Olivia Colman
Acting
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
Acting150
movieThe Fox
2026
The Fox (voice)
movieJimpa
2026
Hannah
movieThe Roses
2025
Ivy Rose
movieGirl from the North Country
2024
Elizabeth Laine
moviePaddington in Peru
2024
Reverend Mother
movieWicked Little Letters
2024
Edith Swan
movieWonka
2023
Mrs. Scrubbit
tvFaut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
Self - Guest
movieChange the Ending
2023
Narrator
movieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
2023
Self - 'Sonya Falsworth'
tvSecret Invasion
2023
Sonya Falsworth
tvGreat Expectations
2023
Miss Havisham
movieEmpire of Light
2022
Hilary
moviePuss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022
Mama Bear (voice)
movieScrooge: A Christmas Carol
2022
Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
tvThe Bear
2022
Chef Terry
tvHeartstopper
2022
Sarah Nelson
movieSuperworm
2021
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Lost Daughter
2021
Leda Caruso
tvLandscapers
2021
Susan Edwards
movieMothering Sunday
2021
Mrs Clarrie Niven
movieRon's Gone Wrong
2021
Donka (voice)
movieThe Mitchells vs. the Machines
2021
PAL (voice)
tvRosie Jones' Trip Hazard
2021
Voiceover
movieCinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2020
Fairy Godmother
tvBecoming You
2020
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieNasrin
2020
Narrator
tvStaged
2020
Olivia
movieThem That Follow
2019
Hope Slaughter
Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
2019
Self / Narrator
tvLes Misérables
2018
Madame Thénardier
tvWatership Down
2018
Strawberry (voice)
movieLet's Dance
2018
Segment: "Coffee to Go"
movieThe Favourite
2018
Queen Anne
movieUnexpected Item
2018
The Till (voice)
movieThe Super Squirrels
2018
Narrator
movieAll The World's a Stage
2018
The Narrator
tvFlatpack Empire
2018
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieThe Alternativity
2017
Narrator
movieMurder on the Orient Express
2017
Hildegarde Schmidt
movieWe're Going on a Bear Hunt
2016
Mum (voice)
tvThe Crown
2016
Queen Elizabeth II
movieThomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
2016
Marion (voice)
tvFleabag
2016
Godmother
movieThe Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
2016
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvFlowers
2016
Deborah Flowers
movieOur Queen at Ninety
2016
Self - Narrator
movieBehind Closed Doors
2016
narrator
tvThe Story of Cats
2016
Narrator (voice)
movieThomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!
2016
Marion (UK & US)(voice)
tvThe Night Manager
2016
Angela Burr
tvThe Secret Life of the Zoo
2016
Narrator
tvSugar Free Farm
2016
Narrator
movieThe Lobster
2015
Hotel Manager
movieDavid Attenborough Meets President Obama
2015
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieLondon Road
2015
Julie
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Self - Guest
tvThe Secrets
2014
Pippa
moviePudsey the Dog: The Movie
2014
Nelly the Horse (voice)
movieThomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave
2014
Marion (voice)
tvMr. Sloane
2014
Janet Sloane
movieLocke
2014
Bethan (voice)
tvW1A
2014
Sally Owen
tvThe 7.39
2014
Maggie Matthews
movieThe Thirteenth Tale
2013
Margaret
tvRun
2013
Carol
movieThe Murder in Angel Lane
2013
Susan Spencer
tvBroadchurch
2013
DS Ellie Miller
movieHyde Park on Hudson
2012
Queen Elizabeth
movieBad Sugar
2012
Joan Cauldwell
tvThe Hoarder Next Door
2012
Self - Narrator
movieThe Iron Lady
2011
Carol Thatcher
movieTyrannosaur
2011
Hannah
movieSee Me
2011
Miss
tvExile
2011
Nancy Ronstadt
tvTwenty Twelve
2011
Sally Owen
tvAccused
2010
Sue Brown
tvRev.
2010
Alex
movieConsuming Passion
2008
Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
tvBeautiful People
2008
Debbie Doonan
movieHancock & Joan
2008
Marion
movieI Could Never Be Your Woman
2007
Hairdresser
movieThe Grey Man
2007
Linda Dodds
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007
Self - Guest / Self
movieHot Fuzz
2007
PC Doris Thatcher
tvSkins
2007
Gina
movieGreen Wing Special
2007
Harriet Schulenburg
tvThat Mitchell and Webb Look
2006
Various Characters
movieConfetti
2006
Joanna
tvShakespeaRe-Told
2005
Ursula
tvLove Soup
2005
Penny
movieZemanovaload
2005
TV Producer
tvDoctor Who
2005
Mother
tvGreen Wing
2004
Harriet Schulenburg
tvPeep Show
2003
Sophie Chapman
tvEyes Down
2003
Mandy Foster
tvLook Around You
2002
Pam Bachelor
tvRescue Me
2002
Paula
tvThe Office
2001
Helena
tvBlack Books
2000
Tanya
tvMidsomer Murders
1997
Bernice
tvGMTV
1993
Self
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Lily (voice)
tvNatural World
1983
Narrator
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
Wild Bird
Isabella Blow
Pride and Prejudice
Mrs. Bennet
Production6
movieWicker
2026
Producer
movieThe Roses
2025
Executive Producer
movieWicked Little Letters
2024
Producer
movieThe Lost Daughter
2021
Executive Producer
tvLandscapers
2021
Executive Producer
Cry Wolf
Executive Producer