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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 became known worldwide for her portrayal of Agent Peggy Carter in several films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), beginning with Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), which inspired the creation of the self-titled ABC television series Agent Carter (2015–2016). Her role earned her a Saturn Award nomination for Best Actress on Television. She also voiced an alternate version of the character named Captain Carter in the animated series What If...? (2021–present), going on to portray the character live in 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 played a leading role as Grace in the action films Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023) and its sequel (2025). She has also appeared in various television shows, including Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Black Mirror. For her work on stage, Atwell has received Laurence Olivier Award nominations for her leading performances in The Pride (2013) and Rosmersholm (2020).
Hayley Elizabeth Atwell was born on 5 April 1982 in London, the only child of her parents her mother, Allison Cain, is English and her father, Grant Atwell, is an American photographer from Kansas City, Missouri, of Irish and partly Native American descent. Atwell holds dual citizenship of the United Kingdom and the United States.
After attending Sion-Manning Roman Catholic Girls' School in London, she took her A-levels at the London Oratory School
Atwell took two years off work to travel with her father and work for a casting director. She then enrolled at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where she trained for three years and graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in acting.
Described by The Guardian as the "queen of period-drama", Atwell has been praised by directors for "setting a professional example" and for her work in period-drama films and television shows.Atwell received the Ian Charleson Commendation for her work in Major Barbara (2009), and has received three Laurence Olivier Award nominations, first for her work in A View from the Bridge (2009) then in 2011 for her work in the revival of The Pride, and again in 2020 for her performance as Rebecca West in Rosmersholm.Atwell was also nominated for a WhatsOnStage Award for her role in The Pride
In 2010, Atwell lived in a flat in London. In 2015, she moved to Los Angeles for the production of Agent Carter although she still retains her personal home in London. During filming of Captain America: The First Avenger in 2010, Atwell took a three-month course in art history and haiku at the Open University.
In October 2017, at the time of the allegations against Harvey Weinstein, a story emerged that, during the filming of Brideshead Revisited in 2007, Weinstein had told Atwell that she looked like a "fat pig" on screen and should eat less. Atwell later gave her recollection of the events, saying that Weinstein had asked her to eat less.
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