Olivia Colman is an English actor who rose to stardom in sitcoms such as Peep Show, Green Wing and Twenty Twelve before gaining wider appreciation, international acclaim and prestigious award wins for a string of dramatic TV appearances and film roles.
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2025 | The Roses Brand New | Executive Producer |
2025 | The Roses Brand New | Ivy Rose |
2024 | Paddington In Peru Coming Soon | The Reverend Mother |
2024 | Wicked Little Letters | Producer |
2024 | The Graham Norton Show - Series 31 | Guest |
2024 | Wicked Little Letters | Edith Swan |
2024 | Green Wing: Resuscitated
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Harriet Schulenburg |
2022 | The Graham Norton Show - Series 30 | Guest |
2022 | Staged - Series 3
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Self |
2022 | Shared Interests | Ensemble Actor |
2021 | The Graham Norton Show - Series 29 | Guest |
2021 | Landscapers
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Executive Producer |
2021 | Landscapers
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Susan Edwards |
2021 | Trip Hazard - Series 1
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Narrator |
2021 | The Jonathan Ross Show - Special Guests: Series 1
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Guest |
2020 | Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime For Christmas | The Fairy Godmother |
2019 | The Graham Norton Show - Series 26 | Guest |
2019 | Fleabag - Series 2
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Godmother |
2019 | The Graham Norton Show - Series 24 | Guest |
2019 | The Favourite | Queen Anne |
2018 | Would I Lie To You? - Series 12
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Guest |
2018 | Flowers - Series 2
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Deborah |
2018 | Flowers - Series 2
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Valerie |
2016 | Women Talking About Cars - Series 1
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Guest |
2016 | Fleabag - Series 1
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Godmother |
2016 | Flowers - Series 1
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Deborah |
2016 | Drunk History - Series 2
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Ethel Le Neve |
2016 | Talking To Strangers
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Ensemble Actor |
2016 | The Graham Norton Show - Series 18 | Guest |
2015 | Peep Show - Series 9
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Sophie Chapman |
2015 | Bring The Noise
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Guest |
2015 | The Lobster | Hotel Manager |
2015 | Chain Reaction - Series 10 | Host / Presenter |
2015 | Chain Reaction - Series 10 | Guest |
2015 | The Graham Norton Show - Series 16 | Guest |
2014 | Mr. Sloane
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Janet |
2014 | W1A - Series 1
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Sally |
2014 | Rev. - Series 3
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Alex Smallbone |
2014 | Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 1
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Guest |
2014 | This Is Jinsy - Series 2
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Joan Jenkins |
2014 | The Graham Norton Show - Series 14 | Guest |
2014 | The Kumars
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Guest |
2014 | Cuban Fury | Sam |
2013 | The Graham Norton Show - Series 13
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Guest |
2013 | Comic Relief's Big Chat With Graham Norton | Guest |
2013 | I Give It A Year | Linda |
2012 | The British Comedy Awards
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Self |
2012 | Bad Sugar | Creator |
2012 | Bad Sugar | Joan Cauldwell |
2012 | Britain's Funniest Comedy Characters - Britain's Funniest Comedy Characters 2012 | Narrator |
2012 | Twenty Twelve - Series 2
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Sally Owen |
2011 | Rev. - Series 2
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Alex Smallbone |
2011 | Twenty Twelve - Series 1
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Sally Owen |
2010 | Peep Show & Tell | Self |
2010 | Peep Show - Series 7
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Sophie Chapman |
2010 | Pauline Pepys's Dowry | Pauline Pepys |
2010 | Rev. - Series 1
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Alex Smallbone |
2010 | Fabulous - Series 3
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Edith |
2009 | Beautiful People - Series 2
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Debbie Doonan |
2009 | Hut 33 - Series 3
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Minka |
2009 | Child's Play | Pen |
2009 | Peep Show - Series 6
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Sophie Chapman |
2009 | That Mitchell & Webb Sound - Series 4
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Ensemble Actor |
2008 | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - The Long Dark Tea-Time Of The Soul
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Janice Pearce |
2008 | Beautiful People - Series 1
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Debbie Doonan |
2008 | Would I Lie To You? - Series 2
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Guest |
2008 | Footlights At 125: A Retrospective
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Writer |
2008 | Hut 33 - Series 2
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Minka |
2008 | Peep Show - Series 5
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Sophie Chapman |
2008 | Poets' Tree
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Ensemble Actor |
2008 | Hancock And Joan | Marion |
2008 | Love Soup - Series 2
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Penny |
2008 | That Mitchell And Webb Look - Series 2
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Ensemble Actor |
2007 | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - Holistic Detective Agency
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Janice Pearce |
2007 | Hut 33 - Series 1
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Minka |
2007 | That Mitchell & Webb Sound - Series 3
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Ensemble Actor |
2007 | Fabulous - Series 1
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Edith |
2007 | Daydream Believers | Actor |
2007 | Peep Show - Series 4
