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Hayley Atwell

Highest Rated: 96% Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)

Lowest Rated: 44% The Sweeney (2012)

Birthday: Apr 5, 1982

Birthplace: London, England, UK

Hayley Atwell possessed an air of natural elegance and grace that made her a favorite to portray strong-willed yet emotionally vulnerable women. After only a short time in the limelight in her native England, Atwell landed a starring role in Woody Allen's morality tale "Cassandra's Dream" (2007) as Ewan McGregor's calculating actress girlfriend. Propelled by such a high-profile role, Atwell's career gained even more momentum with starring roles in the historical films "Brideshead Revisited" (2008) and "The Duchess" (2008). But it was her breakout role as an arrogant aristocrat toppled by wartime power struggles in the epic miniseries "The Pillars of the Earth" (Starz Entertainment, 2010) that made Hollywood sit up and take notice of Atwell's talents, all of which paved the way for bigger and more exciting parts to follow. These included her entry into Marvel's Avengers universe as S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Peggy Carter in "Captain America: The First Avenger" and its sequels, as well as her own TV series, "Agent Carter" (ABC 2015-16).

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Highest rated movies

96% 94% Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One Watchlist 91% 77% The Imaginary Watchlist 90% 92% Captain America: The Winter Soldier Watchlist 89% 91% Blinded by the Light Watchlist
84% 78% Testament of Youth
Watchlist 84% 78% Cinderella Watchlist 83% 85% Ant-Man Watchlist
80% 75% Captain America: The First Avenger
Watchlist 76% 82% Avengers: Age of Ultron Watchlist 73% 83% Christopher Robin Watchlist
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Hayley Atwell

Hayley Atwell HOW ABOUT YOU, from left: Hayley Atwell, Orla Brady, 2007. ©Strand Releasing THE SWEENEY, l-r: Ray Winstone, Hayley Atwell, 2012, ©eOne HOW ABOUT YOU, Hayley Atwell, 2007. ©Strand Releasing BRIDESHEAD REVISITED, Hayley Atwell (center, with bangs), Emma Thompson (front left), Matthew Goode (right), 2008. ©Miramax HOW ABOUT YOU, from left: Brenda Fricker, Joss Ackland (top), Imelda Staunton (hood), Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Redgrave, 2007. ©Strand Releasing THE DUCHESS, Hayley Atwell, 2008. ©Paramount Vantage Hayley Atwell in "The Duchess" CASSANDRA'S DREAM, director Woody Allen, Hayley Atwell, on set, 2007. ©Weinstein Company HOW ABOUT YOU, from left: Brenda Fricker, Joss Ackland (top), Imelda Staunton, Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Redgrave, 2007. ©Strand Releasing View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Grace (Character) - 2025
91% 77% The Imaginary Lizzie (Voice) - 2023
96% 94% Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One Grace (Character) $172.0M 2023
89% 91% Blinded by the Light Ms. Clay (Character) $11.9M 2019
73% 83% Christopher Robin Evelyn Robin (Character) $99.2M 2018
83% 85% Ant-Man Peggy Carter (Character) $180.2M 2015
76% 82% Avengers: Age of Ultron Peggy Carter (Character) $459.0M 2015
84% 78% Cinderella Ella's Mother (Character) $201.2M 2015
84% 78% Testament of Youth Hope (Character) $1.8M 2014
90% 92% Captain America: The Winter Soldier Peggy Carter (Character) $259.7M 2014
64% 36% Jimi: All Is by My Side Kathy Etchingham (Character) $323.0K 2013
No Score Yet 77% Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter Agent Carter (Character) - 2013
59% 50% I, Anna Emmy (Character) - 2012
44% 44% The Sweeney Nancy (Character) $26.3K 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Restless Eva Delectorskaya (Character) - 2012
80% 75% Captain America: The First Avenger Peggy Carter (Character) $176.6M 2011
62% 67% The Duchess Bess (Character) $13.8M 2008
62% 52% Brideshead Revisited Julia Flyte (Character) $6.4M 2008
No Score Yet 55% The Shadow in the North Rosa Garland (Character) - 2007
64% 54% How About You Ellie (Character) $77.6K 2007
46% 49% Cassandra's Dream Angela Stark (Character) $969.6K 2007
No Score Yet 53% Mansfield Park Unknown (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fear of Fanny Jane (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 76% The Line of Beauty Unknown (Character) - 2006

TV

Credit
73% 33% Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft Lara Croft (Voice) 2024
89% 79% What If...? Captain Carter (Guest Voice),
Peggy Carter (Voice) 		2021 2023
92% 87% Criminal: UK Stacey Doyle (Character) 2019
No Score Yet 65% Marvel's Avengers Assemble Peggy Carter (Guest Voice) 2019
95% 67% The Long Song on Masterpiece Caroline Mortimer (Character) 2018
No Score Yet 18% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2018
No Score Yet 42% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2015 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Last Call With Carson Daly Guest 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Conan Guest 2018
87% 63% Howards End on Masterpiece Margaret Schlegel (Character) 2017
20% No Score Yet Conviction Hayes Morrison (Character) 2016-2017
No Score Yet 12% The View Guest 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lip Sync Battle Contestant 2016
86% 77% Marvel's Agent Carter Agent Peggy Carter (Character) 2015-2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Liberty of London Narrator 2013-2014
95% 91% Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Peggy Carter (Guest Star) 2014
83% 80% Black Mirror Martha (Character) 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Restless Spy Unknown (Character) 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Masterpiece Classic Unknown (Character) 2011
77% 86% The Pillars of the Earth Aliena (Character) 2010
17% 40% The Prisoner 4-15 (Character) 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Line of Beauty Cat Fedden (Character) 2006