Cast & creator
Olivia Colman
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Simpsons, Midsomer Murders
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).
Also known as: Sarah Caroline Colman, Sarah Caroline Olivia Colman, Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair, Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE
89
film credits
76
television credits
159
1953–2027 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (165)
Showing 165 of 165 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
The Simpsons
Lily (voice)
1989
Midsomer Murders
Bernice
1997
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
2007The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Doctor Who
Mother
2005
The One Show
Self
2006
The Crown
Queen Elizabeth II
2016
The Bear
Chef Terry
2022
Skins
Gina
2007
Natural World
Narrator
1983
GMTV
Self
1993
Would I Lie to You?
Self
2007
The Office
Helena
2001
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Mama Bear (voice)
2022
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self
2002
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Night Manager
Angela Burr
2016
Secret Invasion
Sonya Falsworth
2023
Broadchurch
DS Ellie Miller
2013
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2004
Fleabag
Godmother
2016
Heartstopper
Sarah Nelson
2022
Peep Show
Sophie Chapman
2003
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest
2023
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
PAL (voice)
2021
Wonka
Mrs. Scrubbit
2023
Hot Fuzz
PC Doris Thatcher
2007
Paddington in Peru
Reverend Mother
2024
The Roses
Ivy Rose
2025The Roses
Executive Producer
2025
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest
2025
Black Books
Tanya
2000
The Favourite
Queen Anne
2018
Murder on the Orient Express
Hildegarde Schmidt
2017
The Father
Anne
2020
The Lobster
Hotel Manager
2015
Ron's Gone Wrong
Donka (voice)
2021
Staged
Olivia
2020
Accused
Sue Brown
2010
Les Misérables
Madame Thénardier
2018
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
The Great War: The People's Story
Narrator
2014
Green Wing
Harriet Schulenburg
2004
Great Expectations
Miss Havisham
2023
Wicker
Fisherwoman
2026Wicker
Producer
2026
The Lost Daughter
Leda Caruso
2021The Lost Daughter
Executive Producer
2021
Twenty Twelve
Sally Owen
2011
Murder in Suburbia
Ellie
2004
W1A
Sally Owen
2014
That Mitchell and Webb Look
Various Characters
2006
Wicked Little Letters
Edith Swan
2024Wicked Little Letters
Producer
2024
Mothering Sunday
Mrs Clarrie Niven
2021
Locke
Bethan (voice)
2014
Rev.
Alex
2010
Empire of Light
Hilary
2022
Love Soup
Penny
2005
Flowers
Deborah Flowers
2016
The Iron Lady
Carol Thatcher
2011
Look Around You
Pam Bachelor
2002
I Give It a Year
Linda
2013
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Narrator
2021
Landscapers
Susan Edwards
2021Landscapers
Executive Producer
2021
Elsinore
Margaret Johnson
2026
Watership Down
Strawberry (voice)
2018
Exile
Nancy Ronstadt
2011
People Like Us
1999
ShakespeaRe-Told
Ursula
2005
The Secret Life of the Zoo
Narrator
2016
Pride and Prejudice
Mrs. Bennet
2026
The Robinsons
Connie
2005
Becoming You
Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
Beautiful People
Debbie Doonan
2008
I Could Never Be Your Woman
Hairdresser
2007
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
2022
Run
Carol
2013
Cuban Fury
Sam
2014Cry Wolf
Kath
Cry Wolf
Executive Producer
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave
Marion (voice)
2014
The Time of Your Life
Amanda
2007
Eyes Down
Mandy Foster
2003
The Secrets
Pippa
2014
Them That Follow
Hope Slaughter
2019
Rescue Me
Paula
2002
Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
2025
The Story of Cats
Narrator (voice)
2016
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Self - 'Sonya Falsworth'
2023
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
2001The Mitchell and Webb Situation
Various
2001The Kumars
Self
2014
Hyde Park on Hudson
Queen Elizabeth
2012
Bruiser
2000
Mr. Sloane
Janet Sloane
2014
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
Voiceover
2021
Swiss Toni
2003
The 7.39
Maggie Matthews
2014
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
Self
2026
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
Marion (voice)
2015
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Self
2013
NY-LON
2004
The Fox
The Fox (voice)
2026
Jimpa
Hannah
2026
Thomas & Friends: Dinos and Discoveries
Marion (voice)
2015
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Fairy Godmother
2020
Flatpack Empire
Self - Narrator (voice)
2018
The Murder in Angel Lane
Susan Spencer
2013
Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team!
Marion (voice)
2018
Confetti
Joanna
2006
Joyride
Joy
2022
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
Self
2019
The Hoarder Next Door
Self - Narrator
2012
Superworm
Narrator (voice)
2021
Nasrin
Narrator
2020
Tyrannosaur
Hannah
2011
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
Olivia
2009
Bollywoof
(voice)
2027
Our Queen at Ninety
Self - Narrator
2016
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
Nelly the Horse (voice)
2014
National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
Jenny
2017
Thomas and Friends: Ultimate Friendship Adventures
Marion (voice)
2016
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Mum (voice)
2016Army of Shadows
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2021Mister Eleven
Beth
2009
Zemanovaload
TV Producer
2005
Attenborough at 90
Self
2016
Much Ado About Nothing
Ursula
2005
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
Self
2021
Grow Your Own
Alice
2007
Green Wing Special
Harriet Schulenburg
2007
See Me
Miss
2011
The Thirteenth Tale
Margaret
2013
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Self
2021
Sugar Free Farm
Narrator
2016
Consuming Passion
Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
2008
Let's Dance
Segment: "Coffee to Go"
2018The Private Life of the Royal Academy
2018
The Time of Your Life
Amanda
2007
Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!
Marion (voice)
2016
London Road
Julie
2015
Bad Sugar
Joan Cauldwell
2012
The Alternativity
Narrator
2017Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
Self / Narrator
2019
The Kármán Line
Sarah
2014
Thomas & Friends: Full Steam to the Rescue!
Marion (voice)
2016Wild Bird
Isabella Blow
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
Marion (voice)
2016
Thomas & Friends: Signals Crossed
Marion (voice)
2014
The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
Self - Narrator (voice)
2016
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
Self - Narrator (voice)
2015
Dog Altogether
Anita
2007
Unexpected Item
The Till (voice)
2018
The Super Squirrels
Narrator
2018
All The World's a Stage
The Narrator
2018
Hancock & Joan
Marion
2008
Behind Closed Doors
narrator
2016Buried Alive
2005
The Grey Man
Linda Dodds
2007
Change the Ending
Narrator
2023