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Hayley Atwell

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Hayley Atwell
Seventh entry in the long-running Mission: Impossible series.
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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part One (2023)
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Born in London, England, Hayley Elizabeth Atwell has dual citizenship of the United Kingdom and the United States. An only child, Hayley was named after actress Hayley Mills. Her parents, Alison (Cain) and Grant Atwell, both motivational speakers, met at a London workshop of Dale Carnegie's self-help bible "How to Win Friends and Influence People". Her mother is English (with Irish ancestry) and her father is American; he was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and is partly of Native-American descent (his Native American name is Star Touches Earth). Her parents divorced when she was age two. Her father returned to America and Hayley remained with her mother in London, but she spent her summers in Missouri with her father. Hayley's mother saw theater as an important communal experience, so she was introduced to theater from a young age. At age 11, she had memorable trip to see Ralph Fiennes playing Hamlet. She would later work with him on The Duchess (2008).

She went to Sion-Manning Roman Catholic Girl's School in West London where she excelled academically. She took her A-levels at the London Oratory School. She took two years out of her education, traveling with her father and working for a casting director. In 2005, she graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with a degree in Acting. Hayley began her career with parts on a few BBC television productions. Her first big break came in the television miniseries, The Line of Beauty (2006). The following year, she got her first film role in How About You (2007). She followed this with Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream (2007). Her breakthrough role came four years later as British agent Peggy Carter in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).
BornApril 5, 1982
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Hayley Atwell in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Lee Ingleby, Nicholas Pinnock, Katherine Kelly, Hayley Atwell, Shubham Saraf, Rochenda Sandall, and Mark Quartley in Criminal: UK (2019)
Hayley Atwell in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
50 Cent and Hayley Atwell in The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Michael Douglas and Hayley Atwell in Ant-Man (2015)
Michael Douglas, Martin Donovan, John Slattery, and Hayley Atwell in Ant-Man (2015)
Hayley Atwell in Howards End (2017)
Hayley Atwell in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Matthew Macfadyen and Hayley Atwell in Howards End (2017)
Hayley Atwell in Howards End (2017)
Jeff Garlin and Hayley Atwell in Conan (2010)
Hayley Atwell in Conan (2010)

Known for

Chris Evans in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Captain America: The First Avenger
6.9
  • Peggy Carter
  • 2011
Ralph Fiennes, Keira Knightley, Dominic Cooper, and Hayley Atwell in The Duchess (2008)
The Duchess
6.9
  • Bess Foster
  • 2008
Michael Douglas, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Paul Rudd, Corey Stoll, Mark Knapton, and Evangeline Lilly in Ant-Man (2015)
Ant-Man
7.3
  • Peggy Carter
  • 2015
Chris Evans in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
7.8
  • Peggy Carter
  • 2014

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  • Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part One
    • Post-production
  • Tomb Raider
    • (voice)
    • In Production
  • Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part Two
    • In Production
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Xochitl Gomez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
  • Josh Keaton, Jeffrey Wright, Lake Bell, Chadwick Boseman, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, Hudson Thames, Hayley Atwell, and Ross Marquand in What If...? (2021)
    What If...?
    • (voice)
  • Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021)
    Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
    • (voice)
  • Kit Harington in Criminal: UK (2019)
    Criminal: UK
  • 3Below: Tales of Arcadia (2018)
    3Below: Tales of Arcadia
    • (voice)
  • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Josh Brolin, Bradley Cooper, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Brie Larson, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Danai Gurira, and Karen Gillan in Avengers: Endgame (2019)
    Avengers: Endgame
  • Viveik Kalra in Blinded by the Light (2019)
    Blinded by the Light
  • Adrian Pasdar, Bumper Robinson, Fred Tatasciore, Travis Willingham, Laura Bailey, Troy Baker, and Roger Craig Smith in Avengers Assemble (2012)
    Avengers Assemble
    • (voice)
  • Ode to Saint Cecilia (2018)
    Ode to Saint Cecilia
  • The Long Song (2018)
    The Long Song
  • Christopher Robin (2018)
    Christopher Robin
  • Hayley Atwell in Howards End (2017)
    Howards End
  • Chicken/Egg (2017)
    Chicken/Egg
  • Hayley Atwell in Conviction (2016)
    Conviction
  • Hayley Atwell in The Complete Walk: Cymbeline (2016)
    The Complete Walk: Cymbeline

Soundtrack

  • Hayley Atwell in Agent Carter (2015)
    Agent Carter
  • Lily James in Cinderella (2015)
    Cinderella

Videos73

First Clip
Clip 1:36
First Clip
Cassandra's Dream
Clip 0:40
Cassandra's Dream
Cassandra's Dream
Clip 0:37
Cassandra's Dream
Cassandra's Dream
Clip 0:41
Cassandra's Dream
Hayley Atwell Breaks Down Peggy Carter and Captain America's Relationship
Interview 1:19
Hayley Atwell Breaks Down Peggy Carter and Captain America's Relationship
Hayley Atwell Tackles Your Questions
Interview 1:57
Hayley Atwell Tackles Your Questions
Cassandra's Dream
Interview 0:25
Cassandra's Dream
Cassandra's Dream
Interview 1:01
Cassandra's Dream
Official Teaser Trailer
Trailer 2:16
Official Teaser Trailer
"Moment" Trailer
Trailer 0:31
"Moment" Trailer
Ask the Question
Trailer 0:31
Ask the Question
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:20
Official Trailer

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    • April 5, 1982
    • London, England, UK
    • (No Children)
  • Other works
    Appeared in a Pringles commercial.
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    • 1 Interview
    • 4 Articles
    • 9 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Is a skilled ventriloquist.
  • Quotes
    Nude scenes can be very liberating. I feel very human. This is me, with all my little imperfections.
    • Warm smile

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