Hayley Squires
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Born | Hayley McGinty 16 April 1988 Forest Hill, London, England |
Alma mater | Rose Bruford College |
Occupation(s) | Actress and playwright |
Years active | 2012–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]
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
[edit]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
[edit]† | Denotes projects that have not yet been released |
Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Note | Ref. |
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2014 | Blood Cells | Hayley | [8] | |
2015 | A Royal Night Out | Debbie | [9] | |
Polar Bear | Lea | Short 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 Home | Mum | [20] | ||
2024 | Blitz | Tilda | [21] |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | Call the Midwife | Maureen Warren | Episode #1.1 | [22] |
2013 | Complicit | Joan | Television film | [23] |
Southcliffe | Louise Cooper | 3 episodes | [24] | |
2016 | Murder | Bryony Phelps | Episode: "The Lost Weekend" | [25] |
2017 | The Last Leg | Herself – Guest appearance | Episode No. 12 of Series 10 | [26] |
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams | Waitress | Episode: "The Commuter" | [27] | |
The Miniaturist | Cornelia | 3 episodes | [28] | |
2018 | Collateral | Laurie Stone | 3 episodes | [29] |
2020 | Adult Material | Jolene Dollar | 4 episodes | [30] |
2022 | The Essex Serpent | Martha | 6 episodes | [31] |
Maryland | Mary | Television film | [32] | |
2023 | Great Expectations | Sara | 5 episodes | [33] |
2024 | Inside No. 9 | Devonshire | Episode: "The Curse of the Ninth" | [34] |
2025 | The Night Manager † | TBA | Series 2 | [35] |
Theatre credits
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | As Good a Time as Any | Amy | The 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
[edit]Award | Year | Category | Performance | Result |
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British Independent Film Awards | 2016 | Best Actress | I, Daniel Blake | Nominated |
Most Promising Newcomer | Won | |||
British Academy Film Awards | 2017 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated | |
Denver Film Festival | 2016 | Special Jury Prize: Best Actress | Won | |
Empire Film Awards | 2017 | Best Female Newcomer | Nominated | |
Evening Standard British Film Awards | 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |
London Film Critics' Circle | 2017 | British/Irish Actress of the Year | Nominated | |
National Film Awards | 2017 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Nominated | |
British Academy Television Awards | 2021 | Best Actress | Adult Material | Nominated |
49th International Emmy Awards | 2021 | Best Actress | Won |
References
[edit]- ^ "Hayley Squires: The girl who came from nowhere to win hearts at Cannes". Hindustan Times. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Vera Vera Vera, Royal Court, review". The Daily Telegraph. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Bafta nominee Hayley Squires on I, Daniel Blake, and why working-class girls aren't victims". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ a b Famurewa, Jimi (29 September 2016). "Hayley Squires: Ken Loach's new muse and red carpet revolutionary". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Hayley Squires: 'Some women enjoy the performance of sex'". The Guardian. 3 October 2020. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022.
- ^ Shoard, Catherine (28 September 2016). "Hayley Squires – working classes cast as bad mothers". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ Interview Hayley Squires: ‘I used to argue with everyone’ The Guardian
- ^ "Biennale College, Cinema - Blood Cells by Joseph Bull, Luke Seomore". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ von Tunzelmann, Alex (20 May 2015). "A Royal Night Out: as fluffy and sugary as a Victoria sponge". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Polar Bear". Shaheen Baig Casting. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (24 February 2015). "Timothy Spall, Juno Temple Heading 'Away' Together". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Loughrey, Clarisse (27 June 2019). "In Fabric review: It's Suspiria set in a department store". The Independent. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ Freer, Ian (23 June 2021). "In The Earth Review". Empire. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ Halligan, Fionnuala (3 September 2021). "'The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain': Telluride Review". Screen International. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Seth, Radhika (19 September 2024). "See the Jaw-Dropping First Trailer for Steve McQueen's Blitz". Vogue. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Call the Midwife – Season 1, Episode 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Hayley Squires". Empire. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ Nicholson, Rebecca (17 December 2017). "Hayley Squires: 'I used to argue with everyone'". The Observer. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Lost Weekend Series 1 Episode 2 of 3". BBC. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Drinking At The Airport". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Channel 4 release Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams Trailer". United Agents. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Anya Taylor-Joy and Romola Garai star in The Miniaturist". BBC News. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ Bley Griffiths, Eleanor (26 February 2018). "Meet the cast of BBC2 thriller Collateral". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ Saner, Emine (3 October 2020). "Hayley Squires on Adult Material: 'Some women enjoy the performance of sex'". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "First-look at the highly anticipated ninth and final series of Inside No. 9". BBC. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "BBC announces further casting for the return of The Night Manager". BBC. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Review: The Pitchfork Disney (Shoreditch Town Hall)". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Gardner, Lyn (3 February 2017). "The Pitchfork Disney review – exhilarating chocoholic apocalypse". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Crompton, Sarah (28 September 2018). "Review: Pinter Two: The Lover/The Collection (Harold Pinter Theatre)". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- 1988 births
- Living people
- English film actresses
- English television actresses
- 21st-century English dramatists and playwrights
- English women dramatists and playwrights
- 21st-century English women writers
- 21st-century English actresses
- Actors from the London Borough of Lewisham
- Writers from the London Borough of Lewisham
- Actresses from London
- Alumni of Rose Bruford College
- International Emmy Award for Best Actress winners
- People from Forest Hill, London