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Hayley Squires

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]

Hayley Squires
Born
Hayley McGinty

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

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

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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

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Key
† Denotes projects that have not yet been released

Film

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Year Title Role Note Ref.
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

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
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

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
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

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Award Year Category Performance Result
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

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  1. ^ "Hayley Squires: The girl who came from nowhere to win hearts at Cannes". Hindustan Times. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Vera Vera Vera, Royal Court, review". The Daily Telegraph. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Bafta nominee Hayley Squires on I, Daniel Blake, and why working-class girls aren't victims". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  4. ^ 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.
  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. ^ Interview Hayley Squires: ‘I used to argue with everyone’ The Guardian
  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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