Olivia Colman
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), Fleab…
Acting
- 2026Pride and PrejudiceMrs. Bennet6 ep.
- 2025Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping1 ep.
- 2025Good Hang with Amy PoehlerSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2023Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinémaSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2023Secret InvasionSonya Falsworth6 ep.
- 2023Great ExpectationsMiss Havisham6 ep.
- 2022The BearChef Terry3 ep.
- 2022HeartstopperSarah Nelson10 ep.
- 2021LandscapersSusan Edwards4 ep.
- 2021Rosie Jones' Trip HazardVoiceover4 ep.
- 2020Becoming YouSelf - Narrator (voice)6 ep.
- 2020StagedOlivia1 ep.
- 2018Les MisérablesMadame Thénardier4 ep.
- 2018Watership DownStrawberry (voice)2 ep.
- 2018Flatpack EmpireSelf - Narrator (voice)3 ep.
- 2016The CrownQueen Elizabeth II21 ep.
- 2016FleabagGodmother9 ep.
- 2016FlowersDeborah Flowers12 ep.
- 2016The Story of CatsNarrator (voice)3 ep.
- 2016The Night ManagerAngela Burr9 ep.
- 2016The Secret Life of the ZooNarrator72 ep.
- 2016Sugar Free FarmNarrator3 ep.
- 2014The SecretsPippa1 ep.
- 2014The Great War: The People's StoryNarrator4 ep.
- 2014Mr. SloaneJanet Sloane6 ep.
- 2014W1ASally Owen1 ep.
- 2014Duck Quacks Don't Echo1 ep.
- 2014The KumarsSelf1 ep.
- 2014The 7.39Maggie Matthews2 ep.
- 2013RunCarol2 ep.
- 2013BroadchurchDS Ellie Miller24 ep.
- 2012The Hoarder Next DoorSelf - Narrator14 ep.
- 2011ExileNancy Ronstadt3 ep.
- 2011Twenty TwelveSally Owen13 ep.
- 2010AccusedSue Brown1 ep.
- 2010Rev.Alex19 ep.
- 2009Mister ElevenBeth2 ep.
- 2008Beautiful PeopleDebbie Doonan12 ep.
- 2007The Time of Your LifeAmanda6 ep.
- 2007Would I Lie to You?Self2 ep.
- 2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf11 ep.
- 2007SkinsGina1 ep.
- 2006That Mitchell and Webb LookVarious Characters24 ep.
- 2005ShakespeaRe-ToldUrsula1 ep.
- 2005Love SoupPenny1 ep.
- 2005The RobinsonsConnie1 ep.
- 2004Who Do You Think You Are?Self1 ep.
- 2004Green WingHarriet Schulenburg18 ep.
- 2004NY-LON1 ep.
- 2004Murder in SuburbiaEllie1 ep.
- 2003Peep ShowSophie Chapman33 ep.
- 2003Coming UpReceptionist1 ep.
- 2003Eyes DownMandy Foster1 ep.
- 2003Swiss Toni1 ep.
- 2002Look Around YouPam Bachelor6 ep.
- 2002Rescue MePaula1 ep.
- 2001The Mitchell and Webb SituationVarious6 ep.
- 2001The OfficeHelena1 ep.
- 2000Black BooksTanya1 ep.
- 2000Bruiser6 ep.
- 1999People Like Us1 ep.
- 1988Comic Relief1 ep.
- 1983Natural WorldNarrator1 ep.
- 1953The OscarsSelf4 ep.
- —Army of Shadows6 ep.
- —Cry WolfKath1 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2021LandscapersExecutive Producer4 ep.
- —Cry WolfExecutive Producer1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2013The Graham Norton ShowSelf, Self - Guest13 ep.
- 2026The Night ManagerAngela Burr3 ep.
- 2025The Great British Bake OffSelf - Contestant1 ep.
- 2025Good Hang with Amy PoehlerSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2025Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping1 ep.
- 2025The One ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2025Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinémaSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2023The BearChef Terry3 ep.
- 2024Ant & Dec's Saturday Night TakeawaySelf1 ep.
- 2023The CrownQueen Elizabeth II1 ep.
- 2022HeartstopperSarah Nelson10 ep.
- 2022The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2022StagedOlivia1 ep.
- 2022Comic Relief1 ep.
- 2020The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf1 ep.
- 2020The SimpsonsLily (voice)1 ep.
- 2016FleabagGodmother9 ep.
- 2019The OscarsSelf1 ep.
- 2019Les MisérablesMadame Thénardier4 ep.
- 2008Would I Lie to You?Self2 ep.
- 2018Who Do You Think You Are?Self1 ep.
- 2018Natural WorldNarrator1 ep.
- 2004Peep ShowSophie Chapman28 ep.
- 2014The SecretsPippa1 ep.
- 2014W1ASally Owen1 ep.
- 2014Duck Quacks Don't Echo1 ep.
- 2014The KumarsSelf1 ep.
- 2010Doctor WhoMother, Self2 ep.
- 2013RunCarol2 ep.
- 2012AccusedSue Brown1 ep.
- 2010GMTVSelf1 ep.
- 2009Midsomer MurdersBernice1 ep.
- 2009SkinsGina1 ep.
- 2008Love SoupPenny1 ep.
- 2005ShakespeaRe-ToldUrsula1 ep.
- 2005Murder in SuburbiaEllie1 ep.
- 2005The RobinsonsConnie1 ep.
- 2004Coming UpReceptionist1 ep.
- 2004NY-LON1 ep.
- 2004Swiss Toni1 ep.
- 2004Black BooksTanya1 ep.
- 2003Eyes DownMandy Foster1 ep.
- 2002The OfficeHelena1 ep.
- 2002Rescue MePaula1 ep.
- 2001The Mitchell and Webb Situation5 ep.
- 2001People Like Us1 ep.
Also known as: Sarah Caroline Colman · Sarah Caroline Olivia Colman · Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair · Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE