Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde is back in the spotlight as a director, not just a star: her third feature 'The Invite' is drawing crowds and reviews, while a rare update on her love life keeps her trending.

By Alexandre Le Hégarat · datastats · Updated July 3, 2026

Olivia Wilde is trending in the summer of 2026 for the reason she probably prefers: her work behind the camera. Her third feature as a director, the A24 dark comedy ‘The Invite,’ arrived in late June to a limited platform release and immediately punched above its weight at the box office, drawing one of the stronger per-screen averages of the year for a specialty title. In it she directs and co-stars opposite Seth Rogen as a bitter millennial couple whose dinner party with their older neighbours, played by Edward Norton and Penelope Cruz, detonates after a provocative proposition.

The film has doubled as a rare window into her personal life. In a 2026 cover interview, Wilde confirmed she is dating Caspar Jopling, an English art dealer once married to singer Ellie Goulding, and spoke candidly about relationships and the “messy, difficult stuff” that fuels the movie. After years of tabloid attention following her split from Jason Sudeikis and a brief, heavily covered relationship with Harry Styles, she has been guarded about her private life, which made the update notable.

Born Olivia Jane Cockburn in New York City on 10 March 1984 and raised largely in Washington, D.C., Wilde came up as an actor before reinventing herself as a filmmaker. She was a fixture on ‘The O.C.’ and spent years as Dr. Remy “Thirteen” Hadley on ‘House,’ with film roles in ‘Tron: Legacy,’ ‘Cowboys & Aliens,’ and ‘Rush’ along the way. Her 2019 directorial debut ‘Booksmart’ announced her as a genuine filmmaking voice; the 2022 thriller ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ tested her in a bigger, noisier spotlight.

At 42, with ‘The Invite’ out and well received, Wilde looks increasingly like a director who acts rather than an actor who directs. The dual citizenship (American by birth, Irish through her County Waterford roots) and the professional surname borrowed from Oscar Wilde are small clues to someone who has always framed her own story deliberately, on screen and off.

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Wilde is based in the United States and has spent most of her adult life between Los Angeles and New York, the two cities where she works. She was born in New York City and raised largely in the Georgetown neighbourhood of Washington, D.C. She also has deep family ties to Ireland, where her relatives are from County Waterford. Her exact current primary residence is not something she publicises.

Olivia Wilde is American, born in New York City in 1984. She also holds Irish citizenship through her family's roots in County Waterford, making her a dual American-Irish national. Her surname at birth is Cockburn; 'Wilde' is a professional name she adopted as a teenager in tribute to Oscar Wilde.

Olivia Wilde was born on 10 March 1984, which makes her 42 years old in 2026. She has been working in Hollywood for more than two decades, since her breakout on 'The O.C.' in the mid-2000s.

Wilde is widely reported to stand about 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m). That is a touch above average height, and it has served her equally well in leading dramatic roles and on the red carpet.

Her latest project is 'The Invite,' a dark comedy she directed and stars in, released in the summer of 2026 through A24. It casts her and Seth Rogen as a jaded married couple whose dinner party with their older neighbours, played by Edward Norton and Penelope Cruz, spirals into chaos after an unexpected proposition. It is her third feature as a director and opened strongly in a limited platform release.

Wilde has directed three feature films: 'Booksmart' (2019), a coming-of-age comedy that earned her critical acclaim as a first-time director; 'Don't Worry Darling' (2022), a psychological thriller starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles; and 'The Invite' (2026), her latest dark comedy. She built her directing reputation quickly, moving from acting into filmmaking over the past decade.

In a 2026 cover interview, Wilde confirmed she is in a relationship with Caspar Jopling, an English art dealer who was previously married to the singer Ellie Goulding. She has generally kept her private life low-key since her earlier high-profile relationships, so the confirmation drew attention. Beyond what she has said publicly, we do not speculate.

Her birth surname is Cockburn, which is pronounced 'CO-burn' (the middle is silent), following the traditional British and Irish pronunciation of the name. Wilde has spoken about the pronunciation herself. She has used 'Wilde' professionally since her teens.

They were engaged and together for several years, from around 2013 until their split in 2020, and they have two children together, a son and a daughter. They were not formally married. Before that, Wilde was married to filmmaker Tao Ruspoli from 2003 to 2011. She has kept the co-parenting side of her life largely private.

Yes. Wilde has two children, Otis and Daisy, from her long relationship with actor Jason Sudeikis. She has generally shielded them from the spotlight and speaks about parenthood only in broad terms in interviews.

As an actor she broke through as Alex Kelly on 'The O.C.,' then had a long run as Dr. Remy 'Thirteen' Hadley on the medical drama 'House.' On film she appeared in 'Tron: Legacy' (2010), 'Cowboys & Aliens' (2011), and 'Rush' (2013), among others, before pivoting to directing with 'Booksmart' in 2019.

There is no verified, audited figure publicly on record, so any specific number circulating online should be treated as an estimate. What is clear is that she has built a substantial career across two decades of acting and, more recently, directing studio and A24 films.