Hayley Atwell
Hayley Elizabeth Atwell (born 5 April 1982) is a British and American actress. Born and raised in London, Atwell studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and made her stage debut in a 2005 production of James Kerr's translation of the Ancient Greek tragedy Prometheus Bound. She subsequently appeared in multiple West End productions and on television, and was recognised for her breakthrough role as Lady Elizabeth Foster in The Duchess (2008), for which she was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her leading performance in the miniseries The Pillars of the Earth (2010) earned her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Film. Atwell rose to international prominence with her portrayal of Agent Peggy Carter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), a role she reprised in the short film Agent Carter (2013) and the 2015–2016 television series of the same name in addition to other films and live-action and animated series. She also had roles in the war drama Testament of Youth (2014), the romantic fantasy Cinderella (2015), and the fantasy comedy-drama Christopher Robin (2018). On the stage, Atwell has received Laurence Olivier Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in A View from the Bridge (2010), and for Best Actress, for her leading performances in The Pride (2013) and Rosmersholm (2020). In 2020, Atwell began hosting the podcast series True Spies, which aims to give an insight into the world of espionage by asking listeners what they would do in real-life spy situations.
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Credits
- 2025 · Mission: Impossible 8 as Grace
- 2024 · Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft as Lara Croft (voice)
- 2023 · Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One as Grace
- 2023 · Tom Cruise: Impossible Missions as Self
- 2022 · Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Self (uncredited)
- 2022 · Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Captain Carter
- 2021 · Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special as Peggy Carter / Captain Carter (voice) (archive footage)
- 2021 · SNL Korea as Self
- 2021 · What If...? as Peggy Carter / Captain Carter (voice)
- 2021 · What If...? as Peggy Carter (voice)
- 2021 · What If...? as Captain Carter (voice)
- 2021 · Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway as Mittens (voice)
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Legends as Peggy Carter (archive footage)
- 2020 · Independent Miss Craigie as Voice of young Jill Craigie
- 2019 · Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe as Self
- 2019 · Criminal: UK as Stacey Doyle
- 2019 · Blinded by the Light as Ms Clay
- 2019 · Avengers: Endgame as Peggy Carter
- 2018 · The Long Song as Caroline Mortimer
- 2018 · A Movie Is Made For Pooh as Self
- 2018 · Christopher Robin as Evelyn Robin
- 2017 · Howards End as Margaret Schlegel
- 2017 · Chicken/Egg as Lauren
- 2016 · Conviction as Hayes Morrison
- 2016 · The Complete Walk: Cymbeline as Innogen
- 2016 · Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years as Self
- 2015 · Edge of Darkness as Narrator
- 2015 · Ant-Man as Peggy Carter
- 2015 · Avengers: Age of Ultron as Peggy Carter
- 2015 · Lip Sync Battle as Self
- 2015 · Cinderella as Cinderella's Mother
- 2015 · Marvel's Agent Carter as Peggy Carter
- 2014 · Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop! as Self
- 2014 · Testament of Youth as Hope Milroy
- 2014 · Captain America: The Winter Soldier as Peggy Carter
- 2014 · Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe as Self
- 2013 · Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Peggy Carter
- 2013 · Jimi: All Is by My Side as Kathy Etchingham
- 2013 · Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter as Peggy Carter
- 2013 · Life of Crime as Denise Woods
- 2012 · Restless as Eva Delectorskaya
- 2012 · Falcón as Consuelo Jiménez
- 2012 · The Sweeney as Nancy Lewis
- 2012 · I, Anna as Emmy
- 2011 · Black Mirror as Martha Starmer
- 2011 · Captain America: The First Avenger as Peggy Carter
- 2010 · Any Human Heart as Freya Deverell
- 2010 · Conan as Self - Guest
- 2010 · The Pillars of the Earth as Aliena
- 2010 · Tomato Soup as Movie Star
- 2009 · The Prisoner as 4-15 / Lucy
- 2009 · Love Hate as Hate
- 2009 · Thrush as Ruby's Friend
- 2008 · The Duchess as Bess Foster
- 2008 · Brideshead Revisited as Julia Flyte
- 2007 · How About You... as Ellie Harris
- 2007 · The Shadow in the North as Rosa Garland
- 2007 · Cassandra's Dream as Angela
- 2007 · Mansfield Park as Mary Crawford
- 2006 · The Ruby in the Smoke as Rosa Garland
- 2006 · Fear of Fanny as Jane
- 2006 · The Line of Beauty as Cat Fedden
- 2005 · Whatever Love Means as Sabrina Guinness
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 1993 · GMTV as Self
- Future · The Queen of Fashion as Alexandra Schulman
- Future · Rogue Trooper as