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Olivia Colman stars in Sky’s Landscapers, written by husband Ed Sinclair

Olivia and Ed are working together on his first ever TV script

Olivia Colman is currently starring in Landscapers, the much anticipated crime drama with a difference on Sky Atlantic – and it’s written by her husband!

So who is her long-term man Ed Sinclair, and do they have kids?

How old is Olivia, and what is she famous for?

Here’s everything you need to know about acting legend Olivia Colman and how she met her husband.

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Olivia Colman is congratulated by husband Ed Sinclair on her Academy Award win in 2019 (Credit: YouTube)

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Olivia Colman career – what is she famous for?

Academy Award-winner Olivia Colman is just as famous for her comedic roles as for her dramas.

And she’s ridiculously likeable in everything she does – even as double murderer Susan Edwards in Landscapers.

Olivia made her name in The Mitchell and Webb Situation, Twenty Twelve, The Office, Black Books, Flowers, Green Wing, Peep Show and Rev.

But, more recently, she’s proved she can be searingly excellent in emotional dramas, too.

Just watch her role in The Father opposite Anthony Hopkins without bawling.

Of course, TV viewers will know Olivia from The Crown, where she played Queen Elizabeth II.

She also played the evil stepmother in Fleabag, and DS Ellie Miller in Broadchurch.

Olivia has also appeared in The Night Manager and Les Misérables, among many other TV roles.

Her film roles include Queen Anne in The Favourite – for which she won an Oscar – PC Doris Thatcher in Hot Fuzz, Anne in The Father, and Hildegarde Schmidt in Murder on the Orient Express.

She can currently be seen in the drama The Lost Daughter, a film about a woman whose beach vacation takes a dark turn when she begins to confront the troubles of her past.

How old is she?

Sarah Caroline Colman was born on January 30 1974 in Norwich, Norfolk.

She is currently 47 years old.

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Olivia Colman and husband Ed Sinclair attend the 91st Annual Academy Awards (Credit: Splash)

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Who is Olivia Colman’s husband?

Actress Olivia Colman is married to her husband, Ed Sinclair.

The happy couple tied the knot all the way back in 2001.

“My husband and I were very lucky,” she told The Telegraph.

“We met when we had nothing and we loved each other then. So we were all right.

“We were 20 and he was also an actor.

“If you meet at that age then you’re fine.

For me, it was thunderbolts straight away.”

Awwwww!

Former actor Ed is now a producer and writer.

He has written the script for the series Landscapers, which stars his wife of 20 years!

It’s his first TV script.

Olivia Colman and husband Ed Sinclair – do they have kids?

Olivia and Ed have three children.

They have two sons, called Finn and Hall.

They also have a daughter, whose name they haven’t revealed.

Olivia was pregnant with her youngest while filming the popular series The Night Manager in 2015.

The couple has always insisted on keeping their children’s lives out of the spotlight.

“As long as I have Ed and the boys, everything is alright,” she told The Guardian when asked why she shuns Hollywood parties.

Just two days before the Oscars, Olivia took her family to Disneyland instead of doing press interviews.

The family live in South London together.

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Olivia Colman stars in Landscapers, which is written by her husband Ed Sinclair (Credit: Sky Atlantic)

Olivia Colman Academy Awards – what did she win her Oscar for?

The much loved actress has received one Academy Award so far.

She won the award for Best Actress for her role in The Favourite in 2018.

The Landscapers star was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the drama The Father in 2020.

Olivia has also won four BAFTA Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two Critics’ Choice Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and the British Film Institute Fellowship!

Olivia Colman was also appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to drama.

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Landscapers starts on Tuesday December 7 2021 on Sky Atlantic and Now.

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Helen Fear
TV Editor