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).
as Isabella Blow
as Kath(1 ep)
as (voice)
as Mrs Bennet(6 eps)
as The Fox (voice)
as Margaret Johnson
as The Fisherwoman
as The Wicker Woman (voice)
as Hannah
as Ivy Rose
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Reverend Mother
as Edith Swan
as Mrs. Scrubbit
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Narrator
as Self - 'Sonya Falsworth'
as Sonya Falsworth(6 eps)
as Miss Havisham(6 eps)
as Hilary
as Mama Bear (voice)
as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
as Joy
as Chef Terry(3 eps)
as Sarah Nelson(10 eps)
as Narrator (voice)
as Leda Caruso
as Susan Edwards(4 eps)
as Mrs Clarrie Niven
as Narrator
as Donka (voice)
as PAL (voice)
as Voiceover(4 eps)
as Fairy Godmother
as Anne
as Self - Narrator (voice)(6 eps)
as Narrator
as Olivia(1 ep)
as Mother Turtle (voice)
as Hope Slaughter
as Self / Narrator
as Madame Thénardier(4 eps)
as Strawberry (voice)(2 eps)
as Segment: "Coffee to Go"
as Queen Anne
as Marion (voice)
as The Till (voice)
as Narrator
as The Narrator
as Self - Narrator (voice)(3 eps)
as Narrator
as Hildegarde Schmidt
as Mum (voice)
as Queen Elizabeth II(21 eps)
as Marion (voice)
as Marion (voice)
as Marion (voice)
as Godmother(9 eps)
as Self
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Deborah Flowers(12 eps)
as Self - Narrator
as Narrator
as Narrator (voice)(3 eps)
as Marion (voice)
as Angela Burr(9 eps)
as Narrator(72 eps)
as Narrator(3 eps)
as Hotel Manager
as Marion (voice)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Julie
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Marion (voice)
as Pippa(1 ep)
as Narrator(4 eps)
as Nelly the Horse (voice)
as Marion (voice)
as Janet Sloane(6 eps)
as Bethan (voice)
as Sally Owen(1 ep)
as Sarah
as Self(1 ep)
as Sam
as Self(1 ep)
as Maggie Matthews(2 eps)
as Marion (voice)
as Margaret
as Self
as Carol(2 eps)
as Susan Spencer
as Self - Narrator (voice)(6 eps)
as DS Ellie Miller(24 eps)
as Linda
as Queen Elizabeth
as Joan Cauldwell
as Self - Narrator(14 eps)
as Carol Thatcher
as Hannah
as Miss
as Nancy Ronstadt(3 eps)
as Sally Owen(13 eps)
as Sue Brown(1 ep)
as Alex(19 eps)
as Beth(2 eps)
as Olivia
as Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
as Debbie Doonan(12 eps)
as Marion
as Anita
as Amanda
as Amanda(6 eps)
as Self(2 eps)
as Alice
as Hairdresser
as Linda Dodds
as Self - Guest(3 eps)
as Self(8 eps)
as PC Doris Thatcher
as Gina(1 ep)
as Harriet Schulenburg
as Various Characters(24 eps)
as Self(1 ep)
as Joanna
as Ursula
as Ursula(1 ep)
as Penny(1 ep)
as TV Producer
as Connie(1 ep)
as Mother(1 ep)
as Self(1 ep)
as Harriet Schulenburg(18 eps)
as Ellie(1 ep)
as Sophie Chapman(33 eps)
as Receptionist(1 ep)
as Mandy Foster(1 ep)
as Pam Bachelor(6 eps)
as Self(1 ep)
as Paula(1 ep)
as Various(6 eps)
as Helena(1 ep)
as Tanya(1 ep)
as Bernice(1 ep)
as Self(1 ep)
as Lily (voice)(1 ep)
as Narrator(1 ep)
as Self(4 eps)