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Sophie Chapman |
2007 | Hot Fuzz | PC Doris Thatcher |
2007 | Green Wing - Final Special (as Olivia Coleman) | Harriet Schulenburg |
2006 | That Mitchell And Webb Look - Series 1
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Ensemble Actor |
2006 | Britain's Funniest Comedy Characters - Britain's Funniest Comedy Characters 2006 | Narrator |
2006 | Confetti | Joanna |
2006 | Green Wing - Series 2 (as Olivia Coleman)
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Harriet Schulenburg |
2005 | Peep Show - Series 3
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Sophie Chapman |
2005 | The Robinsons
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Connie |
2005 | Help
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Ensemble Actor |
2005 | That Mitchell & Webb Sound - Series 2
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Ensemble Actor |
2005 | Look Around You - Series 2
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Pam Bachelor |
2004 | Peep Show - Series 2
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Sophie Chapman |
2004 | Green Wing - Series 1 (as Olivia Coleman)
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Harriet Schulenburg |
2004 | Swiss Toni - Series 2
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Linda |
2004 | Black Books - Series 3
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Tanya |
2003 | Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off - Series 2
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Henrietta |
2003 | Peep Show - Series 1
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Sophie Chapman |
2003 | Trapped - Series 1
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Nadine |
2003 | Eyes Down - Series 1
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Mandy Foster |
2003 | That Mitchell & Webb Sound - Series 1
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Ensemble Actor |
2003 | The House Of Milton Jones
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Susan |
2003 | Gash
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Ensemble Actor |
2003 | Creme De La Crime - Series 3 | Ensemble Actor |
2002 | Think The Unthinkable - Series 2
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Ensemble Actor |
2002 | The Office - Series 2
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Helena |
2002 | Concrete Cow - Series 1
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Ensemble Actor |
2001 | Daydream Believers | Linda |
2001 | Think The Unthinkable - Series 1
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Cynthia Smith |
2001 | Mr Charity
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Distressed Mother |
2001 | Think The Unthinkable - Series 1
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Estate Agent |
2001 | Think The Unthinkable - Series 1
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Tamandra |
2001 | Think The Unthinkable - Series 1
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Margaret |
2001 | Think The Unthinkable - Series 1
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Vanessa |
2001 | The Mitchell And Webb Situation
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Ensemble Actor |
2001 | Life As We Know It (as Olivia Coleman)
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Penny |
2001 | People Like Us - Series 2
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Actor |
2000 | Bruiser
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Various |
1988 | Comic Relief
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Self |
Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Olivia Colman on IMDb
- Born
- Wednesday 30th January 1974 (50 years-old)
- Full name
- Sarah Caroline Olivia Colman
- Birth name
- Sarah Sinclair
- Nationality
- English
- Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2022
- Best Actress (Nominee)
- C21 International Drama Awards 2022
- Best Individual Performance in a Drama Series (Winner)
- National Television Awards, The 2021
- Actor (Longlisted)
- Academy Awards (Oscars) 2021
- Best Supporting Actress (Nominee)
- Satellite Awards 2019
- Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical (Winner)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a TV Series (Winner) - BAFTA Film Awards 2019
- Best Actress (Winner)
- London Critics' Circle Film Awards 2019
- British/Irish Actress Of The Year (Nominee)
Actress Of The Year (Winner) - Critics' Choice Awards 2019
- Best Actress in a Comedy Film (Winner)
Best Film Actress (Nominee) - Digital Spy Reader Awards 2019
- Best TV Actor of the Past 20 Years (Runner-up)
Movies - Best Actor (Female) (Winner) - Academy Awards (Oscars) 2019
- Best Actress (Winner)
- Golden Globe Awards 2019
- Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy (Winner)
- Primetime Emmy Awards 2019
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Nominee)
- British Independent Film Awards 2018
- Best Actress (Winner)
- AACTA Awards 2018
- Best International Actress (Winner)
- Chortle Awards 2017
- Best TV Actor (Winner)
- Golden Globe Awards 2017
- Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film - Supporting Actress (Winner)
- BAFTA Television Awards 2017
- Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme (Nominee)
- London Critics' Circle Film Awards 2016
- Supporting Actress Of The Year (Nominee)
- British Independent Film Awards 2015
- Best Supporting Actress (Winner)
- BAFTA Television Awards 2015
- Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme (Nominee)
- RTS Awards 2014
- Actor - Female (Winner)
- BAFTA Television Awards 2014
- Best Actress (Winner)
- BAFTA Television Awards 2013
- Best Supporting Actress (Winner)
Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme (Winner) - RTS Awards 2013
- Actor - Female (Winner)
- Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2013
- Best Actress (Nominee)
- BAFTA Television Awards 2012
- Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme (Nominee)
- Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2012
- Best Actress (Winner)
BPG Breakthrough Award (Winner) - British Comedy Awards 2012
- Best TV Comedy Actress (Nominee)
Best TV Comedy Actress (Nominee) - British Independent Film Awards 2011
- Best Actress (Winner)
- British Comedy Awards 2008
- Best TV Comedy Actress (Nominee)
- Loaded LAFTAs 2007
- Funniest Woman (Nominee)
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