Olivia Colman

Olivia Colman

Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE (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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Filmography

2025

The Roses
The Roses
as Ivy
Movie - Released: 8/27/2025
Jimpa
Jimpa
as Hannah
Movie - Released: 1/23/2025

2024

Paddington in Peru
Paddington in Peru
as Reverend Mother
Movie - Released: 11/8/2024
Wicked Little Letters
Wicked Little Letters
as Edith Swan
Movie - Released: 2/23/2024
An A to Z of Paddington
An A to Z of Paddington
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/31/2024

2023

Wonka
Wonka
as Mrs. Scrubbit
Movie - Released: 12/6/2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
as Self - 'Sonya Falsworth'
Movie - Released: 9/19/2023
Change the Ending
Change the Ending
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/21/2023
Secret Invasion
Secret Invasion
as Sonya Falsworth
TV - Released: 6/21/2023
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
as Miss Havisham
TV - Released: 3/26/2023
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/22/2023

2022

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
as Mama Bear (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/7/2022
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/18/2022
Joyride
Joyride
as Joy
Movie - Released: 7/29/2022
Empire of Light
Empire of Light
as Hilary
Movie - Released: 12/9/2022
The Bear
The Bear
as Chef Terry
TV - Released: 6/23/2022
Heartstopper
Heartstopper
as Sarah Nelson
TV - Released: 4/22/2022

2021

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/21/2021
Ron's Gone Wrong
Ron's Gone Wrong
as Donka (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/14/2021
Superworm
Superworm
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/25/2021
The Lost Daughter
The Lost Daughter
as Leda Caruso
Movie - Released: 12/15/2021
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
as PAL (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/22/2021
Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday
as Mrs Clarrie Niven
Movie - Released: 11/12/2021
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/22/2021
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
as Voiceover
TV - Released: 4/9/2021
Landscapers
Landscapers
as Susan Edwards
TV - Released: 12/6/2021

2020

The Father
The Father
as Anne
Movie - Released: 12/23/2020
Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
as Mummy Turtle
Movie - Released: 1/14/2020
Nasrin
Nasrin
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/1/2020
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
as Fairy Godmother
Movie - Released: 12/24/2020
Staged
Staged
as Olivia
TV - Released: 6/10/2020
Becoming You
Becoming You
as Narrator
TV - Released: 11/13/2020

2019

Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/30/2019
Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
as Self / Narrator
Movie - Released: 3/13/2019
Them That Follow
Them That Follow
as Hope
Movie - Released: 8/2/2019

2018

The Super Squirrels
The Super Squirrels
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 6/19/2018
Movie
The Private Life of the Royal Academy
Movie - Released: 5/12/2018
The Favourite
The Favourite
as Queen Anne
Movie - Released: 11/23/2018
Let's Dance
Let's Dance
as Segment: "Coffee to Go"
Movie - Released: 12/6/2018
All The World's a Stage
All The World's a Stage
as The Narrator
Movie - Released: 5/14/2018
Unexpected Item
Unexpected Item
as The Till (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/16/2018
Watership Down
Watership Down
as Strawberry (voice)
TV - Released: 12/22/2018
Flatpack Empire
Flatpack Empire
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 2/6/2018
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
as Madame Thénardier
TV - Released: 12/30/2018

2017

Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
as Hildegarde Schmidt
Movie - Released: 11/3/2017
The Alternativity
The Alternativity
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 12/14/2017
National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
as Jenny
Movie - Released: 9/26/2017

2016

Attenborough at 90
Attenborough at 90
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/8/2016
The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/2/2016
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
as Mum (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/24/2016
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
as Marion (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/4/2016
Behind Closed Doors
Behind Closed Doors
as narrator
Movie - Released: 3/14/2016
Our Queen at Ninety
Our Queen at Ninety
as Self - Narrator
Movie - Released: 3/27/2016
The Secret Life of the Zoo
The Secret Life of the Zoo
as Narrator
TV - Released: 2/2/2016
The Night Manager
The Night Manager
as Angela Burr
TV - Released: 2/21/2016
Flowers
Flowers
as Deborah Flowers
TV - Released: 4/25/2016
Fleabag
Fleabag
as Godmother
TV - Released: 7/21/2016
The Crown
The Crown
as Queen Elizabeth II
TV - Released: 11/4/2016
The Story of Cats
The Story of Cats
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 3/6/2016

2015

London Road
London Road
as Julie
Movie - Released: 6/12/2015
The Lobster
The Lobster
as Hotel Manager
Movie - Released: 10/15/2015
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
as Marion (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/17/2015
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/28/2015
Earth's Natural Wonders
Earth's Natural Wonders
Movie - Released: 8/5/2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 3/23/2015
Earth's Natural Wonders
Earth's Natural Wonders
TV - Released: 8/5/2015

2014

Locke
Locke
as Bethan (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/10/2014
Cuban Fury
Cuban Fury
as Sam
Movie - Released: 2/14/2014
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
as Nelly the Horse (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/18/2014
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave: The Movie
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave: The Movie
as Marion
Movie - Released: 9/1/2014
The Kármán Line
The Kármán Line
as Sarah
Movie - Released: 3/11/2014
The 7.39
The 7.39
as Maggie Matthews
TV - Released: 1/6/2014
TV
The Kumars
as Self
TV - Released: 1/15/2014
The Secrets
The Secrets
as Pippa
TV - Released: 9/7/2014
Mr. Sloane
Mr. Sloane
as Janet Sloane
TV - Released: 5/23/2014
The Great War: The People's Story
The Great War: The People's Story
as Narrator
TV - Released: 8/10/2014
W1A
W1A
as Sally Owen
TV - Released: 3/19/2014
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
TV - Released: 2/7/2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2013

