • Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

    Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

  • Hot Fuzz

    Hot Fuzz

  • Accused

    Accused

  • Black Books

    Black Books

  • The Favourite

    The Favourite

  • The Night Manager

    The Night Manager

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • The Mitchells vs. the Machines

    The Mitchells vs. the Machines

  • Murder on the Orient Express

    Murder on the Orient Express

  • Staged

    Staged

  • The Lobster

    The Lobster

  • Good Hang with Amy Poehler

    Good Hang with Amy Poehler

  • Mothering Sunday

    Mothering Sunday

  • National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes

    National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes

  • Hyde Park on Hudson

    Hyde Park on Hudson

  • The Thirteenth Tale

    The Thirteenth Tale

  • The Iron Lady

    The Iron Lady

  • Wicked Little Letters

    Wicked Little Letters

  • Ron's Gone Wrong

    Ron's Gone Wrong

  • Let's Dance

    Let's Dance

  • Green Wing

    Green Wing

  • Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

    Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

  • I Give It a Year

    I Give It a Year

  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

  • Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

    Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

  • Watership Down

    Watership Down

  • We're Going on a Bear Hunt

    We're Going on a Bear Hunt

  • Flowers

    Flowers

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

    Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave: The Movie

  • Twenty Twelve

    Twenty Twelve

  • Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

    Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

  • Duck Quacks Don't Echo

    Duck Quacks Don't Echo

  • Cuban Fury

    Cuban Fury

  • Locke

    Locke

  • Superworm

    Superworm

  • Empire of Light

    Empire of Light

  • The Time of Your Life

    The Time of Your Life

  • Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans

    Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans

  • W1A

    W1A

  • The Grey Man

    The Grey Man

  • Consuming Passion

    Consuming Passion

  • Unexpected Item

    Unexpected Item

  • Pudsey the Dog: The Movie

    Pudsey the Dog: The Movie

  • Bad Sugar

    Bad Sugar

  • That Mitchell and Webb Look

    That Mitchell and Webb Look

  • Look Around You

    Look Around You

  • Confetti

    Confetti

  • I Could Never Be Your Woman

    I Could Never Be Your Woman

  • Love Soup

    Love Soup

  • Jimpa

    Jimpa

  • Rev.

    Rev.

  • The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

    The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

  • ShakespeaRe-Told

    ShakespeaRe-Told

  • Landscapers

    Landscapers

  • Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

  • Tyrannosaur

    Tyrannosaur

  • The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

    The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

  • The Secret Life of the Zoo

    The Secret Life of the Zoo

  • Hancock & Joan

    Hancock & Joan

  • Beautiful People

    Beautiful People

  • People Like Us

    People Like Us

  • Murder in Suburbia

    Murder in Suburbia

  • Attenborough at 90

    Attenborough at 90

  • Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb

    Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb

  • The Private Life of the Royal Academy

    The Private Life of the Royal Academy

  • Wicker

    Wicker

  • The Lost Daughter

    The Lost Daughter

  • The Time of Your Life

    The Time of Your Life

  • Buried Alive

    Buried Alive

  • The Great War: The People's Story

    The Great War: The People's Story

  • The Mitchell and Webb Situation

    The Mitchell and Webb Situation

  • The Mitchell and Webb Situation

    The Mitchell and Webb Situation

  • The 7.39

    The 7.39

  • Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping

    Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping

  • Exile

    Exile

  • Dog Altogether

    Dog Altogether

  • Becoming You

    Becoming You

  • The Kumars

    The Kumars

  • The Murder in Angel Lane

    The Murder in Angel Lane

  • Swiss Toni

    Swiss Toni

  • Bruiser

    Bruiser

  • Mr. Sloane

    Mr. Sloane

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

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

  • Pride & Prejudice

    Pride & Prejudice

  • Run

    Run

  • See Me

    See Me

  • Our Queen at Ninety

    Our Queen at Ninety

  • NY-LON

    NY-LON

  • Rescue Me

    Rescue Me

  • London Road

    London Road

  • The Robinsons

    The Robinsons

  • The Alternativity

    The Alternativity

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

  • Them That Follow

    Them That Follow

  • Nasrin

    Nasrin

  • Girl from the North Country

    Girl from the North Country

  • Cry Wolf

    Cry Wolf

  • The Kármán Line

    The Kármán Line

  • Mister Eleven

    Mister Eleven

  • The Hoarder Next Door

    The Hoarder Next Door

  • Grow Your Own

    Grow Your Own

  • Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard

    Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard

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

    Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day

  • An A to Z of Paddington

    An A to Z of Paddington

  • The Favourite: Unstitching the Costume Drama

    The Favourite: Unstitching the Costume Drama

  • The Story of Cats

    The Story of Cats

  • Earth's Natural Wonders

    Earth's Natural Wonders

  • The Secrets

    The Secrets

  • Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks

    Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks

  • Flatpack Empire

    Flatpack Empire

  • Joyride

    Joyride

  • All The World's a Stage

    All The World's a Stage

  • Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel

    Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel

  • Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee

    Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee

  • David Attenborough Meets President Obama

    David Attenborough Meets President Obama

  • Zemanovaload

    Zemanovaload

  • Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall

    Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall

  • Behind Closed Doors

    Behind Closed Doors

  • National Theatre Live: Mosquitoes

    National Theatre Live: Mosquitoes

  • Change the Ending

    Change the Ending

  • The Super Squirrels

    The Super Squirrels

  • Earth's Natural Wonders

    Earth's Natural Wonders

  • The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis

    The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis