Hayley Elizabeth Atwell is a British and American actress. She portrays Diane in the Netflix adaptation of Heartstopper.
Biography
She was born in London as the only child[1] 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 partial Native American descent.[1][2][3] She has dual citizenship of the United Kingdom and the United States.[4]
After attending Sion-Manning Roman Catholic Girls' School in London, she took her A-Levels at the London Oratory School.[5]
She took two years off to travel with her father and work for a casting director.[6] She then enrolled at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama,[7][8] where she trained for three years, graduating in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in acting.[6]
Atwell is best known for her portrayal of Peggy Carter in various films and television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the lead role in the ABC action-adventure series Agent Carter (2015–2016).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fox, Chloe (July 17, 2011). "Action girl: Hayley Atwell interview". The Telegraph.
- ↑ Gomez, Patrick (January 7, 2015). "'Marvel's Agent Carter' Star Hayley Atwell: 5 Things You Should Know". People.
- ↑ Kellaway, Kate (October 10, 2010). "Hayley Atwell: 'The real me is a loner, a nerd and a bit overweight'". The Guardian.
- ↑ Fischer, Paul. "Hayley Atwell Brideshead Revisited & The Duchess Interview". Female.com.au.
- ↑ White, Leslie (August 21, 2011). "Sizzling for England". Sunday Times. London. p. 6.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mesure, Susie (November 14, 2010). "Hayley Atwell: Gentlemen swoon, but only on set...". The Independent.
- ↑ Gilbert, Gerard (December 15, 2012). "Hayley Atwell: 'I've turned out all right'". The Independent.
- ↑ Hayley Atwell. Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017.