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Olivia Colman

Olivia Colman

Olivia Colman's career spans stage, screen, radio and television.

She most recently gained praise for her starring role as an abused wife in Paddy Considine's award-winning feature film debut as director, TYRANNOSAUR, winning the 2011 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Best Breakout Performance. She met the director when they were both starring in the comedy hit HOT FUZZ.

Colman is well known to UK audiences for her many appearances in popular comedy series, including Peep Show,Green Wing,Black Books and Mitchell and Webb. In 2010 she starred in the comedy drama series Rev., alongside Tom Hollander, and will return for season two.

Other television appearances include Doctor Who,Murder in Suburbia,The Office and Twenty Twelve, a satire on the UK Olympic preparations.


Note: This profile was written in or before 2012.

Olivia Colman Facts

Birth Name Sarah Caroline Colman
OccupationActress
BirthdayJanuary 30, 1974 (50)
SignAquarius

Selected Filmography

Episode 1
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
The Secret World of Arrietty
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
Thomas & Friends: Tale Of The Brave-The
Thomas & Friends: Dinos & Discoveries
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave
The Night Manager- Season 01
Locke
The Affair
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