Acting
Olivia Colman
Born Jan 30, 1974 · Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
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).
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Acting
Bollywoof
2027
Animation · Adventure · Comedy
Pride and Prejudice
2026
Drama
The Fox
2026
Comedy · Fantasy
Wicker
2026
Romance · Fantasy · Comedy
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
2026
Documentary
Jimpa
2026
Drama
Elsinore
2026
Drama
Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
2025
Comedy
The Roses
2025
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Paddington in Peru
2024
Adventure · Comedy · Family
Wicked Little Letters
2024
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Wonka
2023
Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Change the Ending
2023
Animation · Fantasy
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
2023
Documentary
Secret Invasion
2023
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure
Great Expectations
2023
Drama
Empire of Light
2022
Drama · Romance
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022
Animation · Adventure · Fantasy
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
2022
Animation · Family · Fantasy
Joyride
2022
Comedy · Drama · Crime
The Bear
2022
Drama · Comedy
Heartstopper
2022
Drama
Superworm
2021
Animation · Family · Comedy
The Lost Daughter
2021
Drama
Landscapers
2021
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Mothering Sunday
2021
Romance · Drama
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021
Drama · History · Comedy
Ron's Gone Wrong
2021
Animation · Science Fiction · Family
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
2021
Animation · Adventure · Comedy
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
2021
Reality
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
2021
TV Movie · Documentary
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2021
TV Movie · Documentary
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
2021
History · Documentary
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2020
Comedy · TV Movie
The Father
2020
Drama
Nasrin
2020
Documentary
Staged
2020
Comedy
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
2019
Documentary
Them That Follow
2019
Thriller
Les Misérables
2018
Drama
Watership Down
2018
Animation · Drama · Family
Let's Dance
2018
Music · Drama
The Favourite
2018
History · Comedy · Drama
Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team!
2018
Unexpected Item
2018
Comedy
The Super Squirrels
2018
Documentary · TV Movie
All The World's a Stage
2018
Drama
The Alternativity
2017
TV Movie · Documentary
Murder on the Orient Express
2017
Mystery · Drama · Crime
National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
2017
Drama · Comedy
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
2016
Animation · Family · TV Movie
The Crown
2016
Drama
Thomas and Friends: Ultimate Friendship Adventures
2016
Thomas & Friends: Full Steam to the Rescue!
2016
Family · Animation
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
2016
Animation
Fleabag
2016
Comedy · Drama
Attenborough at 90
2016
Documentary
The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
2016
Documentary
Flowers
2016
Comedy · Drama
Our Queen at Ninety
2016
Documentary
Behind Closed Doors
2016
Documentary
The Story of Cats
2016
Documentary
Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!
2016
Animation
The Night Manager
2016
Drama · Mystery · Crime
The Secret Life of the Zoo
2016
Documentary · Reality
Sugar Free Farm
2016
The Lobster
2015
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
2015
Animation · Family
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
2015
Documentary
London Road
2015
Drama · Thriller · Crime
Thomas & Friends: Dinos and Discoveries
2015
Family · Animation
The Secrets
2014
Drama
Ordinary Unraveling: Making Locke
2014
Documentary
The Great War: The People's Story
2014
Documentary · Drama
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
2014
Adventure · Comedy · Family
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave
2014
Animation · Family
Mr. Sloane
2014
Comedy · Drama
Locke
2014
Drama · Thriller
W1A
2014
Comedy
The Kármán Line
2014
Fantasy · Drama · Family
Cuban Fury
2014
Comedy · Romance
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
Comedy
The 7.39
2014
Drama
Thomas & Friends: Signals Crossed
2014
Family · Animation
The Thirteenth Tale
2013
TV Movie · Drama · Mystery
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013
Comedy · TV Movie
Run
2013
Crime · Drama
The Murder in Angel Lane
2013
Mystery · Drama · TV Movie
Broadchurch
2013
Crime · Drama · Mystery
I Give It a Year
2013
Comedy · Romance
Hyde Park on Hudson
2012
Comedy · Drama · History
Bad Sugar
2012
Comedy
The Iron Lady
2011
History · Drama
Tyrannosaur
2011
Drama · Romance
See Me
2011
Comedy · Drama
Exile
2011
Mystery · Drama
Twenty Twelve
2011
Comedy
Accused
2010
Drama · Crime
Rev.
2010
Comedy · Drama
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
2009
Comedy · Music
Consuming Passion
2008
Drama · Romance · TV Movie
Beautiful People
2008
Drama · Comedy
Hancock & Joan
2008
Comedy · Drama · TV Movie
Dog Altogether
2007
Drama
The Time of Your Life
2007
Drama · Comedy · Crime
The Time of Your Life
2007
Drama · Mystery
Grow Your Own
2007
Comedy
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Grey Man
2007
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Hot Fuzz
2007
Crime · Action · Comedy
Skins
2007
Drama · Comedy
Green Wing Special
2007
Comedy · Drama
That Mitchell and Webb Look
2006
Comedy
Confetti
2006
Comedy · Romance
Much Ado About Nothing
2005
Comedy · Drama · Romance
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
Drama
Love Soup
2005
Comedy · Drama
Zemanovaload
2005
Comedy
The Robinsons
2005
Comedy
Doctor Who
2005
Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Green Wing
2004
Comedy
NY-LON
2004
Drama · Comedy
Murder in Suburbia
2004
Drama · Mystery · Crime
Peep Show
2003
Comedy
Coming Up
2003
Drama
Eyes Down
2003
Comedy
Swiss Toni
2003
Comedy
Look Around You
2002
Comedy
Rescue Me
2002
Drama
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
2001
Comedy · Talk
The Office
2001
Comedy
Black Books
2000
Comedy
Bruiser
2000
Comedy
People Like Us
1999
Comedy
Midsomer Murders
1997
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Simpsons
1989
Animation · Comedy
Comic Relief
1988
Comedy
Natural World
1983
Documentary