Olivia Colman Movies & Biography

CAST

THE FOX (2026)

Starring Sam Neill, Jai Courtney, Olivia Colman, Damon Herriman, Emily Browning, Miranda Otto, Claudia Doumit, Zlatko Buric, Peter O'Brien and Heather Mitchell. Directed by Dario Russo.

Nick, affable heir to a wealthy rural landowner, discovers his fiancée, Kori, is cheating on him and wants nothing more than to just fix the problem. One night, he captures a rogue Fox, and she offers him a trade-off: if Nick lets her live, the Fox will help him save his relationship. All he has to do is push Kori into a magic hole with the power to change her into the perfect partner. Nick follows the Fox’s advice and the Kori who re-emerges seems to be everything he ever wanted. Until her strange new quirks make him question his decision.

WICKER (2026)

Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Olivia Colman, Elizabeth Debicki, Peter Dinklage, Ella Bruccoleri, Richard E. Grant, Nabhaan Rizwan, Gustav Lindh, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Marli Siu. Directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson.

A fisherwoman lives on the fringes of a seaside village; she is unmarried, stinky, and constantly teased. One day, sick of her stuffy, narrow-minded neighbours, she orders a wicker husband for herself.

JIMPA (2026)

Starring Olivia Colman, John Lithgow, Aud Mason-Hyde, Cody Fern, Maya Jean Carey, Bryn Chapman Parish, Eamon Farren, Daniel Henshall, Tilda Cobham-Hervey and Kate Box. Directed by Sophie Hyde.

REVIEWS Jimpa - One family's private story of happiness and heartache

THE ROSES (2025)

Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Allison Janney, Andy Samberg, Ncuti Gatwa, Sunita Mani, Kate McKinnon, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao and Hala Finley. Directed by Jay Roach.

PADDINGTON IN PERU (2025)

Starring Ben Whishaw, Imelda Staunton, Joel Fry, Ben Miller, Emily Mortimer, Hugh Bonneville, Antonio Banderas, Hugh Grant, Olivia Colman and Julie Walters. Directed by Dougal Wilson.

REVIEWS Paddington in Peru - Get your passports! We are going to Peru!

WICKED LITTLE LETTERS (2024)

Starring Jessie Buckley, Olivia Colman, Alisha Weir, Timothy Spall, Lolly Adefope, Eileen Atkins, Joanna Scanlan, Hugh Skinner, Jason Watkins and Gemma Jones. Directed by Thea Sharrock.

REVIEWS Wicked Little Letters - Olivia Colman tackles 1920s hate mail

WONKA (2023)

Starring Timothée Chalamet, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Colman, Rowan Atkinson, Sally Hawkins, Natasha Rothwell, Tom Davis, Simon Farnaby, Rich Fulcher and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith. Directed by Paul King.

REVIEWS Wonka - A knockout musical delight that exceeds its expectations

EMPIRE OF LIGHT (2023)

Starring Olivia Colman, Colin Firth, Toby Jones, Monica Dolan, Micheal Ward, Sara Stewart, Tom Brooke, Ron Cook, Crystal Clarke and Tanya Moodie. Directed by Sam Mendes.

PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH (2022)

Starring Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Harvey Guillén, Florence Pugh, John Mulaney, Wagner Moura, Ray Winstone, Samson Kayo, Olivia Colman and Da'Vine Joy Randolph. Directed by Joel Crawford.

REVIEWS Puss in Boots: The Last Wish - The purr-fect adventure film for young and old this holiday season

MOTHERING SUNDAY (2022)

Starring Olivia Colman, Colin Firth, Josh O'Connor, Odessa Young, Glenda Jackson, Sope Dirisu, Alfredo Tavares, Emma D'Arcy, Nathan Reeve and Samuel Barlow. Directed by Eva Husson.

Maid Jane Fairchild has the day off, as her employers, Mr and Mrs Niven are attending an event to celebrate the engagement of their neighbours' son, Paul. Jane is an orphan, so has no mother to spend the day with—but she does have Paul, with whom she's been having a years-long secret affair. The story unfolds as they spend their final day together as lovers.

RON'S GONE WRONG (2021)

Starring Jack Dylan Grazer, Thomas Barbusca, Bentley Kalu, Ava Morse, Zach Galifianakis, Olivia Colman, Ed Helms, Justice Smith, Rob Delaney and Kylie Cantrall. Directed by Jean-Philippe Vine and Sarah Smith.

The story of Barney, a socially awkward middle-schooler and Ron, his new walking, talking, digitally connected device, which is supposed to be his “Best Friend out of the Box.” Ron’s hilarious malfunctions, set against the backdrop of the social media age, launch them into an action-packed journey in which boy and robot come to terms with the wonderful messiness of true friendship.

THE FATHER (2021)

Starring Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Olivia Williams, Rufus Sewell, Imogen Poots, Mark Gatiss and Ayesha Dharker. Directed by Florian Zeller.

