Olivia Colman

Olivia Colman (born Sarah Caroline Sinclair) is an English actress noted for her range across comedic and dramatic roles in film and television. Born on 30 January 1974 in Great Britain, she's an actor whose career spans stage, television, and film.

Colman's breakthrough came via the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show (2003–2015), followed by comedic roles in Green Wing, That Mitchell and Webb Look, Beautiful People, Rev., Flowers, and Fleabag. She earned a BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for Twenty Twelve and Best Supporting Actress for the crime series Accused. Her dramatic television work includes Broadchurch (2013–2017), for which she won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress, and The Night Manager (2016–2026), earning a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. She portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown (2019–2020), winning both a Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress.

Colman achieved wider recognition for playing Anne, Queen of Great Britain in the period black-comedy film The Favourite (2018), winning the Academy Award for Best Actress. She received further Oscar nominations for The Father (2020) and The Lost Daughter (2021). Her film credits include Tyrannosaur, The Iron Lady, Hyde Park on Hudson, Locke, The Lobster, Empire of Light, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Wonka, Wicked Little Letters, Paddington in Peru, and The Roses. A graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Colman has won an Academy Award, four BAFTA Awards, two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Volpi Cup. As an Aquarius born in January, she embodies the sign's intellectual flexibility and emotional depth.