Biography
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 Televisi...
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Complete Filmography

Jimpa
2025
as Hannah
Hannah takes her nonbinary teenager, Frances, to Amsterdam to visit their gay grandfather, Jim — lovingly known as Jimpa. But Frances’ desire to stay ...

The Roses
2025
as Ivy
Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed i...

The Roses
2025
Executive Producer
Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed i...

Paddington in Peru
2024
as Reverend Mother
Paddington travels to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling ad...

An A to Z of Paddington
2024
as Self
Dive deep into the lore and influence of Paddington in this feel-good documentary composed of beautiful illustrations and interviews with famous fans.

Wicked Little Letters
2024
as Edith Swan
When the denizens of Littlehampton – including conservative Edith – begin receiving letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is...

Wicked Little Letters
2024
Producer
When the denizens of Littlehampton – including conservative Edith – begin receiving letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is...

Wonka
2023
as Mrs. Scrubbit
Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with ...

Change the Ending
2023
as Narrator
Not all fairy tales end the way we expect. Alzhemier Research charity promotional film.

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
2023
as Self - 'Sonya Falsworth'
Through in-depth interviews with cast and crew, and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, Assembled uncovers how Marvel Studios’ “Secret Invasion” was ...

Empire of Light
2022
as Hilary
The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England...

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022
as Mama Bear (voice)
Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one li...

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
2022
as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
On a cold Christmas Eve, selfish miser Ebenezer Scrooge has one night left to face his past — and change the future — before time runs out.

Joyride
2022
as Joy
12-year-old Mully has lost his mother and discovers his debt-ridden father stealing the charity money they've raised in her name. Grabbing the cash, M...

Superworm
2021
as Narrator (voice)
Superworm is super-long and super-strong, and is always saving the day. But who can save him when he gets too full of himself and is captured by the e...

The Lost Daughter
2021
as Leda Caruso
A woman's seaside vacation takes a dark turn when her obsession with a young mother forces her to confront secrets from her past.

The Lost Daughter
2021
Executive Producer
A woman's seaside vacation takes a dark turn when her obsession with a young mother forces her to confront secrets from her past.

Mothering Sunday
2021
as Mrs Clarrie Niven
On a warm spring day in 1924, house maid and foundling Jane Fairchild finds herself alone on Mother's Day. Her employers, Mr. and Mrs. Niven, are out ...

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021
as Narrator
The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public...

Ron's Gone Wrong
2021
as Donka (voice)
In a world where walking, talking, digitally connected bots have become children's best friends, an 11-year-old finds that his robot buddy doesn't qui...

The Mitchells vs. the Machines
2021
as PAL (voice)
A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's u...

Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
2021
as Self
Since 2017, Letters Live has produced 11 shows at the Union Chapel, with no two shows being the same.

Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2021
Inspired by "Letters of Note", the bestselling anthology compiled by Shaun Usher, and "To the Letter" by Simon Garfield, Letters Live is a series of c...

Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
2021
as Self
Celebrate International Women’s Day with this brand new inspiring film from LETTERS LIVE. In “LETTERS LIVE from the Archive: International Women’s Day...

Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2020
as Fairy Godmother
Olivia Colman leads a stellar cast of actors, entertainers and comedians in a very special ‘stay-at-home’ adaptation of Cinderella for Comic Relief.

The Father
2020
as Anne
A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages and, as he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved o...

Nasrin
2020
as Narrator
Secretly filmed in Iran for over two years, Nasrin is an immersive portrait of human rights activist and political prisoner Nasrin Sotoudeh and Iran’s...

Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
2020
as Mummy Turtle
The story of a turtle family making their way home through a damaged and changing ocean. A powerful message about the threats the oceans are facing, a...

Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
2019
as Self
Ten big name actors, including Jim Broadbent, Jodie Whittaker, David Tennant and Olivia Colman, come together to record an album for Children In Need

Them That Follow
2019
as Hope Slaughter
A Pentecostal pastor, Lemuel Childs, and his believers handle venomous snakes to prove themselves before God. Lemuel’s daughter, Mara holds a secret t...

Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
2019
as Self / Narrator
Nine famous faces are pushed to their physical and emotional limits in a valiant attempt to scale Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, to rai...

Let's Dance
2018
as Segment: "Coffee to Go"
Justin Peck, the New York City Ballet's resident choreographer, created a series of dances for 2018's best actors. The scenarios put everyday charact...

The Favourite
2018
as Queen Anne
England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hil...

Unexpected Item
2018
as The Till (voice)
Sometimes you get more than you pay for, but life advice from a self service check out, is probably the strangest deal you'll get in the supermarket t...

The Super Squirrels
2018
as Narrator
The squirrel family is one of the most widespread on earth, so what is the secret to their success? There are squirrels that can glide through the air...

All The World's a Stage
2018
as The Narrator
All The World's A Stage is about an actor who loses his sense of identity and feels he can no longer perform. Due to this loss, he decides to quit the...
The Private Life of the Royal Academy
2018
Filmed over 5 years, this documentary goes behind the scenes at one of Britain's most remarkable institutions as it celebrates its 250th anniversary. ...

The Alternativity
2017
as Narrator
The story of how Britain’s favourite artist Banksy teamed up with Britain’s favourite film director Danny Boyle to put on a moving nativity play at Th...

Murder on the Orient Express
2017
as Hildegarde Schmidt
Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.

National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
2017
as Jenny
In 2008, as the Large Hadron Collider searches for the Higgs boson, tragedy throws two sisters together. The collision threatens them all with chaos. ...

National Theatre Live: Mosquitoes
2017
as Jenny
Alice is a scientist. She lives in Geneva. As the Large Hadron Collider starts up in 2008, she is on the brink of the most exciting work of her life, ...

We're Going on a Bear Hunt
2016
as Mum (voice)
We're Going on a Bear Hunt follows the intrepid adventures of siblings Stan, Katie, Rosie, Max, the baby and Rufus the dog, who decide one day to go o...

Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
2016
as Marion (voice)
Thomas & Friends Christmas movie, 2016.

The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
2016
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Attenborough at 90
2016
as Self
In celebration of his ninetieth birthday, Sir David Attenborough shares extraordinary highlights of his life and career with broadcaster Kirsty Young,...

Our Queen at Ninety
2016
as Self - Narrator
Documentary following the Queen and members of the British Royal Family.

Behind Closed Doors
2016
as narrator
Victims of domestic violence bravely face the camera as they describe the horrors they've endured at the hands of those they love.

The Lobster
2015
as Hotel Manager
In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partne...

Earth's Natural Wonders
2015
Across our planet there are a handful of places that just take your breath away: Everest, The Grand Canyon, Victoria Falls, The Amazon. We call them N...

Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
2015
as Marion (voice)
Shiver me timbers. Surprises await Thomas and his friends as they dig up their most daring adventure yet. Unearthing an old pirate ship, Thomas is on ...

David Attenborough Meets President Obama
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
On his 89th birthday, renowned English broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough pays his first ever visit to the White House to be interviewe...

London Road
2015
as Julie
London Road is a musical drama that documents the events of 2006, when the quiet rural town of Ipswich was shattered by the discovery of the bodies of...

Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave: The Movie
2014
as Marion
Thomas is working at the Clay Pits when a storm closes in and the rain makes the clay cliffs unstable. A flash of lightning reveals what looks like gi...

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
2014
as Nelly the Horse (voice)
Pudsey the cheeky London stray dog is quite happy being a lone ranger, looking out for number one, until he meets siblings Molly, George and Tommy. Af...

Locke
2014
as Bethan (voice)
Ivan Locke has worked hard to craft a good life for himself. Tonight, that life will collapse around him. On the eve of the biggest challenge of his c...

The Kármán Line
2014
as Sarah
When a mother is hit by a rare condition that sees her lift off the ground at a slow but ever increasing rate, her husband and daughter are forced to ...

