Hayley Atwell
Hayley Elizabeth Atwell (born 5 April 1982) is a British and American actress. After appearing in various West End productions, Atwell gained popularity for her roles in period-drama films, appearing in the films Brideshead Revisited (2008), The Duchess (2008), and the miniseries The Pillars of the Earth (2010); for the latter two, she was nominated for a British Independent Film Award and a Golden Globe Award, respectively. She rose to worldwide prominence with her portrayal of Agent Peggy Carter in several Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, starting with Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), which inspired the creation of the spin-off ABC television series, Agent Carter (2015–2016). Her role earned her a Saturn Award nomination for Best Actress on Television. She also voices an alternate version of the character, Captain Carter, in the animated series What If...? (2021–present), going on to portray a version of the alternate character in the live action Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). Atwell also starred in the fantasy films Cinderella (2015), Christopher Robin (2018), and Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021), and had a leading role as Grace in the action films Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning (2023) and its sequel (2025). She has also appeared on various television shows, including Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Black Mirror, and Heartstopper. For her work on stage, Atwell has received Laurence Olivier Award nominations for her leading performances in The Pride (2013) and Rosmersholm (2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article Hayley Atwell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Credits
- 2025 · Grand Prix of Europe as Cindy (voice)
- 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
- 2022 · Heartstopper as Aunt Diane
- 2021 · Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special as Peggy Carter / Captain Carter (voice) (archive footage)
- 2021 · SNL Korea Reboot as Self
- 2021 · What If...? as Peggy Carter / Captain Carter (voice)
- 2021 · What If...? as Peggy Carter (voice)
- 2021 · Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway as Mittens (voice)
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Legends as Peggy Carter (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 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 · IMDb on the Scene as Self
- 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 · Cassandra's Dream as Angela
- 2007 · The Shadow in the North as Rosa Garland
- 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 · Rogue Trooper as
- Future · The Queen of Fashion as Alexandra Schulman