Olivia Colman
Born 1974
Known for The Favourite, The Lobster, The Father.
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).
Movie Credits
Jimpa (2026)
The Roses (2025)
Wicked Little Letters (2024)
Empire of Light (2022)
Joyride (2022)
The Lost Daughter (2021)
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas (2020)
The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis (2016)
We're Going on a Bear Hunt (2016)
Earth's Natural Wonders (2015)
London Road (2015)
The Kármán Line (2014)
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022)
Superworm (2021)
Space Launch Live: Splashdown (2020)
The Father (2020)
The Favourite (2018)
The Thirteenth Tale (2013)
Tyrannosaur (2011)
Girl from the North Country (1969)
The Fox (2026)
Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines! (2016)
The Lobster (2015)
Cuban Fury (2014)
The Iron Lady (2011)
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee (2009)
Ron's Gone Wrong (2021)
Them That Follow (2019)
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave (2014)
Locke (2013)
Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
Wonka (2023)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie (2015)
Confetti (2006)
Mothering Sunday (2021)
Grow Your Own (2007)
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Paddington in Peru (2024)
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie (2014)
The Time of Your Life (2007)
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
I Give It a Year (2013)
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)
