Keeley Hawes

Hawes is a three-time BAFTA TV Award nominee, having been nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for her roles as Lindsay Denton and Julia Montague, and a British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Dorothy Wick in the drama Mrs Wilson. Hawes has had leading roles in the 2010 revival of Upstairs, Downstairs, the limited series The Casual Vacancy (2015), The Missing (2016), the ITV comedy-drama The Durrells (2016–2019), the Russell T Davies drama serial It's a Sin (2021), The Midwich Cuckoos (2022) and BBC America/AMC science fiction thriller Orphan Black: Echoes (2023). She has also acted as an executive producer on ITV drama Honour (2020) and comedy-drama Finding Alice (2021), starring in them both. Hawes's film appearances include Death at a Funeral (2007), High-Rise (2015), Misbehaviour (2020) and To Olivia (2021), in which she portrays actress Patricia Neal. She has also provided the voice of Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider video games, including Tomb Raider: Legend, Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Tomb Raider: Underworld, and Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.

• Name — Keeley Hawes • Birth Name — Clare Julia Hawes • Born — 10 February 1976 • Birthplace — Paddington, London, England • Education — Sylvia Young Theatre School • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1989–present • Children — 3

Clare Julia Hawes was born on 10 February 1976 in London, and grew up in a council flat in Marylebone. She is the youngest of four children. Hawes attended Sylvia Young Theatre School, where she became friends with singer Emma Bunton and actress Kellie Bright. In her teenage years she worked in various part-time jobs including at Sainsbury's and McDonald's. At age 17 she was approached on Oxford Street by a modelling scout, and signed up by Select Model Management. After numerous features for teen magazine Shout, Hawes became a fashion intern for Cosmopolitan. During this period, she was first asked to audition for a film. We're not an acting family, but my parents have always encouraged me. I'm sure my dad spreads the word about my programmes to everyone who gets in his cab, which must help the ratings!

Hawes first came into the public eye in the 1990s, having supporting roles in Troublemakers, Dennis Potter's Karaoke (1995), Heartbeat (1995) and The Beggar Bride (1997). Hawes's first film role was in the 1998 film The Avengers, in which she played Tamara. Hawes appeared in several BBC adaptations of classic and modern literature, including Our Mutual Friend (1998), The Cater Street Hangman (1998), Wives and Daughters (1999) and as the young Diana Dors in the biopic The Blonde Bombshell (1999). In the late 1990s, Hawes featured in four music videos, "Saturday Night" by Suede, "Marvellous" by The Lightning Seeds, "Come Around" by The Mutton Birds, and "She's a Star" by James. In 2002, Hawes appeared in the BBC drama Tipping the Velvet. From 2002 to 2004, she appeared as Zoe Reynolds in the spy drama series Spooks. In 2003, she appeared in the BBC's re-telling of The Canterbury Tales. In 2006, Hawes replaced Jonell Elliott as the voice of Lara Croft in the action-adventure video game, Tomb Raider: Legend. She appeared as Rosie in the British comedy The Vicar of Dibley from 2006 to 2007. Also in 2007, Hawes appeared as Jane in the comedy Death at a Funeral. She reprised her voiceover role as Lara Croft in the video games Tomb Raider: Anniversary, a remake of the original Tomb Raider, released in 2007, followed by 2008's Tomb Raider: Underworld. • Illustration — Hawes in 2008 In April 2008, Hawes began filming the BBC drama Mutual Friends, and appeared in That Mitchell and Webb Look. From 2008 to 2010, she appeared in Ashes to Ashes, the spin-off from the hit BBC series Life on Mars, as Alex Drake, a police officer in London's Metropolitan Police. For her portrayal of Alex Drake, Hawes was granted the Best UK Television Actress Award in 2008 by the Glamour Awards. In 2009, Hawes portrayed Detective Superintendent Martha Lawson in a six-episode ITV series, Identity. The 2010 release of the isometric Tomb Raider spin-off game, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, again featured Hawes as the voice of Lara Croft. In December of that year, she starred as Lady Agnes Holland in the three-episode relaunch of Upstairs, Downstairs. On 25 April 2011, Hawes narrated the documentary Kate and William: A Royal Love Story on BBC One, prior to the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. That June, she also narrated the ITV1 documentary Four of a Kind as part of ITV's Extraordinary Families season. Hawes appeared as Catherine Mundi in 2014's fantasy adventure film Mariah Mundi and the Midas Box. She also guest-starred in 2014 as Ms. Delphox in the eighth series of Doctor Who, and returned as Lara Croft in the voiceover role for that year's release of the game Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris. Her performance as Detective Inspector Lindsay Denton in the BBC Two drama Line of Duty (2014–2016), was described in The Daily Telegraph as "the performance of 2014", and garnered her a nomination for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress. In October 2014, Hawes was made an Honorary Graduate by the University of Suffolk. From 2016 to 2019, Hawes played the main role of Louisa Durrell in ITV's popular comedy-drama The Durrells. She appeared in 2018's TV series Bodyguard, in which she played Home Secretary Julia Montague, and was nominated for a BAFTA for the role. Also in 2018, Hawes played Dorothy Wick in Mrs Wilson, opposite Iain Glen. Hawes came in at number 38 on the 2018 Radio Times TV 100 list, determined by television executives and broadcasting veterans. She has since appeared in Traitors and Summer of Rockets, both in 2019. Hawes later played Detective Chief Inspector Caroline Goode in the 2020 miniseries Honour which was based on the real life murder of Banaz Mahmod. She also appeared in the films Misbehaviour and Rebecca that year. In 2021, Hawes co-created, served as an executive producer and starred in the ITV comedy-drama Finding Alice as Alice Dillion. It was later announced that there would be a second series. In 2021, Hawes appeared in the Russell T. Davies five-part drama It's a Sin as Valerie Tozer. The series follows five 18-year-olds who move to London in 1981 and have their lives turned upside down by the AIDS crisis. It aired on Channel 4 and on HBO Max in the United States. Critics and viewers praised her performance in the final episode as "outstanding and magnificent" and a "masterclass". Similarly, the Radio Times described her performance as "stunning" and "heartbreaking." Critics and viewers also expressed their desire for Hawes to win a BAFTA and other awards for her performance. The following month, Hawes appeared as actress Patricia Neal in 2021 film To Olivia, which revolves around her marriage to Roald Dahl and the death of their daughter. In June 2022, Hawes appeared in a leading role as Dr. Susannah Zellaby in Sky Max science fiction horror drama The Midwich Cuckoos based on the novel of the same name. In 2024, she played Amanda Thirsk in Scoop. In 2025, Hawes starred in The Assassin, a thriller television series created by Harry and Jack Williams for Amazon Prime Video.

