Hayley Squires
Birth datec. 1988
Birth placeForest Hill, London, England
OccupationActress and playwright
Alma materRose Bruford College
Years active2012–present

Hayley Squires (born c. 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), Great Expectations (2023) and second season of The Night Manager (2026).

Squires was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for I, Daniel Blake, and for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for Adult Material. She has also won several awards.

Early life and education

Hayley Squires was born in c. 1988[1] in Forest Hill, South London, and grew up with her mother, father, and older brother.[2] Her mother was a cook at her school and her father managed a video shop. The family moved to Kent when she was 14.[3]

She trained at Rose Bruford College in Sidcup and graduated in 2010 with BA (Hons) Acting, alongside best friend and fellow actor David Carlyle.[2][4]

Career

Squires' first play, Vera Vera Vera (2012), was produced by the Royal Court Theatre in London.[5]

Acting credits

Film

YearTitleRoleNoteRef.
2014Blood CellsHayley[6]
2015A Royal Night OutDebbie[7]
Polar BearLeaShort film[8]
2016I, Daniel BlakeKatie[9]
AwayKaz[10]
2018Happy New Year, Colin BursteadGini Burstead[11]
In FabricBabs[12]
2021In the EarthOlivia Wendle[13]
The Electrical Life of Louis WainMarie Wain[14]
True ThingsAlison[15]
2023Beau Is AfraidPenelope[16]
HoardCynthia[17]
No Way HomeMum[18]
2024BlitzTilda[19]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2012Call the MidwifeMaureen WarrenEpisode #1.1[20]
2013ComplicitJoanTelevision film[21]
SouthcliffeLouise Cooper3 episodes[22]
2016MurderBryony PhelpsEpisode: "The Lost Weekend"[23]
2017The Last LegHerself – Guest appearanceEpisode No. 12 of Series 10[24]
Philip K. Dick's Electric DreamsWaitressEpisode: "The Commuter"[25]
The MiniaturistCornelia3 episodes[26]
2018CollateralLaurie Stone3 episodes[27]
2020Adult MaterialJolene Dollar4 episodes[28]
2022The Essex SerpentMartha6 episodes[29]
MarylandMaryTelevision film[30]
2023Great ExpectationsSara5 episodes[31]
2024Inside No. 9DevonshireEpisode: "The Curse of the Ninth"[32]
2026The Night ManagerSally Price-JonesSeries 2[33]
2026LegendsKateSeason 1[34]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015As Good a Time as AnyAmyThe Print Room
2017The Pitchfork DisneyHaley StrayShoreditch Town Hall, Directed by Jamie Lloyd[35][36]
Cat on a Hot Tin RoofMaeApollo Theatre, Directed by Benedict Andrews[37]
2018The Lover and The CollectionSarah/StellaHarold Pinter Theatre, Directed by Jamie Lloyd[38]
2025All My SonsAnn DeeverWyndham's Theatre, Directed by Ivo van Hove

Accolades

AwardYearCategoryPerformanceResult
British Independent Film Awards2016Best ActressI, Daniel Blake
Most Promising Newcomer
British Academy Film Awards2017Best Actress in a Supporting Role[39]
Denver Film Festival2016Special Jury Prize: Best Actress
Empire Film Awards2017Best Female Newcomer
Evening Standard British Film Awards2016Best Supporting Actress.
London Film Critics' Circle2017British/Irish Actress of the Year
National Film Awards2017Best Breakthrough Performance
British Academy Television Awards2021Best ActressAdult Material[40]
49th International Emmy Awards2021Best Actress
Laurence Olivier Awards2026Best Actress in a Supporting RoleAll My Sons

References

  1. ^ "Hayley Squires: The girl who came from nowhere to win hearts at Cannes". Hindustan Times. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016. Squires, 28,
  2. ^ Famurewa, Jimi (29 September 2016). "Hayley Squires: Ken Loach's new muse and red carpet revolutionary". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Hayley Squires: 'Some women enjoy the performance of sex'". The Guardian. 3 October 2020. Archived 29 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ Shoard, Catherine (28 September 2016). "Hayley Squires – working classes cast as bad mothers". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Vera Vera Vera, Royal Court, review". The Daily Telegraph. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Biennale College, Cinema - Blood Cells by Joseph Bull, Luke Seomore". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  7. ^ von Tunzelmann, Alex (20 May 2015). "A Royal Night Out: as fluffy and sugary as a Victoria sponge". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Polar Bear". Shaheen Baig Casting. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Ritman, Alex (24 February 2015). "Timothy Spall, Juno Temple Heading 'Away' Together". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Loughrey, Clarisse (27 June 2019). "In Fabric review: It's Suspiria set in a department store". The Independent. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  13. ^ Freer, Ian (23 June 2021). "In The Earth Review". Empire. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  14. ^ Halligan, Fionnuala (3 September 2021). "'The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain': Telluride Review". Screen International. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  15. ^ 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.
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  23. ^ "Lost Weekend Series 1 Episode 2 of 3". BBC. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  24. ^ "Drinking At The Airport". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Channel 4 release Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams Trailer". United Agents. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  26. ^ "Anya Taylor-Joy and Romola Garai star in The Miniaturist". BBC News. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  27. ^ Bley Griffiths, Eleanor (26 February 2018). "Meet the cast of BBC2 thriller Collateral". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  28. ^ Saner, Emine (3 October 2020). "Hayley Squires on Adult Material: 'Some women enjoy the performance of sex'". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  29. ^ 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.
  30. ^ "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.
  31. ^ 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.
  32. ^ "First-look at the highly anticipated ninth and final series of Inside No. 9". BBC. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  33. ^ "BBC announces further casting for the return of The Night Manager". BBC. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
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  38. ^ 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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  40. ^ "Leading Actress". Bafta. Retrieved 2025-02-08.