I Give It a Year
I Give It a Year
as Linda
Movie - Released: 2/8/2013
The Murder in Angel Lane
The Murder in Angel Lane
as Susan Spencer
Movie - Released: 5/12/2013
The Thirteenth Tale
The Thirteenth Tale
as Margaret
Movie - Released: 12/30/2013
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/23/2013
Broadchurch
Broadchurch
as DS Ellie Miller
TV - Released: 3/4/2013
Run
Run
as Carol
TV - Released: 7/15/2013

2012

Hyde Park on Hudson
Hyde Park on Hudson
as Queen Elizabeth
Movie - Released: 12/7/2012
Bad Sugar
Bad Sugar
as Joan Cauldwell
Movie - Released: 8/26/2012
Honest Trailers
Honest Trailers
as Mrs. Scrubbit (archive footage)
TV - Released: 2/13/2012
Honest Trailers
Honest Trailers
as Sonya Falsworth (archive footage)
TV - Released: 2/13/2012
The Hoarder Next Door
The Hoarder Next Door
as Self - Narrator
TV - Released: 5/3/2012

2011

The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady
as Carol Thatcher
Movie - Released: 12/26/2011
Tyrannosaur
Tyrannosaur
as Hannah
Movie - Released: 10/7/2011
See Me
See Me
as Miss
Movie - Released: 5/6/2011
Exile
Exile
TV - Released: 5/1/2011
Twenty Twelve
Twenty Twelve
as Sally Owen
TV - Released: 3/14/2011

2010

Rev.
Rev.
as Alex
TV - Released: 6/28/2010
Accused
Accused
as Sue Brown
TV - Released: 11/15/2010

2009

Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
as Olivia
Movie - Released: 10/9/2009
TV
Mister Eleven
as Beth
TV - Released: 12/11/2009

2008

Consuming Passion
Consuming Passion
as Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
Movie - Released: 11/2/2008
Hancock & Joan
Hancock & Joan
as Marion
Movie - Released: 3/26/2008
Beautiful People
Beautiful People
as Debbie Doonan
TV - Released: 10/2/2008

2007

Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz
as PC Doris Thatcher
Movie - Released: 2/14/2007
I Could Never Be Your Woman
I Could Never Be Your Woman
as Hairdresser
Movie - Released: 5/11/2007
Dog Altogether
Dog Altogether
as Anita
Movie - Released: 8/18/2007
Grow Your Own
Grow Your Own
as Alice
Movie - Released: 6/15/2007
The Time of Your Life
The Time of Your Life
as Amanda
Movie - Released: 6/18/2007
The Grey Man
The Grey Man
as Linda Dodds
Movie - Released: 3/1/2007
Skins
Skins
as Gina
TV - Released: 1/25/2007
The Time of Your Life
The Time of Your Life
as Amanda
TV - Released: 6/18/2007
Would I Lie to You?
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
TV - Released: 6/16/2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 2/22/2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
TV - Released: 2/22/2007

2006

Confetti
Confetti
as Joanna
Movie - Released: 5/5/2006
That Mitchell and Webb Look
That Mitchell and Webb Look
as Various Characters
TV - Released: 9/14/2006
The One Show
The One Show
as Self
TV - Released: 8/14/2006

2005

Zemanovaload
Zemanovaload
as TV Producer
Movie - Released: 8/22/2005
Movie
Buried Alive
Movie - Released: 1/10/2005
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
as Ursula
Movie - Released: 11/7/2005
ShakespeaRe-Told
ShakespeaRe-Told
as Ursula
TV - Released: 11/7/2005
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Mother
TV - Released: 3/26/2005
Love Soup
Love Soup
as Penny
TV - Released: 9/27/2005
The Robinsons
The Robinsons
TV - Released: 5/5/2005

2004

Green Wing
Green Wing
as Harriet Schulenburg
TV - Released: 9/3/2004
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
TV - Released: 10/12/2004
NY-LON
NY-LON
TV - Released: 8/24/2004
Murder in Suburbia
Murder in Suburbia
TV - Released: 3/13/2004

2003

Peep Show
Peep Show
as Sophie Chapman
TV - Released: 9/19/2003
Swiss Toni
Swiss Toni
TV - Released: 2/10/2003

2002

Look Around You
Look Around You
as Pam Bachelor
TV - Released: 10/10/2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
as Self
TV - Released: 6/8/2002

2001

The Mitchell and Webb Situation
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
TV - Released: 10/6/2001
The Office
The Office
as Helena
TV - Released: 7/9/2001
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
as Various
TV - Released: 10/6/2001

2000

Bruiser
Bruiser
TV - Released: 2/28/2000
Black Books
Black Books
as Tanya
TV - Released: 9/29/2000

1999

People Like Us
People Like Us
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1997

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Bernice
TV - Released: 3/23/1997

1993

GMTV
GMTV
as Self
TV - Released: 1/1/1993

1989

The Simpsons
The Simpsons
as Lily (voice)
TV - Released: 12/17/1989

1983

Natural World
Natural World
as Narrator
TV - Released: 10/30/1983

1953

The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

Unknown

Girl from the North Country
Girl from the North Country
as Elizabeth Laine
Movie
Wicker
Wicker
Movie
Movie
Nuclear Bogeyheads
as Martha
Movie
TV
Pride & Prejudice
as Mrs. Bennet
TV