• Illustration — Hawes in Sierra Leone in 2018 Hawes began working with UNICEF in 2012; in 2017 she became a UNICEF ambassador. Her main focus has been visiting Syrian refugee children and families living in the Za’atari refugee camp and host communities in Amman.

Hawes married cartoonist Spencer McCallum in December 2001; their son had been born in August. She married Matthew Macfadyen, her co-star in Spooks, in November 2004 and their daughter was born the following month. Their son was born in September 2006.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1989 — Forever Green — Carol — Episode: "#1.3" • Tricky Business — Arabella — Episode: "Bang on Time" • 1990 — Troublemakers — Mandy Harper — 6 episodes • 1992 — The Ruth Rendell Mysteries — Sarah Mabledene — Episode: "Talking to Strange Men" • 1994 — Don't Forget Your Toothbrush — Bra Girl — Episode: "#1.9". Uncredited role • 1996 — Karaoke — Linda Langer — Miniseries; 4 episodes • Cold Lazarus — Miniseries; 1 episode • Pie in the Sky — Stella Jackson — Episodes: "Devils on Horseback: Parts 1 & 2" • Heartbeat — Michelle — Episode: "Snapped" • The Moonstone — Rachel Verinder — Television film • 1997 — The Beggar Bride — Angela Harper — Miniseries; 2 episodes • 1998 — Our Mutual Friend — Lizzie Hexam — Miniseries; 4 episodes • The Cater Street Hangman — Charlotte Ellison — Television film • 1999 — The Blonde Bombshell — Diana Dors (1945–1960) — Miniseries; 2 episodes • Wives and Daughters — Cynthia Kirkpatrick — Miniseries; 4 episodes • 2001 — Hotel! — Tricia — Television film • Murder in Mind — Deborah — Episode: "Sleeper" • Othello — Dessie Brabant — Television film • 2002 — A Is for Acid — Gillian Rogers — Television film • Me and Mrs Jones — Jane — Television film • Tipping the Velvet — Kitty Butler — Miniseries; 3 episodes • 2002–2004 — Spooks — Zoe Reynolds — Main role; series 1–3; 22 episodes • 2003 — Lucky Jim — Christine Callaghan — Television film • Canterbury Tales — Emily — Miniseries; episode: "The Knight's Tale" • 2004 — Sex & Lies — Kate — Television film • Murdoch Mysteries — Dr. Julia Ogden — Miniseries; episodes: "Except the Dying" & "Poor Tom Is Cold" • 2005 — Agatha Christie's Marple — Philippa Haymes — Episode: "A Murder Is Announced" • ShakespeaRe-Told — Ella Macbeth — Miniseries; episode: "Macbeth" • Under the Greenwood Tree — Fancy Day — Television film • 2006 — The Best Man — Kate Sheldrake — 2 episodes • After Thomas — Nicola Graham — Television film • 2006–2007 — The Vicar of Dibley — Rosie Kennedy — Episodes: "The Handsome Stranger" & "The Vicar in White" • 2008 — Mutual Friends — Jen Grantham — 6 episodes • 2008–2010 — Ashes to Ashes — DI Alex Drake — Main role; series 1–3; 24 episodes • 2010 — Identity — DSI Martha Lawson — 6 episodes • That Mitchell and Webb Look — Herself — Episode: "#4.1" • 2010–2012 — Upstairs, Downstairs — Lady Agnes Holland — Main role; series 1 & 2; 9 episodes • 2013 — The Lady Vanishes — Mrs. Todhunter / Laura Parmiter — Television film • Ambassadors — Jennifer Davis — Miniseries; 3 episodes • The Tunnel — Suze Beaumont — 3 episodes • 2014 — Doctor Who — Ms. Delphox / Madame Karabraxos — Episode: "Time Heist" • 2014–2016 — Line of Duty — DI Lindsay Denton — Main role; series 2 & 3; 11 episodes • 2015 — The Casual Vacancy — Samantha Mollison — Miniseries; 3 episodes • Fungus the Bogeyman — Wendy Snow — Sky One miniseries; 3 episodes • 2016 — The Hollow Crown — Queen Elizabeth — Episodes: "Henry VI Part 2" & "Richard III" • The Missing — Gemma Webster — Main role; 8 episodes • 2016–2019 — The Durrells — Louisa Durrell — Main role; series 1–4; 26 episodes; also exec. producer (2019) • 2017 — Inside No. 9 — Louise — Episode: "Diddle Diddle Dumpling" • 2018 — The Coronation — Herself - Narrator — Television documentary film • Bodyguard — Home Secretary Julia Montague — Main role; 3 episodes • Mrs. Wilson — Dorothy Wick — Miniseries; 3 episodes • 2019 — Traitors — Priscilla Garrick — Main role; 6 episodes • Summer of Rockets — Kathleen Shaw — Miniseries; 6 episodes • Year of the Rabbit — Lydia — Main role; miniseries; 6 episodes • 2020 — Honour — DCI Caroline Goode — Miniseries; 2 episodes; also exec. producer • 2021 — Finding Alice — Alice Dillon — Main role; 6 episodes; also creator & exec. producer • It's a Sin — Valerie Tozer — Channel 4 miniseries; 5 episodes • 2022 — The Midwich Cuckoos — Dr. Susannah Zellaby — Sky Max series; 7 episodes • Crossfire — Jo Cross — Miniseries; 3 episodes; also exec. producer • 2023 — Stonehouse — Barbara Smith/Stonehouse — Main role; miniseries; 3 episodes • Orphan Black: Echoes — Kira Manning — Main role; 10 episodes • 2025 — Miss Austen — Cassandra Austen — Main role; miniseries; 4 episodes; also exec. producer • The Assassin — Julie — Main role; 6 episodes; also exec. producer • 2026 — Falling — Anna — Main role; miniseries; 6 episodes

• Year — Title — Role — Venue • 2011 — Rocket to the Moon — Belle — Royal National Theatre • 2013 — Barking in Essex — Chrissie — Wyndham's Theatre • 2024 — The Human Body — Iris Elcock — Donmar Warehouse

• Year — Title — Voice role • 2006 — Tomb Raider: Legend — Lara Croft • 2007 — Robin Hood's Quest — Maid Marian • Spooks Interactive — Zoe Reynolds • Tomb Raider: Anniversary — Lara Croft • 2008 — Tomb Raider: Underworld • 2010 — Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light • 2014 — Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris • 2023 — Tomb Raider Reloaded • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II • 2025 — World of Tanks

The authorities additionally record the heading Clare Julia Hawes. Her recorded language was English. She married Spencer McCallum and Matthew Macfadyen. 3 children are recorded: Maggie Macfadyen, Ralph Macfadyen and Myles McCallum.