Hayley Atwell

Hayley Elizabeth Atwell[1] (born 5 April 1982) is an American-British actress.[2] 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.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Acting career 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 3.3 Video games 4 Stage 5 Radio 6 Accolades 7 References 8 External links

Early life
Atwell was born in London and raised in Ladbroke Grove, the only child of Allison (née Cain), a motivational speaker, and Grant Atwell, a massage therapist, photographer, and shaman.[3][4][5][6][7] Her father is American (from Kansas City, Missouri), of part Native American descent, and her mother is British.[4][5][8] Her grandmother was Irish.[9] Atwell has dual citizenship of the UK and the US.[10] Her parents separated when she was two years old.[5]

After attending Sion-Manning Roman Catholic Girls' School in London, she took A-levels at the London Oratory School[4] and trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2005.[11]

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 début 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.[12] 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.[13] MTV Networks' NextMovie.com named her one of the "Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011".[14] Atwell voiced Carter in the 2011 video game Captain America: Super Soldier.[15] She reprised the role in the 2013 short film Agent Carter, the 2014 film Captain America: The Winter Soldier,[16][17] and in the 2015 films Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man.[18] 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.[19] Agent Carter was officially canceled by ABC on 12 May 2016.[20] She provided Carter's voice in Lego Marvel's Avengers.[21]

In February 2016, Atwell was cast to star in an upcoming legal drama pilot for ABC, Conviction.[22]

Filmography
Film

Atwell at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival

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 2016 Captain America: Civil War

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 Falcón Consuelo Jiménez 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[23]

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