Hayley Squires

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Hayley Squires
Born
Hayley McGinty

(1988-04-16) 16 April 1988 (age 35)
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

Film

YearTitleRoleDirector
2014 Blood Cells Hayley Luke Seomore, Joseph Bull
2015 A Royal Night Out Debbie Julian Jarrold
Polar Bear (short)LeaSean Buckley
2016 I, Daniel Blake Katie Ken Loach
Away Kaz David Blair
2017GiantlandMum Yousaf Ali Khan
2018 Happy New Year, Colin Burstead Gini Burstead Ben Wheatley
In Fabric Babs Peter Strickland
2021 In the Earth Olivia WendleBen Wheatley
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Marie Wain Will Sharpe
True Things Alison Harry Wootliff
2023 Beau Is Afraid Penelope Ari Aster
Hoard Luna Carmoon [8]
TBA Blitz Steve McQueen
Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Call the Midwife Maureen WarrenEpisode #1.1
2013 Complicit JoanTelevision film
2013 Southcliffe Louise Cooper3 episodes
2016 Murder Bryony PhelpsEpisode: "The Lost Weekend"
2017 The Last Leg Herself – Guest appearanceEpisode No. 12 of Series 10
2017 Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams WaitressEpisode: "The Commuter"
2017 The Miniaturist [9] Cornelia3 episodes
2018 Collateral Laurie StoneMain role; 3 episodes
2020 Adult Material Jolene DollarMain role; 4 episodes
2022 The Essex Serpent MarthaMain role; 6 episodes
2022 Maryland MaryTelevision film [10]
2023 Great Expectations SaraUpcoming miniseries

Theatre credits

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015As Good a Time as AnyAmyThe Print Room
2017 The Pitchfork Disney [11] [12] Haley Stray Shoreditch Town Hall, Directed by Jamie Lloyd
2017 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof [13] Mae Apollo Theatre, Directed by Benedict Andrews
2018 The Lover and The Collection Sarah/Stella Harold Pinter Theatre, Directed by Jamie Lloyd

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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