---
name: "Hayley Atwell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/hayley-atwell"
fi1m_id: "hayley-atwell"
imdb_id: "nm2017943"
tmdb_id: 39459
wikidata_id: "Q234959"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 April 1982"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 15
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 15
updated: "2026-10-23T21:11:04.036392+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Hayley Atwell

## Identity

Hayley Atwell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/hayley-atwell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** hayley-atwell
- **IMDb ID:** nm2017943
- **TMDB ID:** 39459
- **Wikidata ID:** Q234959
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayley_Atwell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234959, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2017943/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/39459

Actor. Born 5 April 1982 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 April 1982, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2008–present
- **Also known as:** Hayley Elizabeth Atwell 
- **Frequently works with:** [Christopher McQuarrie](https://film.one/person/christopher-mcquarrie.md), [Erik Jendresen](https://film.one/person/erik-jendresen.md), [Kevin Feige](https://film.one/person/kevin-feige.md), [Matthew Macfadyen](https://film.one/person/matthew-macfadyen.md), [Simon Pegg](https://film.one/person/simon-pegg.md), [Tom Cruise](https://film.one/person/tom-cruise.md), [Ving Rhames](https://film.one/person/ving-rhames.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 15 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 66 (1), 2010s 72 (10), 2020s 65 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 69 across 14 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 13 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 6 of 12 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 10, Action 8, Drama 5, Science Fiction 5, Family 3, Fantasy 3
- **Screen time:** 26 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $8,931m across 12 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayley_Atwell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234959, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2017943/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/39459

## Coming up

- *Avengers: Doomsday* (2026-12-16), as Peggy Carter — [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-doomsday.md)
- *The Last Dinosaur* (2027-03-25), as (voice)

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Captain America: The Winter Soldier*](https://film.one/film/captain-america-the-winter-soldier.md) (77), [*Cinderella*](https://film.one/film/cinderella.md) (72), [*Captain America: The First Avenger*](https://film.one/film/captain-america-the-first-avenger.md) (64), [*Christopher Robin*](https://film.one/film/christopher-robin.md) (62), [*Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness*](https://film.one/film/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness.md) (60)
- **Apple TV:** [*Howards End*](https://film.one/tv/howards-end-2017.md) (80), [*The Duchess*](https://film.one/film/the-duchess.md) (66), [*Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning.md) (63)
- **Netflix:** [*Black Mirror*](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md) (81), [*Paddington in Peru*](https://film.one/film/paddington-in-peru.md) (64)
- **Paramount+:** [*Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one.md) (74)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Any Human Heart*](https://film.one/tv/any-human-heart.md) (73)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Hayley Atwell

> Hayley Atwell makes quick thinking visible without making it look easy. We like her best when that intelligence comes with uncertainty, as it does in Grace’s first *Mission: Impossible* outing.

In *Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One* (2023), Hayley Atwell’s Grace lies while visibly working out whether she can get away with it. She knows she is out of her depth, and Atwell lets that knowledge complicate every attempt to look in control. We like her best like this: clever, unsettled and trying not to show how much she is having to improvise. She and Cruise are funny together because her uncertainty gives his unchanging face something to work against.

Her early screen work included *Brideshead Revisited* (2008) and *The Duchess* (2008), establishing the period-drama side of her career. Peggy Carter in *Captain America: The First Avenger* (2011) brought the franchise breakthrough, followed by the lead in *Agent Carter* (2015–2016). Her Martha in the *Black Mirror* episode ‘Be Right Back’ (2013) offered a different task, making the distress in a story about grief and technology convincing. Those parts suggest more possibilities than simply supplying a dependable colleague to the leading man.

Christopher McQuarrie gives Grace room to be a nuisance in *Dead Reckoning Part One*. Fraser Taggart’s daylight photography and Eddie Hamilton’s clear cutting make the Rome chase easy to follow, leaving us free to enjoy the pair’s predicament. We laughed out loud as the car misbehaved and Cruise’s expression barely shifted. The chase works as comedy without making Grace seem stupid. Jill Taylor’s clothes for Atwell look borrowed, a useful detail for a character whose confidence is never quite secure.

*Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning* (2025) is the warning: Grace becomes a team member, and she is less entertaining than she was as a thief. We miss the uncertainty of being in her company. In *Paddington in Peru* (2024), her Madison is Henry Brown’s new boss, telling him he is too cautious. It is a small, functional assignment in a film that announces its characters’ problems and then tidily resolves them. For the better use of her, choose *Dead Reckoning Part One* and allow some patience for the briefings.

