Hayley Squires

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Hayley Squires
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Born
Hayley McGinty

(1988-04-16) 16 April 1988 (age 36)
Forest Hill, London, England
Alma mater Rose Bruford College
Occupation(s)Actress and playwright
Years active2012–present

Hayley Squires (born 16 April 1988) is an English actress and playwright, best known for her work in the Ken Loach film I, Daniel Blake . [1] Squires has also appeared in Call the Midwife (2012), Southcliffe (2013), Complicit (2013), Blood Cells (2014), A Royal Night Out (2015) and Murder (2016). Her first play, Vera Vera Vera, was produced by the Royal Court Theatre in 2012. [2]

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I, Daniel Blake won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, Best British Film at the 2017 BAFTAs, and was the Audience Award winner at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. Squires was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the BAFTAs. [3]

Early life

Born in Forest Hill, South London, as Hayley McGinty in 1988, Squires grew up with her mother, father and older brother. [4] The family moved to Kent when she was 14. Her mother was a cook at her school and her father managed a video shop. [5]

She trained at Rose Bruford College in Sidcup and graduated in 2010 with BA (Hons) Acting alongside best friend and fellow actor David Carlyle. [4] [6] She has a quote from A Midsummer Night's Dream tattooed underneath her left arm; it reads: And though she be but little, she is fierce. [7]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes projects that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRoleNoteRef.
2014 Blood Cells Hayley [8]
2015 A Royal Night Out Debbie [9]
Polar BearLeaShort film [10]
2016 I, Daniel Blake Katie [11]
Away Kaz [12]
2018 Happy New Year, Colin Burstead Gini Burstead [13]
In Fabric Babs [14]
2021 In the Earth Olivia Wendle [15]
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Marie Wain [16]
True Things Alison [17]
2023 Beau Is Afraid Penelope [18]
Hoard Cynthia [19]
No Way HomeMum [20]
2024 Blitz Tilda [21]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2012 Call the Midwife Maureen WarrenEpisode #1.1 [22]
2013 Complicit JoanTelevision film [23]
Southcliffe Louise Cooper3 episodes [24]
2016 Murder Bryony PhelpsEpisode: "The Lost Weekend" [25]
2017 The Last Leg Herself – Guest appearanceEpisode No. 12 of Series 10 [26]
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams WaitressEpisode: "The Commuter" [27]
The Miniaturist Cornelia3 episodes [28]
2018 Collateral Laurie Stone3 episodes [29]
2020 Adult Material Jolene Dollar4 episodes [30]
2022 The Essex Serpent Martha6 episodes [31]
Maryland MaryTelevision film [32]
2023 Great Expectations Sara5 episodes [33]
2024 Inside No. 9 DevonshireEpisode: "The Curse of the Ninth" [34]
2025 The Night Manager †TBASeries 2 [35]

Theatre credits

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015As Good a Time as AnyAmyThe Print Room
2017 The Pitchfork Disney Haley Stray Shoreditch Town Hall, Directed by Jamie Lloyd [36] [37]
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Mae Apollo Theatre, Directed by Benedict Andrews [38]
2018 The Lover and The Collection Sarah/Stella Harold Pinter Theatre, Directed by Jamie Lloyd [39]

Awards

AwardYearCategoryPerformanceResult
British Independent Film Awards 2016 Best Actress I, Daniel Blake Nominated
Most Promising NewcomerWon
British Academy Film Awards 2017 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated
Denver Film Festival 2016Special Jury Prize: Best ActressWon
Empire Film Awards 2017Best Female NewcomerNominated
Evening Standard British Film Awards 2016Best Supporting ActressWon
London Film Critics' Circle 2017 British/Irish Actress of the Year Nominated
National Film Awards 2017Best Breakthrough PerformanceNominated
British Academy Television Awards 2021 Best Actress Adult Material Nominated
49th International Emmy Awards 2021 Best Actress Won

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  2. ↑ "Vera Vera Vera, Royal Court, review". The Daily Telegraph . 28 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
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