Hayley Atwell Biography

Hayley Elizabeth Atwell (born 5 April 1982) is an American-British actress. She is known for her work in stage productions such as A View from the Bridge, and in films such as the 2007 thriller Cassandra's Dream, the 2008 drama The Duchess, the 2010 historical drama miniseries The Pillars of the Earth, and for her portrayal of Peggy Carter in various films and television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the ABC action-adventure series Agent Carter.

Early life

Atwell was born in London and raised in Ladbroke Grove, the only child of Allison (ne Cain), a motivational speaker, and Grant Atwell, a massage therapist, photographer, and shaman. Her father is American (from Kansas City, Missouri), of part Native American descent, and her mother is British. Her grandmother was Irish. Atwell has dual citizenship of the UK and the US. Her parents separated when she was two years old.

After attending Sion-Manning Roman Catholic Girls' School in London, she took A-levels at the London Oratory School and trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2005.

Acting career

Atwell's first feature film role was in Woody Allen's film Cassandra's Dream (2007), in which she took the part of stage actress Angela Stark. In 2008, she appeared in the film The Duchess as Bess Foster and the film Brideshead Revisited as Lady Julia Flyte, earning praise and nominations from the British Independent Film Awards and the London Film Critics' Circle Awards.

In January 2009, Atwell made her West End dbut in Lindsay Posner's revival of A View from the Bridge at the Duke of York's Theatre which earned her a Laurence Olivier Award nomination. Atwell appeared as "415" in AMC Television's November 2009 miniseries, The Prisoner, a remake of the 1967-68 series by the same name. In 2010, she starred as Freya Deverell in the successful Channel 4 adaptation of William Boyd's novel Any Human Heart.

Atwell played Agent Peggy Carter in the 2011 American superhero film Captain America: The First Avenger. MTV Networks' NextMovie.com named her one of the "Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011". Atwell voiced Carter in the 2011 video game Captain America: Super Soldier. She reprised the role in the 2013 short film Agent Carter, the 2014 film Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and in the 2015 films Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man. As Carter, she appeared in two episodes of the television show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and as the lead role in Marvel's Agent Carter, which aired from 2015 to 2016. Agent Carter was officially canceled by ABC on 12 May 2016. She provided Carter's voice in Lego Marvel's Avengers.

In February 2016, Atwell was cast to star in an upcoming legal drama pilot for ABC, Conviction.

Personal life

During the filming of Captain America: The First Avenger in 2010, Atwell took a three month course in art history and haiku poetry at the Open University.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Cassandra's Dream	Angela Stark
2007	How About You	Ellie Harris
2008	Brideshead Revisited	Julia Flyte
2008	The Duchess	Elizabeth "Bess" Foster
2009	Love Hate	Hate	Short film
2010	Tomato Soup	Movie Star
2011	Captain America: The First Avenger	Peggy Carter	Main role
2012	I, Anna	Emmy
2012	The Sweeney	DC Nancy Lewis
2013	Jimi: All Is by My Side	Kathy Etchingham
2013	Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter	Peggy Carter	Short film; Lead role
2014	Captain America: The Winter Soldier		Cameo
2014	Testament of Youth	Hope Milroy
2015	Cinderella	Cinderella's Mother
2015	Avengers: Age of Ultron	Peggy Carter	Cameo
2015	Ant-Man

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Whatever Love Means	Sabrina Guinness	Movie
2006	Fear of Fanny	Jane
	The Ruby in the Smoke	Rosa Garland	Movie
	The Line of Beauty	Catherine "Cat" Fedden	3 episodes
2007	Mansfield Park	Mary Crawford	Movie
	The Shadow in the North	Rosa Garland	Movie
2009	The Prisoner	Lucy / 4-15	5 episodes
2010	The Pillars of the Earth	Aliena	8 episodes
	Any Human Heart	Freya Deverell	4 episodes
2012	Falcn	Consuelo Jimnez	4 episodes
	Playhouse Presents	The Banker	Episode: "The Man"
	Restless	Eva Delectorskaya	2 episodes
2013	Black Mirror	Martha	Episode: "Be Right Back"
	Life of Crime	Denise Woods	3 episodes
2014	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Peggy Carter	2 episodes
2015-2016	Agent Carter		18 episodes, Lead role
2016	Conviction	Hayes Morrison	Lead role

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role
2011	Captain America: Super Soldier	Peggy Carter
2016	Lego Marvel's Avengers

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Venue
2005	Prometheus Bound	Io / Force	Sound Theatre
2006	Women Beware Women	Bianca	Royal Shakespeare Company
2007	The Man of Mode	Belinda	Royal National Theatre
2008	Major Barbara	Barbara Undershaft	Royal National Theatre
2009	A View from the Bridge	Catherine	Duke of York's Theatre
2011	The Faith Machine	Sophie	Royal Court Theatre
2013	The Pride	Sylvia	Trafalgar Studios

Radio

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Doctor Who: Blood of the Daleks	Asha Gryvern	BBC Radio 7
2007	Felix Holt, the Radical	Esther Lyon	BBC Radio 4
2008	The Leopard	Angelica	BBC Radio 3
	Doctor Who: The Doomwood Curse	Eleanor	BBC Radio 7
2010	Doctor Who: The Whispering Forest	Seksa	BBC Radio 7
2014	The Martian Chronicles	Spender	BBC Radio 4
2016	The Magus	Lily

Accolades

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result
2008	British Independent Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	The Duchess
2010	Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Film	The Pillars of the Earth
2011	Scream Awards	Breakthrough Performance - Female	Captain America: The First Avenger
		Best Science Fiction Actress
2015	Saturn Awards	Best Actress Television	Agent Carter