Hayley Atwell is a British American actress renowned for her performances in blockbuster films like Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning – Part One and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. She has also made a mark on television, starring in acclaimed series such as Howards End, Agent Carter, and Black Mirror.
Hayley Atwell recently starred in Much Ado About Nothing at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, playing Beatrice alongside Tom Hiddleston as Benedick in Jamie Lloyd’s new production of Shakespeare’s comedy.
Atwell’s stage work is equally remarkable, with notable West End performances, including an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress for Rosmersholm, an Olivier nomination for Best Supporting Actress for A View from the Bridge, and another Olivier nomination for Best Actress for The Pride. Additionally, her performance in Major Barbara at the National Theatre earned her a 2008 Ian Charleson nomination.
Theatre Credits
Theatre credits include: Rosmersholm (Duke of York’s Theatre – Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress), Measure for Measure (Donmar Warehouse), Dry Powder (Hampstead Theatre), The Faith Machine (Royal Court Theatre – Directed by Jamie Lloyd), A View from the Bridge (Duke of York’s Theatre – Olivier Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress), The Pride (Trafalgar Studios – Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress), Major Barbara (National Theatre – Ian Charleson Commendation), Women Beware Women (RSC) and Prometheus Bound (Sound Theatre).
TV credits
Television credits include: The Long Song, Howards End, Conviction, Agent Carter Series 1 & 2, Life of Crime, Black Mirror: Be Right Back series 2, Restless, Falcon: The Blindman of Seville, The Silent and the Dammed, Any Human Heart, Pillars of the Earth, The Prisoner, Mansfield Park, Ruby in the Smoke, Fear of Fanny and The Line of Beauty.
Film credits
Film credits include: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning – Part One, Blinded by the Light, Christopher Robin, The Complete Walk: Cymbeline, Ant Man, Cinderella, Testament of Youth, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America -The Winter Soldier, Jimi: All Is by My Side, The Man, The Sweeney, I, Anna, Captain America-The First Avenger, The Duchess, Brideshead Revisited, How About You and Cassandra’s Dream.
Forthcoming projects include: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning – Part Two, Heartstopper and Rogue Trooper.
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