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).
Confetti
(Joanna)
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
(Narrator)
Wonka
(Mrs. Scrubbit)
Hot Fuzz
(PC Doris Thatcher)
Girl from the North Country
(Elizabeth Laine)
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
(Olivia)
Zemanovaload
Attenborough at 90
(Self)
Ron's Gone Wrong
(Donka (voice))
I Could Never Be Your Woman
(Hairdresser)
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
(Self)
Superworm
(Narrator (voice))
The Super Squirrels
(Narrator)
The Iron Lady
(Carol Thatcher)
Consuming Passion
(Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss)
Tyrannosaur
(Hannah)
Paddington in Peru
(Reverend Mother)
Hyde Park on Hudson
(Queen Elizabeth)
I Give It a Year
(Linda)
Locke
(Bethan (voice))
Wicked Little Letters
(Edith Swan)
The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
(Self - Narrator (voice))
The Murder in Angel Lane
(Susan Spencer)
The Thirteenth Tale
(Margaret)
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
(Self)
Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
(Self / Narrator)
Cuban Fury
(Sam)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
(Mama Bear (voice))
Wicker
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
(Ghost of Christmas Past (voice))
The Private Life of the Royal Academy
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
(Nelly the Horse (voice))
Dog Altogether
(Anita)
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave: The Movie
(Marion)
Nuclear Bogeyheads
(Martha)
Buried Alive
London Road
(Julie)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
(Self - 'Sonya Falsworth')
The Lobster
(Hotel Manager)
The Kármán Line
(Sarah)
Grow Your Own
(Alice)
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
(Marion (voice))
The Roses
(Ivy)
The Favourite
(Queen Anne)
Change the Ending
(Narrator)
Jimpa
(Hannah)
Bad Sugar
(Joan Cauldwell)
Hancock & Joan
(Marion)
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
(Self - Narrator (voice))
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
(Mum (voice))
Murder on the Orient Express
(Hildegarde Schmidt)
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
(Marion (voice))
See Me
(Miss)
The Time of Your Life
(Amanda)
Them That Follow
(Hope)
The Alternativity
(Narrator)
Earth's Natural Wonders
Behind Closed Doors
(narrator)
Let's Dance
(Segment: "Coffee to Go")
All The World's a Stage
(The Narrator)
The Father
(Anne)
Our Queen at Ninety
(Self - Narrator)
Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
(Mummy Turtle)
The Lost Daughter
(Leda Caruso)
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
(PAL (voice))
Much Ado About Nothing
(Ursula)
Mothering Sunday
(Mrs Clarrie Niven)
Unexpected Item
(The Till (voice))
Joyride
(Joy)
Nasrin
(Narrator)
National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
(Jenny)
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
(Fairy Godmother)
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
(Self)
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
(Self)
Empire of Light
(Hilary)
The Grey Man
(Linda Dodds)
An A to Z of Paddington
(Self)
Peep Show
(Sophie Chapman)
Skins
(Gina)
Broadchurch
(DS Ellie Miller)
Green Wing
(Harriet Schulenburg)
Look Around You
(Pam Bachelor)
Mister Eleven
(Beth)
That Mitchell and Webb Look
(Various Characters)
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
The Office
(Helena)
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
(Voiceover)
Bruiser
ShakespeaRe-Told
(Ursula)
Natural World
(Narrator)
GMTV
(Self)
Doctor Who
(Mother)
Exile
Twenty Twelve
(Sally Owen)
The 7.39
(Maggie Matthews)
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
(Various)
The Kumars
(Self)
The Secrets
(Pippa)
Who Do You Think You Are?
(Self)
Rev.
(Alex)
Mr. Sloane
(Janet Sloane)
Secret Invasion
(Sonya Falsworth)
The Bear
(Chef Terry)
The Secret Life of the Zoo
(Narrator)
The Night Manager
(Angela Burr)
NY-LON
73 Questions
(Self)
Love Soup
(Penny)
People Like Us
The Robinsons
Flowers
(Deborah Flowers)
Heartstopper
(Sarah Nelson)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
(Self - Guest)
Murder in Suburbia
Swiss Toni
Beautiful People
(Debbie Doonan)
Great Expectations
(Miss Havisham)
Fleabag
(Godmother)
The Great War: The People's Story
(Narrator)
Run
(Carol)
W1A
(Sally Owen)
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
The Crown
(Queen Elizabeth II)
Black Books
(Tanya)
Earth's Natural Wonders
The Time of Your Life
(Amanda)
Watership Down
(Strawberry (voice))
Would I Lie to You?
(Self)
Honest Trailers
(Mrs. Scrubbit (archive footage))
Honest Trailers
(Sonya Falsworth (archive footage))
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
(Self)
Flatpack Empire
(Self - Narrator (voice))
The Graham Norton Show
(Self - Guest)
The Hoarder Next Door
(Self - Narrator)
Staged
(Olivia)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
The Oscars
(Self)
Midsomer Murders
(Bernice)
The Story of Cats
(Narrator (voice))
Becoming You
(Narrator)
Accused
(Sue Brown)
The Simpsons
(Lily (voice))
Landscapers
(Susan Edwards)
Les Misérables
(Madame Thénardier)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon