Hayley Atwell
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Born | Hayley Elizabeth Atwell 5 April 1982 London, England |
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Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music and Drama (BA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2005–present |
Hayley Elizabeth Atwell (born 5 April 1982) is a British and American actress. After appearing on various
She rose to worldwide prominence with her portrayal of
Atwell also starred in the fantasy films
Early life
Hayley Elizabeth Atwell was born on 5 April 1982[1][2] in London as the only child[3] of her parents; her mother, Allison Cain, is English and her father, Grant Atwell, is an American photographer from Kansas City, Missouri, of Irish and partial Native American descent.[3][4][5] Atwell has dual citizenship of the United Kingdom and the United States.[6]
After attending
Atwell took two years off to travel with her father and work for a casting director.[1] She then enrolled at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama,[8][9] where she trained for three years, graduating in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in acting.[1]
Career
2005–2009: Early roles and breakthrough
Atwell made her professional stage debut in Prometheus Bound (2005) at the Sound Theatre in London, portraying Io, a maiden exiled by Zeus.[10] Her role received positive reviews with the British Theatre Guide praising her performance, writing that that she "makes us respond to the anguish without for a moment inviting a chuckle at her bandaged hands".[11] In 2006, she starred as the protagonist's wife, Bianca, in Women Beware Women at the Royal Shakespeare Company.[12] The Guardian praised Atwell for projecting "the right seductive beauty".[13]
Atwell appeared in two productions from 2007 to 2008 at the
Atwell made the transition to film roles with her first major role coming in Woody Allen's 2007 film Cassandra's Dream, playing stage actress Angela Stark.[16] In 2008, she also appeared in The Duchess, which earned her a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the British Independent Film Awards.[17] Later that year, Atwell appeared in the Miramax film Brideshead Revisited.[18]
In 2009, Atwell made her West End debut as Catherine, the adopted niece in a troubled household, in
2010–2016: Established actress and the Marvel Cinematic Universe
In 2010 Atwell appeared in
In April 2010, Atwell was cast as the love interest in a then-forthcoming film about
In 2013, Atwell starred in BBC Two's adaptation of
Atwell returned to Marvel for the 2014 film Captain America: The Winter Soldier,[38][39] and in the 2015 films Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man. As Carter, she appeared in two episodes of the ABC television show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and as the lead role in Agent Carter, which aired from 2015 to 2016.[40] Agent Carter was cancelled by ABC on 12 May 2016.[41] She also provided Carter's voice in Lego Marvel's Avengers[42] and Avengers: Secret Wars.[43] In 2015, Atwell played Cinderella's mother in Disney's live action adaptation of Cinderella directed by Kenneth Branagh.[44]
In February 2016, Atwell was cast in the ABC series Conviction.[45] The series aired 13 episodes between October 2016 and January 2017; in May 2017, ABC announced it had been cancelled.[46][47]
2017–present: Return to theatre and Mission Impossible
Atwell starred as Margaret Schlegel in BBC One's 2017–2018 miniseries, Howards End, based on the classic E.M. Forster novel and adapted by playwright Kenneth Lonergan.[48] In 2018, she played Evelyn Robin, the wife of the titular character in Disney's live action Winnie-the-Pooh film Christopher Robin directed by Marc Forster and co-starring with Ewan McGregor.[49]
Atwell returned to the stage in 2018 in Dry Powder at the Hampstead Theatre and later appeared in Josie Rourke's Measure for Measure at the Donmar Warehouse, opposite Jack Lowden.[50][51] The production gained critical acclaim, with The Daily Telegraph adding that it was "beautifully staged and expertly performed".[52] As a result of positive reception, the play's run was extended.
In 2019, Atwell starred opposite Tamara Lawrance in a three-part BBC adaptation of Andrea Levy's novel The Long Song, about a slave on a sugar plantation in 19th-century Jamaica.[53][54][55] She also reprised the role of Peggy Carter in Avengers: Endgame. In September 2019, it was announced that Atwell will star in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One and the eighth Mission: Impossible film, both directed by Christopher McQuarrie and scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States in 2023 and 2025, respectively.[56] In 2020, Atwell began hosting the podcast series True Spies.[57] In 2021, early reviews for Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway revealed Atwell as part of the film's voice cast as Mittens the cat.[58] In 2022, Atwell partnered with The Picturehouse as part of the Picturehouse Ambassador Program as part of her own program Hayley Selects.[59]
Public image
Described as the "queen of period-drama" by
Personal life
In 2010, Atwell lived in a flat in London.[1] In 2015, she moved to Los Angeles to be close to the production of Agent Carter,[64] although she still retained her personal home in London. During the filming of Captain America: The First Avenger in 2010, Atwell took a three-month course in art history and haiku at the Open University.[64]
In October 2017, at the time of the accusations against Harvey Weinstein, a story emerged that, during filming of Brideshead Revisited in 2007, Weinstein had told Atwell she looked like a "fat pig" on screen and should eat less.[65] Atwell later gave her own memory of events, saying that someone unconnected to Weinstein had suggested she lose weight to look more like a flapper. She also said that she did not believe that Weinstein was a sex addict, but a predator who should be punished for harassing women.[66]
