Olivia Colman
Acting
- Born:
- 1974-01-30
- Place of birth:
- Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
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
Filmography
Bollywoof
Pride and Prejudice
The Fox
Elsinore
Wicker
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
Jimpa
Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
The Roses
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Paddington in Peru
Wicked Little Letters
Wonka
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Change the Ending
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Secret Invasion
Great Expectations
Empire of Light
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Joyride
The Bear
Heartstopper
Superworm
The Lost Daughter
Landscapers
Mothering Sunday
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Ron's Gone Wrong
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
The Father
Becoming You
Nasrin
Staged
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
Them That Follow
Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
Les Misérables
Watership Down
Let's Dance
The Favourite
Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team!
Unexpected Item
The Super Squirrels
All The World's a Stage
The Private Life of the Royal Academy
Flatpack Empire
The Alternativity
Murder on the Orient Express
National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
The Crown
Thomas and Friends: Ultimate Friendship Adventures
Thomas & Friends: Full Steam to the Rescue!
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
Fleabag
Attenborough at 90
The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
Flowers
Our Queen at Ninety
Behind Closed Doors
The Story of Cats
Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!
The Night Manager
The Secret Life of the Zoo
Sugar Free Farm
The Lobster
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
London Road
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Thomas & Friends: Dinos and Discoveries
The Secrets
The Great War: The People's Story
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave
Mr. Sloane
Locke
W1A
The Kármán Line
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Cuban Fury
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
The Kumars
The 7.39
Thomas & Friends: Signals Crossed
The Thirteenth Tale
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Run
The Murder in Angel Lane
Broadchurch
I Give It a Year
Hyde Park on Hudson
Bad Sugar
The Hoarder Next Door
The Iron Lady
Tyrannosaur
See Me
Exile
Twenty Twelve
Accused
Rev.
Mister Eleven
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
Consuming Passion
Beautiful People
Hancock & Joan
Dog Altogether
The Time of Your Life
The Time of Your Life
Would I Lie to You?
Grow Your Own
I Could Never Be Your Woman
The Grey Man
The Graham Norton Show
Hot Fuzz
Skins
Green Wing Special
That Mitchell and Webb Look
The One Show
Confetti
Much Ado About Nothing
ShakespeaRe-Told
Love Soup
Zemanovaload
The Robinsons
Doctor Who
Buried Alive
Who Do You Think You Are?
Green Wing
NY-LON
Murder in Suburbia
Peep Show
Coming Up
Eyes Down
Swiss Toni
Look Around You
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Rescue Me
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
The Office
Black Books
Bruiser
People Like Us
Midsomer Murders
GMTV
The Simpsons
Comic Relief
Natural World
The Oscars
Wild Bird
Cry Wolf
Army of Shadows