## Biography

Hayley Atwell is a British and American actress. She trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and began her career in stage productions, including several at the National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company.

She appeared in period dramas such as *Brideshead Revisited* (2008) and *The Duchess* (2008), and the miniseries *The Pillars of the Earth* (2010). Atwell gained wider recognition for playing Peggy Carter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films beginning with *Captain America: The First Avenger* (2011), and later as Grace in *Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One* (2023) and *Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning* (2025). She also appeared as Madison in *Paddington in Peru* (2024) and Martha Starmer in *Black Mirror* (2011).

Atwell has received Laurence Olivier Award nominations for stage roles in *The Pride* (2013) and *Rosmersholm* (2020).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (15)

- *Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning* (2025), Fi1m 63, as Grace — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning.md)
- *Paddington in Peru* (2024), Fi1m 64, as Madison — [page](https://film.one/film/paddington-in-peru.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One* (2023), Fi1m 74, as Grace — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one.md)
- *Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness* (2022), Fi1m 60, as Captain Carter — [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness.md)
- *Avengers: Endgame* (2019), Fi1m 79, as Peggy Carter — [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-endgame.md)
- *Christopher Robin* (2018), Fi1m 62, as Evelyn Robin — [page](https://film.one/film/christopher-robin.md)
- *Howards End* (2017), Fi1m 80, as Margaret Schlegel — [page](https://film.one/tv/howards-end-2017.md)
- *Ant-Man* (2015), Fi1m 67, as Peggy Carter — [page](https://film.one/film/ant-man.md)
- *Avengers: Age of Ultron* (2015), Fi1m 63, as Peggy Carter — [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-age-of-ultron.md)
- *Cinderella* (2015), Fi1m 72, as Cinderella's Mother — [page](https://film.one/film/cinderella.md)
- *Captain America: The Winter Soldier* (2014), Fi1m 77, as Peggy Carter — [page](https://film.one/film/captain-america-the-winter-soldier.md)
- *Black Mirror* (2011), Fi1m 81, as Martha Starmer — [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *Captain America: The First Avenger* (2011), Fi1m 64, as Peggy Carter — [page](https://film.one/film/captain-america-the-first-avenger.md)
- *Any Human Heart* (2010), Fi1m 73, as Freya Deverell — [page](https://film.one/tv/any-human-heart.md)
- *The Duchess* (2008), Fi1m 66, as Bess Foster — [page](https://film.one/film/the-duchess.md)

## Complete filmography (59)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Last Dinosaur* (2027), as (voice)
- *Avengers: Doomsday* (2026), as Peggy Carter — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-doomsday.md)
- *Treasure Island* (2026), series, as Bess Hawkins — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/treasure-island.md)
- *Rogue Trooper* (2026), as (voice)
- *Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning* (2025), as Grace — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning.md)
- *Paddington in Peru* (2024), as Madison — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/paddington-in-peru.md)
- *Rivals* (2024), series, as Helen Gordon — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/rivals.md)
- *Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft* (2024), series, as Lara Croft (voice)
- *Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One* (2023), as Grace — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one.md)
- *Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness* (2022), as Captain Carter — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness.md)
- *Heartstopper* (2022), series, as Aunt Diane — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/heartstopper.md)
- *Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special* (2021), as Peggy Carter / Captain Carter (voice) (archive footage)
- *What If...?* (2021), series, as Peggy Carter / Captain Carter (voice), Peggy Carter (voice), Captain Carter / Peggy Carter (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/what-if.md)
- *Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway* (2021), as Mittens (voice)
- *Marvel Studios Legends* (2021), series, as Peggy Carter (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Criminal: UK* (2019), series, as Stacey Doyle
- *Blinded by the Light* (2019), as Ms Clay
- *Avengers: Endgame* (2019), as Peggy Carter — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-endgame.md)
- *The Long Song* (2018), series, as Caroline Mortimer
- *Christopher Robin* (2018), as Evelyn Robin — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/christopher-robin.md)
- *Howards End* (2017), series, as Margaret Schlegel — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/howards-end-2017.md)
- *Chicken/Egg* (2017), as Lauren
- *Conviction* (2016), series, as Hayes Morrison
- *The Complete Walk: Cymbeline* (2016), as Innogen
- *Edge of Darkness* (2015), as Narrator
- *Ant-Man* (2015), as Peggy Carter — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/ant-man.md)
- *Avengers: Age of Ultron* (2015), as Peggy Carter — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-age-of-ultron.md)
- *Cinderella* (2015), as Cinderella's Mother — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/cinderella.md)
- *Testament of Youth* (2015), as Hope Milroy
- *Marvel's Agent Carter* (2015), series, as Peggy Carter
- *Captain America: The Winter Soldier* (2014), as Peggy Carter — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/captain-america-the-winter-soldier.md)
- *Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter* (2013), as Peggy Carter
- *Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (2013), series, as Peggy Carter
- *Jimi: All Is by My Side* (2013), as Kathy Etchingham
- *Life of Crime* (2013), series, as Denise Woods
- *Restless* (2012), series, as Eva Delectorskaya
- *Falcón* (2012), series, as Consuelo Jiménez
- *The Sweeney* (2012), as Nancy Lewis
- *Playhouse Presents* (2012), series, as The Banker
- *I, Anna* (2012), as Emmy
- *Black Mirror* (2011), series, as Martha Starmer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *Captain America: The First Avenger* (2011), as Peggy Carter — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/captain-america-the-first-avenger.md)
- *Any Human Heart* (2010), series, as Freya Deverell — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/any-human-heart.md)
- *The Pillars of the Earth* (2010), series, as Aliena
- *Tomato Soup* (2010), as Movie Star
- *The Prisoner* (2009), series, as 4-15 / Lucy
- *Love Hate* (2009), as Hate
- *Thrush* (2009), as Ruby's Friend
- *The Duchess* (2008), as Bess Foster — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-duchess.md)
- *Brideshead Revisited* (2008), as Julia Flyte
- *How About You...* (2007), as Ellie Harris
- *Cassandra's Dream* (2007), as Angela
- *The Shadow in the North* (2007), as Rosa Garland
- *Mansfield Park* (2007), as Mary Crawford
- *The Ruby in the Smoke* (2006), as Rosa Garland
- *Fear of Fanny* (2006), as Jane
- *The Line of Beauty* (2006), series, as Cat Fedden
- *Whatever Love Means* (2005), as Sabrina Guinness
- *Empire City*, as Dani Westermark