Cuban Fury
2014
as Sam
Beneath Bruce Garrett's under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite h...

The Thirteenth Tale
2013
as Margaret
Biographer Margaret Lea travels to the isolated rural mansion of the famous writer Vida Winter, who asks her to write her biography. Although initiall...

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013
as Self
With the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who about to film, the "classic" Doctors Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy are keen to be involved. B...

The Murder in Angel Lane
2013
as Susan Spencer
When Mr. Whicher, a retired policeman, helps a country lady to find her niece, he is drawn into a disturbing case of murder which brings him up agains...

I Give It a Year
2013
as Linda
After a quick courtship, two lovers hastily decide to tie the knot. As their first year of marriage unfolds, temptation and incompatibility put their ...

Hyde Park on Hudson
2012
as Queen Elizabeth
The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret Stuckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the ...

Bad Sugar
2012
as Joan Cauldwell
A dysfunctional, wealthy mining dynasty, with an ailing patriarch and some greedy siblings. A peculiarly British take on telenovela style melodramas, ...

The Iron Lady
2011
as Carol Thatcher
A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.

Tyrannosaur
2011
as Hannah
The story of Joseph, a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction. As Joseph's life spirals into turmoil a chance of r...

See Me
2011
as Miss
Three 16 year old school girls and their 30-something teacher are trapped in one room on a school detention. They are bored, frustrated and waiting fo...

Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
2009
as Olivia
An improvised comedy, shot over five days by Shane Meadows, devised with and starring Paddy Considine. Rock roadie and failed musician, Le Donk has li...

Consuming Passion
2008
as Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the popular romance publishing phenomenon Mills & Boon, a colourful and camp drama which charts the witty and mov...

Hancock & Joan
2008
as Marion
Drama which tells the story of comedian Tony Hancock's love affair with his friend's wife, and her fight to save the man and his career.

Dog Altogether
2007
as Anita
Joseph is a man plagued by a violence and rage who is driving him to self destruction. As he falls further into turmoil, Joseph scours the landscape i...

The Time of Your Life
2007
as Amanda
A 35 year old woman, Kate, awakes from an eighteen year coma following a tragic accident to an unfamiliar world. As she tries to make sense of what ha...

Grow Your Own
2007
as Alice
A refugee family are given an allotment plot and are met with suspicion by the people who have worked the gardens for years

I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007
as Hairdresser
Mother Nature loves to cause mischief, and she steps in to help two love-starved souls find happiness. She helps an aging professional woman and singl...

The Grey Man
2007
as Linda Dodds
Kevin Dodds is a browbeaten deputy bank manager who devises a cunning plan to rob his own bank. Based on the Andy McNab novel.

Hot Fuzz
2007
as PC Doris Thatcher
Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he m...

Confetti
2006
as Joanna
A mockumentary that follows three couples as they battle it out to win the coveted title of 'Most Original Wedding of the Year'.

Much Ado About Nothing
2005
as Ursula
Tensions mount in the TV studio when a take-charge anchor is reunited with a man she has a "history" with.

Zemanovaload
2005
as TV Producer
John Davies suffers from multiple obsessive compulsive disorders. When his current model girlfriend leaves him, he decides to replace her with the num...
Buried Alive
2005
A comic tale of one man's quest for world fame by burying alive himself for a month.

Girl from the North Country
N/A
as Elizabeth Laine
Nick Laine's wife is suffering from dementia. Their daughter Marianne has a guarded secret that no one can explain, she will start a relationship with...

Wicker
N/A
On the outskirts of a village by the sea, lives a Fisherwoman; smelly, single and perpetually ridiculed. One day, fed up with her stuffy, small-minded...
Nuclear Bogeyheads
N/A
as Martha
Lost direct-to-video action comedy

Wicker
N/A
Producer
On the outskirts of a village by the sea, lives a Fisherwoman; smelly, single and perpetually ridiculed. One day, fed up with her stuffy, small-minded...