In a 2015 interview, Atwell discussed how her role as Peggy Carter influenced a then-recent tweet she made to her Twitter followers about having her image digitally altered on the cover of a German magazine. When one visitor to her page asked her, "Why are you so beautiful?", she retorted, "Why am I so photoshopped?" In the interview, Atwell stated, "It's important that young girls understand what photoshop is. I do feel a certain amount of responsibility now that I'm playing Peggy."[67]
Atwell began a relationship with music producer Ned Wolfgang Kelly in 2022.[68] In April 2023, they announced their engagement.[69]
Atwell is a video game enthusiast.[70]
Filmography
† | Denotes projects that have not yet been released |
Film
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Whatever Love Means | Sabrina Guinness | Television film |
2006 | Fear of Fanny | Jane | Television film |
The Ruby in the Smoke | Rosa Garland | Television film | |
The Line of Beauty | Catherine "Cat" Fedden | 3 episodes | |
2007 | Mansfield Park | Mary Crawford | Television film |
The Shadow in the North | Rosa Garland | Television film | |
2009 | The Prisoner | Lucy / 4-15 | 5 episodes |
2010 | The Pillars of the Earth | Aliena | 8 episodes |
Any Human Heart | Freya Deverell | 4 episodes | |
2012 | Falcón | Consuelo Jiménez | 4 episodes |
Playhouse Presents | The Banker | Episode: "The Man" | |
Restless | Eva Delectorskaya | 2 episodes | |
2013 | Black Mirror | Martha | Episode: "Be Right Back" |
Life of Crime | Denise Woods | 3 episodes | |
2014 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Peggy Carter / Agent Carter | 2 episodes |
2015–2016 | Agent Carter | Lead role; 18 episodes | |
2016 | Lip Sync Battle | Herself | Episode: "Clark Gregg vs. Hayley Atwell" |
Return of the Spider Monkeys | Narrator | Documentary television film | |
2016–2017 | Conviction | Hayes Morrison | 13 episodes |
2017–2019 | Avengers Assemble | Peggy Carter | Voice; 2 episodes |
2017 | Howards End | Margaret Schlegel | Miniseries |
2018 | The Long Song | Caroline Mortimer | Miniseries |
2018–2019 | 3Below: Tales of Arcadia | Zadra | Voice; Main role; 17 episodes |
2019 | Criminal: UK | Stacey Doyle | Episode: "Stacey" |
2021–present | What If...? | Peggy Carter / Captain Carter
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Voice; 6 episodes |
2024 | Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft † | Lara Croft | Voice; Main role; in development[71] |
2024 | Heartstopper † | Diane | Season three[72] |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Captain America: Super Soldier | Peggy Carter | Voice role |
2016 | Lego Marvel's Avengers |
Stage
Year | Title | Role | Venue |
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2005 | Prometheus Bound | Io / Force | Sound Theatre |
2006 | Women Beware Women | Bianca | Royal Shakespeare Company |
2007 | The Man of Mode | Belinda | Royal National Theatre |
2008 | Major Barbara | Barbara Undershaft | Royal National Theatre |
2009 | A View from the Bridge | Catherine | Duke of York's Theatre |
2011 | The Faith Machine | Sophie | Royal Court Theatre |
2013 | The Pride | Sylvia | Trafalgar Studios
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2018 | Dry Powder | Jenny | Hampstead Theatre |
Measure for Measure | Angelo / Isabella | Donmar Warehouse | |
2019 | Rosmersholm | Rebecca West | Duke of York's Theatre |
Radio
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Doctor Who: Blood of the Daleks
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Asha Gryvern | BBC Radio 7
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2007 | Felix Holt, the Radical | Esther Lyon | BBC Radio 4 |
2008 | The Leopard | Angelica | BBC Radio 3 |
Doctor Who: The Doomwood Curse | Eleanor | BBC Radio 7 | |
2010 | Doctor Who: The Whispering Forest
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Seksa | |
2013 | Doctor Who: The Sands of Life | President Moorkurk | |
2014 | The Martian Chronicles | Spender | BBC Radio 4 |
2016 | The Magus | Lily | |
2017 | Ecco[73] | Jo Miles | |
Cassandra at the Wedding[74] | Cassandra Edwards | ||
Ode to Saint Cecilia | St. Cecilia | Augustine Institute Radio Theater | |
2018 | The Merchant of Venice | Portia | BBC Radio 3 |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2007 | Golden Nymph Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Film | Fear of Fanny | Nominated | |
2008 | British Independent Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Duchess
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Nominated | |
2009 | Empire Awards | Best Newcomer | — | Nominated | |
London Critics Circle Film Awards | British Supporting Actress of the Year | The Duchess
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Nominated | ||
Ian Charleson Awards | Ian Charleson Commendation | Major Barbara | Won | ||
2010 | Laurence Olivier Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | A View from the Bridge | Nominated | [64] |
2011 | Scream Awards | Breakthrough Performance – Female | Captain America: The First Avenger |
Nominated | |
Best Science Fiction Actress | Nominated | ||||
Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | The Pillars of the Earth | Nominated | ||
Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series |
Nominated | |||
Online Film & Television Association Awards | Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Nominated | |||
2013 | TV Choice Awards
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Best Actress | Life of Crime | Nominated | |
2014 | Laurence Olivier Awards | Best Actress | The Pride | Nominated | |
WhatsOnStage Awards | Best Actress in a Play | Nominated | |||
Saturn Awards | Best Actress on Television | Agent Carter | Nominated | ||
2015 | IGN Summer Movie Awards | Best TV Hero | Nominated | ||
2018 | Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | Best Actress | Howards End | Nominated | |
International Online Cinema Awards | Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Nominated | |||
Golden Nymph Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Long Fiction Program | Nominated | |||
2019 | Evening Standard Theatre Awards | Best Actress | Rosmersholm | Nominated | [75][76] |
Women's Image Network Awards | Actress MFT Movie / Mini-Series | Howards End | Nominated | ||
2020 | Laurence Olivier Awards | Best Actress | Rosmersholm | Nominated | [77] |
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External links
- Hayley Atwell at IMDb
- Hayley Atwell at AllMovie