REVIEWS The Father - A deeply moving look at mental illness

THE FAVOURITE (2018)

Starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Mark Gatiss, Joe Alwyn, Jenny Rainsford, James Smith, Tim Ingall and Lillyrose Stevens. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.

Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead while tending to Anne’s ill health and mercurial temper. When a new servant Abigail arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Sarah takes Abigail under her wing and Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots. As the politics of war become quite time consuming for Sarah, Abigail steps into the breach to fill in as the Queen’s companion. Their burgeoning friendship gives her a chance to fulfil her ambitions and she will not let woman, man, politics or rabbit stand in her way.

REVIEWS The Favourite - Revisiting the delicious modern classic
The Favourite - A delicious work of magnificent insanity

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (2017)

Starring Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Pfeiffer, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Derek Jacobi, Josh Gad, Penélope Cruz, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Olivia Colman and Willem Dafoe. Directed by Kenneth Branagh.

Thirteen strangers stranded on a train, where everyone's a suspect. The world's greatest detective must race against time to solve the puzzle before the murderer strikes again.

REVIEWS Murder on the Orient Express - A first-class mystery

THE LOBSTER (2015)

Starring Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Ariane Labed, John C. Reilly, Jessica Barden, Olivia Colman, Ashley Jensen and Angeliki Papoulia. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.

In the near future, single citizens are sent to a hotel where they have 45 days to pair off with a mate – or be turned into the animal of their choosing and hunted in the woods.

REVIEWS The Lobster - Highly original, totally barmy and absolutely inspired

LONDON ROAD (2015)

Starring Olivia Colman, Anita Dobson and Tom Hardy. Directed by Rufus Norris.

London Road is a 2015 British musical mystery thriller film directed by Rufus Norris and written by Adam Cork and Alecky Blythe based on their National Theatre musical of the same title, which in turn is based on the interviews about the Steve Wright killings. The film stars Olivia Colman, Anita Dobson, and Tom Hardy.

REVIEWS London Road - Like no musical you've ever seen

LOCKE (2014)

Starring Tom Hardy, Olivia Colman and Tom Holland. Directed by Steven Knight.

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 career, Ivan receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of events that will unravel his family, job, and soul.

CUBAN FURY (2014)

Starring Nick Frost, Rashida Jones, Chris O'Dowd, Olivia Colman and Ian McShane. Directed by James Griffiths.

1987: A 13 year old natural born dancer with fire in his heels and snakes in his hips is working himself up to explode all over the UK Junior Salsa Championships. But then: a freakish bullying incident on the mean streets of London robs him of his confidence, and our young hero finds his life diverted down a very different path.

So it is that 22 years later, an adult Bruce Garrett finds himself out-of-shape and unloved - trapped in a downward spiral of self-pity, repression and Nando's take-outs. Only Julia, his smart, funny, gorgeous new American boss, gives him reason to live. But she's untouchable. Out of his league, so he imagines, with her perfect smile and perfect life. Unknown to Bruce however, Julia has issues all of her own. Luckily for him, she also has a secret passion.

Then there's Drew, his alpha male colleague and horny king-monkey of the office. With Drew making no secret of his desire to get (his words) "all up inside Julia", Bruce is forced into action. And thus, Bruce is once again brought face-to-face with the darkest and most powerful of his inner demons. Somehow, someway, and with a lot of hand-holding from loyal sister Sam, Bruce must learn how to unshackle his dancing beast, regain his long lost fury and claim the love of his life...and he's going to do it all On The Dance Floor...

REVIEWS Cuban Fury - Get behind the underdog in sequins

I GIVE IT A YEAR (2013)

Starring Rose Byrne, Anna Farris, Simon Baker, Minnie Driver, Rafe Spall, Jason Flemyng, Stephen Merchant and Olivia Colman. Directed by Dan Mazer.

They always say that the first year of marriage is the hardest. So hard, in fact, that watching newlyweds suffer through things can be pretty fertile grounds for comedy. 'I Give It A Year' is a London-set romantic comedy that charts the trials and tribulations of a young, mismatched couple during their first year of marriage.

REVIEWS I Give It A Year - Rose Byrne at the world premiere

TYRANNOSAUR (2012)

Starring Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman, Eddie Marsan, Paul Popplewell, Samuel Bottomley, Sally Carman, Sian Breckin, Paul Conway, Lee Rufford and Robin Butler. Directed by Paddy Considine.

REVIEWS Tyrannosaur - Down and out in the Midlands

HOT FUZZ (2007)

Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Paddy Considine, Rafe Spall, Kevin Eldon, Olivia Colman, Bill Bailey, Karl Johnson and Timothy Dalton. Directed by Edgar Wright.

REVIEWS Hot Fuzz - A classic corruption of the cop comedy genre