Acting credits
143
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Olivia Colman
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.5
Moderate attention
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Movies: 77Series: 66Crew credits: 5
TMDB ID: 39187
IMDb ID: nm1469236
Known for: Acting
Born: January 30, 1974
Age: 52
Place of birth: Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2026
Years active: 74
Average TMDB rating: 6.97
Wikidata: Q7088045
Also known as
Sarah Caroline Colman • Sarah Caroline Olivia Colman • Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair • Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE
Other jobs
Executive Producer (3)Producer (2)
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).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Olivia Colman.
Jimpa
as Hannah
2026 Movie
Wicker
2026 Movie
6.7
The Roses
as Ivy Rose
2025 Movie
6.8
Paddington in Peru
as Reverend Mother
2024 Movie
An A to Z of Paddington
as Self
2024 Movie
6.9
Wicked Little Letters
as Edith Swan
2024 Movie
7.0
Wonka
as Mrs. Scrubbit
2023 Movie
Change the Ending
as Narrator
2023 Movie
5.0
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
as Self - 'Sonya Falsworth'
2023 Movie
6.6
Empire of Light
as Hilary
2022 Movie
8.2
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
as Mama Bear (voice)
2022 Movie
6.8
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
2022 Movie
5.9
Joyride
as Joy
2022 Movie
6.4
Superworm
as Narrator (voice)
2021 Movie
6.5
The Lost Daughter
as Leda Caruso
2021 Movie
5.4
Mothering Sunday
as Mrs Clarrie Niven
2021 Movie
6.9
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
as Narrator
2021 Movie
7.9
Ron's Gone Wrong
as Donka (voice)
2021 Movie
7.9
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
as PAL (voice)
2021 Movie
7.0
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
as Self
2021 Movie
7.5
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2021 Movie
8.0
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
as Self
2021 Movie
6.3
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
as Fairy Godmother
2020 Movie
8.1
The Father
as Anne
2020 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Olivia Colman.
6.5
Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
1 eps
2025 Series
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2023 Series
6.5
Secret Invasion
as Sonya Falsworth • 6 eps
2023 Series
5.7
Great Expectations
as Miss Havisham • 6 eps
2023 Series
8.2
The Bear
as Chef Terry • 3 eps
2022 Series
8.6
Heartstopper
as Sarah Nelson • 10 eps
2022 Series
6.8
Landscapers
as Susan Edwards • 4 eps
2021 Series
3.8
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
as Voiceover • 4 eps
2021 Series
7.0
Becoming You
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 6 eps
2020 Series
7.9
Staged
as Olivia • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.3
Les Misérables
as Madame Thénardier • 4 eps
2018 Series
6.9
Watership Down
as Strawberry (voice) • 2 eps
2018 Series
Flatpack Empire
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 3 eps
2018 Series
8.2
The Crown
as Queen Elizabeth II • 21 eps
2016 Series
8.3
Fleabag
as Godmother • 9 eps
2016 Series
7.3
Flowers
as Deborah Flowers • 12 eps
2016 Series
8.2
The Story of Cats
as Narrator (voice) • 3 eps
2016 Series
7.7
The Night Manager
as Angela Burr • 8 eps
2016 Series
6.3
The Secret Life of the Zoo
as Narrator • 72 eps
2016 Series
7.0
Earth's Natural Wonders
3 eps
2015 Series
5.3
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.0
The Secrets
as Pippa • 5 eps
2014 Series
6.6
The Great War: The People's Story
as Narrator • 4 eps
2014 Series
7.2
Mr. Sloane
as Janet Sloane • 6 eps
2014 Series