
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).
Acting (76 movies)

Confetti
2006

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021

Hot Fuzz
2007

Wonka
2023

Girl from the North Country
2024

Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
2009

Zemanovaload
2005

Attenborough at 90
2016

Ron's Gone Wrong
2021

I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007

Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
2019

Superworm
2021

The Super Squirrels
2018

The Iron Lady
2011

Consuming Passion
2008

Tyrannosaur
2011

Paddington in Peru
2024

Hyde Park on Hudson
2012

I Give It a Year
2013

Locke
2014

Wicked Little Letters
2024

The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
2016

The Murder in Angel Lane
2013

The Thirteenth Tale
2013

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013

Cuban Fury
2014

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
2022

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
2014

Dog Altogether
2007

Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave: The Movie
2014

London Road
2015

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
2023

The Lobster
2015

The Kármán Line
2014

Grow Your Own
2007

Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
2015

The Roses
2025

The Favourite
2018

Change the Ending
2023

Jimpa
2025

Bad Sugar
2012

Hancock & Joan
2008

David Attenborough Meets President Obama
2015

We're Going on a Bear Hunt
2016

Murder on the Orient Express
2017

Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
2016

See Me
2011

The Time of Your Life
2007

Them That Follow
2019

The Alternativity
2017

Earth's Natural Wonders
2015

Behind Closed Doors
2016

Let's Dance
2018

All The World's a Stage
2018

The Father
2020

Our Queen at Ninety
2016

Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
2020

The Lost Daughter
2021

The Mitchells vs. the Machines
2021

Much Ado About Nothing
2005

Mothering Sunday
2021

Unexpected Item
2018

Joyride
2022

Nasrin
2020

National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
2017

Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2020

Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
2021

Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2021

Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
2021

Empire of Light
2022

The Grey Man
2007

An A to Z of Paddington
2024

National Theatre Live: Mosquitoes
2017

The Favourite: Unstitching the Costume Drama
2019

Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!
2016
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| The Lost Daughter | 2021 | Executive Producer | 
| Wicked Little Letters | 2024 | Producer | 
| The Roses | 2025 | Executive Producer |