Acting · Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK · Born January 30, 1974
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).
MovieThe Fox
2026
as The Fox (voice)
MovieWicker
2026
MovieJimpa
2026
as Hannah
TVMitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
2025
MovieThe Roses
2025
as Ivy Rose
TVGood Hang with Amy Poehler
2025
MovieGirl from the North Country
2024
as Elizabeth Laine
MoviePaddington in Peru
2024
as Reverend Mother
MovieAn A to Z of Paddington
2024
as Self
MovieWicked Little Letters
2024
as Edith Swan
MovieWonka
2023
as Mrs. Scrubbit
TVFaut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
as Self - Guest
MovieChange the Ending
2023
as Narrator
MovieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
2023
as Self - 'Sonya Falsworth'
TVSecret Invasion
2023
as Sonya Falsworth
TVGreat Expectations
2023
as Miss Havisham
MovieEmpire of Light
2022
as Hilary
MoviePuss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022
as Mama Bear (voice)
MovieScrooge: A Christmas Carol
2022
as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
MovieJoyride
2022
as Joy
TVThe Bear
2022
as Chef Terry
TVHeartstopper
2022
as Sarah Nelson
MovieSuperworm
2021
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Lost Daughter
2021
as Leda Caruso
TVLandscapers
2021
as Susan Edwards
MovieMothering Sunday
2021
as Mrs Clarrie Niven
MovieThe Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021
as Narrator
MovieRon's Gone Wrong
2021
as Donka (voice)
MovieThe Mitchells vs. the Machines
2021
as PAL (voice)
TVRosie Jones' Trip Hazard
2021
as Voiceover
MovieLetters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
2021
as Self
MovieLetters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2021
MovieLetters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
2021
as Self
MovieCinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2020
as Fairy Godmother
MovieThe Father
2020
as Anne
TVBecoming You
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieNasrin
2020
as Narrator
TVStaged
2020
as Olivia
MovieChildren In Need 2019: Got It Covered
2019
as Self
MovieThem That Follow
2019
as Hope Slaughter
Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
2019
as Self / Narrator
TVLes Misérables
2018
as Madame Thénardier
TVWatership Down
2018
as Strawberry (voice)
MovieLet's Dance
2018
as Segment: "Coffee to Go"
MovieThe Favourite
2018
as Queen Anne
MovieUnexpected Item
2018
as The Till (voice)
MovieThe Super Squirrels
2018
as Narrator
MovieAll The World's a Stage
2018
as The Narrator
The Private Life of the Royal Academy
2018
TVFlatpack Empire
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Alternativity
2017
as Narrator
MovieMurder on the Orient Express
2017
as Hildegarde Schmidt
MovieNational Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
2017
as Jenny
MovieWe're Going on a Bear Hunt
2016
as Mum (voice)
TVThe Crown
2016
as Queen Elizabeth II
MovieThomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
2016
as Marion (voice)
TVFleabag
2016
as Godmother
MovieAttenborough at 90
2016
as Self
MovieThe Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
2016
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVFlowers
2016
as Deborah Flowers
MovieOur Queen at Ninety
2016
as Self - Narrator
MovieBehind Closed Doors
2016
as narrator
TVThe Story of Cats
2016
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!
2016
as Marion (UK & US)(voice)
TVThe Night Manager
2016
as Angela Burr
TVThe Secret Life of the Zoo
2016
as Narrator
TVSugar Free Farm
2016
as Narrator
MovieThe Lobster
2015
as Hotel Manager
MovieThomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
2015
as Marion (voice)
MovieDavid Attenborough Meets President Obama
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieLondon Road
2015
as Julie
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
TVThe Secrets
2014
as Pippa
TVThe Great War: The People's Story
2014
as Narrator
MoviePudsey the Dog: The Movie
2014
as Nelly the Horse (voice)
MovieThomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave
2014
as Marion (voice)
TVMr. Sloane
2014
as Janet Sloane
MovieLocke
2014
as Bethan (voice)
TVW1A
2014
as Sally Owen
MovieThe Kármán Line
2014
as Sarah
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
MovieCuban Fury
2014
as Sam
TVDuck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
The Kumars
2014
as Self
TVThe 7.39
2014
as Maggie Matthews
MovieThe Thirteenth Tale
2013
as Margaret
MovieThe Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013
as Self
TVRun
2013
as Carol
MovieThe Murder in Angel Lane
2013
as Susan Spencer
TVBroadchurch
2013
as DS Ellie Miller
MovieI Give It a Year
2013
as Linda
MovieHyde Park on Hudson
2012
as Queen Elizabeth
MovieBad Sugar
2012
as Joan Cauldwell
TVThe Hoarder Next Door
2012
as Self - Narrator
MovieThe Iron Lady
2011
as Carol Thatcher
MovieTyrannosaur
2011
as Hannah
MovieSee Me
2011
as Miss
TVExile
2011
as Nancy Ronstadt
TVTwenty Twelve
2011
as Sally Owen
TVAccused
2010
as Sue Brown
TVRev.
2010
as Alex
Mister Eleven
2009
as Beth
MovieLe Donk & Scor-zay-zee
2009
as Olivia
MovieConsuming Passion
2008
as Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
TVBeautiful People
2008
as Debbie Doonan
MovieHancock & Joan
2008
as Marion
MovieDog Altogether
2007
as Anita
MovieThe Time of Your Life
2007
as Amanda
TVThe Time of Your Life
2007
as Amanda
TVWould I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
MovieGrow Your Own
2007
as Alice
MovieI Could Never Be Your Woman
2007
as Hairdresser
MovieThe Grey Man
2007
as Linda Dodds
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self - Guest
MovieHot Fuzz
2007
as PC Doris Thatcher
TVSkins
2007
as Gina
MovieGreen Wing Special
2007
as Harriet Schulenburg
TVThat Mitchell and Webb Look
2006
as Various Characters
TVThe One Show
2006
as Self
MovieConfetti
2006
as Joanna
MovieMuch Ado About Nothing
2005
as Ursula
TVShakespeaRe-Told
2005
as Ursula
TVLove Soup
2005
as Penny
MovieZemanovaload
2005
as TV Producer
TVThe Robinsons
2005
TVDoctor Who
2005
as Mother
Buried Alive
2005
TVWho Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self
TVGreen Wing
2004
as Harriet Schulenburg
TVNY-LON
2004
TVMurder in Suburbia
2004
as Ellie
TVPeep Show
2003
as Sophie Chapman
TVEyes Down
2003
as Mandy Foster
TVSwiss Toni
2003
TVLook Around You
2002
as Pam Bachelor
TVAnt & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
as Self
TVRescue Me
2002
as Paula
TVThe Mitchell and Webb Situation
2001
TVThe Office
2001
as Helena
TVBlack Books
2000
as Tanya
TVBruiser
2000
TVPeople Like Us
1999
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as Bernice
TVGMTV
1993
as Self
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Lily (voice)
TVNatural World
1983
as Narrator
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
MovieElsinore
Wild Bird
as Isabella Blow
Pride and Prejudice
as Mrs. Bennet
Cry Wolf
as Kath
