Illustrated portrait of Olivia ColmanFLM.RED

OLIVIA
COLMAN

โอลิเวีย โคลแมน

A performer at home in comedy and drama

From Broadchurch and The Favourite to Wicker.

Norwich, England

The many registers of Olivia Colman

Olivia Colman was born in Norwich, England, on 30 January 1974. She trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and built a career across television and film.

Early television comedy, including Peep Show, established one side of her range. In Broadchurch she played detective Ellie Miller, earning the 2014 BAFTA for leading actress for a performance grounded in the strain of a close-knit community.

Her Queen Anne in The Favourite (2018) brought her the Academy Award for best actress. She later portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown, while The Father and The Lost Daughter earned her further Oscar nominations.

In Wicker (2026), Colman plays the fisherwoman at the centre of a folk tale about an outsider seeking companionship. The role places an intimate human longing inside a strange, invented world.

The films below are those available on FLM.RED, not her complete filmography.

Selected performances

2013

Broadchurch

Detective Ellie Miller

2018

The Favourite

Queen Anne

2026

Wicker

The Fisherwoman

Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.

Films in FLM.RED

Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.

Sources & image notes

Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.