Hayley Squires

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Hayley Squires
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Born1987 or 1988 (age 37–38)
Forest Hill, London, England
Alma mater Rose Bruford College
OccupationsActress and playwright
Years active2012–present

Hayley Squires (born 1987 or 1988) is an English actress and playwright, best known for her work in the Ken Loach film I, Daniel Blake . Squires has also appeared in Call the Midwife (2012), Southcliffe (2013), Complicit (2013), Blood Cells (2014), A Royal Night Out (2015), Murder (2016), Collateral (2018), Adult Material (2020), The Essex Serpent (2022) and Great Expectations (2023).

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For I, Daniel Blake , Squires was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. [1] For Adult Material, Squires was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress. [2]

Early life and education

Hayley Squires was born in 1987 or 1988 [3] in Forest Hill, South London, and grew up with her mother, father, and older brother. [4] Her mother was a cook at her school and her father managed a video shop. The family moved to Kent when she was 14. [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]

Career

Squires' first play, Vera Vera Vera, was produced by the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2012. [7]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes film or TV productions 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]
2026 The Night Manager Sally Price-JonesSeries 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 Actress.Won
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

References

  1. ↑ "Bafta nominee Hayley Squires on I, Daniel Blake, and why working-class girls aren't victims". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Leading Actress". Bafta. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Hayley Squires: The girl who came from nowhere to win hearts at Cannes". Hindustan Times . 19 May 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016. Squires, 28,
  4. 1 2 Famurewa, Jimi (29 September 2016). "Hayley Squires: Ken Loach's new muse and red carpet revolutionary". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Hayley Squires: 'Some women enjoy the performance of sex'". The Guardian . 3 October 2020. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Shoard, Catherine (28 September 2016). "Hayley Squires – working classes cast as bad mothers". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Vera Vera Vera, Royal Court, review". The Daily Telegraph . 28 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Biennale College, Cinema - Blood Cells by Joseph Bull, Luke Seomore". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  9. ↑ von Tunzelmann, Alex (20 May 2015). "A Royal Night Out: as fluffy and sugary as a Victoria sponge". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Polar Bear". Shaheen Baig Casting. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  11. ↑ Prigge, Matt (21 December 2016). "Hayley Squires on how 'I, Daniel Blake' is perfect for our grim times". Metro New York . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  12. ↑ Ritman, Alex (24 February 2015). "Timothy Spall, Juno Temple Heading 'Away' Together". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  13. ↑ Bradshaw, Peyter (13 October 2018). "Happy New Year, Colin Burstead review – Ben Wheatley contrives a simmering hothouse of misery". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  14. ↑ Loughrey, Clarisse (27 June 2019). "In Fabric review: It's Suspiria set in a department store". The Independent . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  15. ↑ Freer, Ian (23 June 2021). "In The Earth Review". Empire . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  16. ↑ Halligan, Fionnuala (3 September 2021). "'The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain': Telluride Review". Screen International . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  17. ↑ Loughrey, Clarisse (1 April 2022). "True Things review: Ruth Wilson and Tom Burke sizzle in a frustratingly opaque psychological drama". The Independent . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  18. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (15 February 2023). "Leonine & A24 Close All Rights Deal For Ari Aster's 'Beau Is Afraid': EFM". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  19. ↑ Grater, Tom (25 April 2022). "Saura Lightfoot Leon, Hayley Squires & Joseph Quinn Starring In UK Debut 'Hoard'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  20. ↑ Nikkhah Azad, Navid (30 October 2023). "Yousaf Ali-Khan's 'NO WAY HOME' to Debut at Tallinn Black Nights Festival 2023". ZIZ.NEWS. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  21. ↑ Seth, Radhika (19 September 2024). "See the Jaw-Dropping First Trailer for Steve McQueen's Blitz". Vogue . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  22. ↑ "Call the Midwife – Season 1, Episode 1". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  23. ↑ "Hayley Squires". Empire . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  24. ↑ Nicholson, Rebecca (17 December 2017). "Hayley Squires: 'I used to argue with everyone'". The Observer . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  25. ↑ "Lost Weekend Series 1 Episode 2 of 3". BBC . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  26. ↑ "Drinking At The Airport". British Comedy Guide . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  27. ↑ "Channel 4 release Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams Trailer". United Agents. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  28. ↑ "Anya Taylor-Joy and Romola Garai star in The Miniaturist". BBC News. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  29. ↑ Bley Griffiths, Eleanor (26 February 2018). "Meet the cast of BBC2 thriller Collateral". Radio Times . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  30. ↑ Saner, Emine (3 October 2020). "Hayley Squires on Adult Material: 'Some women enjoy the performance of sex'". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  31. ↑ Petski, Denise (7 April 2021). "Frank Dillane, Hayley Squires, Clémence Poésy, Jamael Westman Join 'The Essex Serpent' Apple Series". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  32. ↑ "Zawe Ashton, Hayley Squires and Daniel Mays to star in Lucy Kirkwood's Maryland on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  33. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (22 April 2022). "Sadomasochism Scene in 'Great Expectations' Defended by BBC Content Chief, Writer Steven Knight Was 'Reading Between the Lines' of Dickens' Novel". Variety . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  34. ↑ "First-look at the highly anticipated ninth and final series of Inside No. 9". BBC . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  35. ↑ "BBC announces further casting for the return of The Night Manager". BBC . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  36. ↑ "Review: The Pitchfork Disney (Shoreditch Town Hall)". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  37. ↑ Gardner, Lyn (3 February 2017). "The Pitchfork Disney review – exhilarating chocoholic apocalypse". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  38. ↑ "Hayley Squires Joins Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Apollo Theatre | Boxoffice.co.uk". www.boxoffice.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  39. ↑ Crompton, Sarah (28 September 2018). "Review: Pinter Two: The Lover/The Collection (Harold Pinter Theatre)". WhatsOnStage.com . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
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