## Gallery

- ![Hayley Atwell](https://film.one/media/person/8493/gallery-09cb2b798b01.jpg) Hayley Atwell — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Hayley_Atwell_2025_%28crop%29.jpg/1280px-Hayley_Atwell_2025_%28crop%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actress Hayley Atwell at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/8493/gallery-5e69b03e17ce.jpg) Actress Hayley Atwell at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Hayley_Atwell-2771.jpg/1280px-Hayley_Atwell-2771.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Say hey to Hayley panel, Awesome Con, Washington DC (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/8493/gallery-b082e71f763d.jpg) Say hey to Hayley panel, Awesome Con, Washington DC (2022) — Direwolf73, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Hayley_Atwell_-_52120731697.jpg/1280px-Hayley_Atwell_-_52120731697.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Say hey to Hayley panel, Awesome Con, Washington DC (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/8493/gallery-f9d436d6fe3c.jpg) Say hey to Hayley panel, Awesome Con, Washington DC (2022) — Direwolf73, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Hayley_Atwell_-_52120731777.jpg/1280px-Hayley_Atwell_-_52120731777.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Hayley Atwell](https://film.one/media/person/8493/gallery-19c799d2c653.jpg) Hayley Atwell — Image via TMDB
- ![Hayley Atwell](https://film.one/media/person/8493/gallery-9babb41f58f6.jpg) Hayley Atwell — Image via TMDB
- ![Hayley Atwell](https://film.one/media/person/8493/gallery-804dd8a5b9c0.jpg) Hayley Atwell — Image via TMDB
- ![Say hey to Hayley panel, Awesome Con, Washington DC (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/8493/gallery-3079e32d6d7c.jpg) Say hey to Hayley panel, Awesome Con, Washington DC (2022) — Direwolf73, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Hayley_Atwell_-_52120731847.jpg/1280px-Hayley_Atwell_-_52120731847.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Say hey to Hayley panel, Awesome Con, Washington DC (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/8493/gallery-5a61815661cc.jpg) Say hey to Hayley panel, Awesome Con, Washington DC (2022) — Direwolf73, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Hayley_Atwell_-_52120731882.jpg/1280px-Hayley_Atwell_-_52120731882.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Hayley Atwell](https://film.one/media/person/8493/gallery-833e1369960d.jpg) Hayley Atwell — Image via TMDB
- ![Hayley Atwell](https://film.one/media/person/8493/gallery-59bafe39dd08.jpg) Hayley Atwell — Image via TMDB
- ![Hayley Atwell](https://film.one/media/person/8493/gallery-47727c796806.jpg) Hayley Atwell — Image via TMDB

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