Olivia Colman was born on January 30, 1974 and she is a famous English actress, best known for her supporting roles in various comedy shows, such as Sophie Chapman in Peep Show, and Harriet Schulenburg in Green Wing. She trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and has appeared in radio, television and theatre.
Her film credits include the British mockumentary film Confetti (in which she plays a practising naturist - a role she has described as "the worst experience of my life"), Alice in Grow Your Own, Doris Thatcher in Hot Fuzz, and I Could Never Be Your Woman. She will also be starring alongside Paddy Considine in the Shane Meadows film Le Donk, which is due to be released in 2008.