Hayley Atwell
Birthday: 5 April 1982, London, England, UK
Birth Name: Hayley Elizabeth Atwell
Height: 170 cm
Born in London, England, Hayley Elizabeth Atwell has dual citizenship of the United Kingdom and the United States. An only child, Hayley was named after actress Hayley Mills. Her parents, Alison (Cain ...Show More
[on her character in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)] Peggy was in a position where if she Show more
[on her character in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)] Peggy was in a position where if she was a damsel in distress, she wouldn't be of that position. And when she says, "I know what it's like to have a few doors slammed in my face," I think because she's this attractive woman who's beautifully made up, she had to fight a little bit harder to get where she is to prove that she's capable. And I think that's great because there's a kindred spirit between her and Steve, there's an equality about them and I love that. Hide
My first job was a Greek tragedy, and ever since, one job just seemed to roll onto the next. I've be Show more
My first job was a Greek tragedy, and ever since, one job just seemed to roll onto the next. I've been terribly lucky. Hide
We heard about the protest in Whitehall in support of Russian gay rights and we went along and it wa Show more
We heard about the protest in Whitehall in support of Russian gay rights and we went along and it was very moving and we felt it was very positive. Hide
I think it will be a balance of creative and commercial choices, going forward. People say critical Show more
I think it will be a balance of creative and commercial choices, going forward. People say critical acclaim and box office success don't go hand in hand and that may be true but I don't really think I'd live much on the salary of a full-time theatre actor. I mean, I could, but I really like going out to dinner... Hide
[on Alexi Kaye Campbell's play "The Pride"] They are two scenes that are either side of the sexual r Show more
[on Alexi Kaye Campbell's play "The Pride"] They are two scenes that are either side of the sexual revolution, and two very different ways that society deals with homosexuality. In 1958, it was still illegal and then in 2013, we've just had this wonderful milestone of legalising gay marriage. So it's about how society shapes gay identity and it explores the idea of a subculture which society has imposed upon the gay community, one of promiscuity, and it says there is another side which is about intimacy and love between two people. Hide
Nude scenes can be very liberating. I feel very human. This is me, with all my little imperfections.
Nude scenes can be very liberating. I feel very human. This is me, with all my little imperfections.
[on Brideshead Revisited (2008)] What attracted me was I loved the vivid characters that had obvious Show more
[on Brideshead Revisited (2008)] What attracted me was I loved the vivid characters that had obviously come from a very rich novel and Jeremy Brock and Andrew Davies had put that into the script. The character definitions and the stage directions were very rich and as rich as the dialogue so I felt that there was a hell of a lot of passion behind it. I'm attracted to flawed characters. I think they're really interesting to play. I was really intrigued who this enigmatic Julia was and what was bubbling and going on beneath the surface. So it was probably that. Hide
The scary thing is what that will do to a generation of young people [in Russia] who are having thes Show more
The scary thing is what that will do to a generation of young people [in Russia] who are having these thoughts and feelings towards members of their own sex but they're given no reference point that this is OK. This is just part of who they are and I think you'll get a lost generation of children growing up feeling that their country is telling them that this fundamental aspect of who they are is wrong. It's incredibly troubling because it's happening, not just in Russia, but in countries like Georgia and Cameroon and the statistics in this country of homophobic attacks is frightening. Hide
Hayley Atwell's FILMOGRAPHY
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as Actor (78)
Hayley Atwell'S roles
Bess Foster
DC Nancy Lewis
Peggy Carter
Sister Hope Milroy
Hayes Morrison
Caroline Mortimer
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