Hannah Ware

• Birth Name — Hannah Rose Ware • Born — 8 December 1982 • Birthplace — London, England • Years Active — 2010–present • Father — John Ware • Relatives — Jessie Ware (sister)

Ware was born in Hammersmith and raised in Clapham. She is the daughter of Helena (née Keell), a social worker, and John Ware, a former BBC Panorama reporter, who divorced when she was 12. She is the older sister of musician Jessie Ware. Her mother is Jewish, and both Ware and her sister were raised in the faith. She attended Alleyn's School in Dulwich, then studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York. Ware appeared in the films Cop Out (2010) and Shame (2011). From 2011 to 2012, she played Emma Kane, the estranged addict daughter of Chicago mayor Tom Kane, in the Starz series Boss. In 2013, she was cast in ABC drama series Betrayal as lead character, and she appeared in Spike Lee's thriller film Oldboy. In 2015, Ware played the female lead, opposite Rupert Friend, in the action film Hitman: Agent 47. Ware starred in the Hulu series The First in 2018, and played the leading role on the Netflix science fiction series The One in 2021.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2011–2012 — Boss — Emma Kane — Main role • 2013–2014 — Betrayal — Sara Hanley — Main role • 2018 — The First — Sadie Hewitt — Main role • 2021 — The One — Rebecca Webb — Main role