---
name: "Hayley Squires"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/hayley-squires"
fi1m_id: "hayley-squires"
imdb_id: "nm4842197"
tmdb_id: 1182598
wikidata_id: "Q27050132"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 April 1988"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-22T03:13:51.544158+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 Squires

## Identity

Hayley Squires

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/hayley-squires
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** hayley-squires
- **IMDb ID:** nm4842197
- **TMDB ID:** 1182598
- **Wikidata ID:** Q27050132
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayley_Squires, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27050132, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4842197/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1182598

Actor. Born 16 April 1988 in Forest Hill, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 April 1988, Forest Hill, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2013–present
- **Also known as:** 헤일리 스콰이어, 夏莉史昆絲, 海莉絲·奎爾斯
- **Frequently works with:** [Joe Dempsie](https://film.one/person/joe-dempsie.md), [Tom Hiddleston](https://film.one/person/tom-hiddleston.md)
- **BAFTA Film Awards:** 1 BAFTA nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 81 (3), 2020s 70 (6)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 72 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 7 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Crime 3, Comedy 2, Fantasy 2, Action & Adventure 1, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $28m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayley_Squires, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27050132, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4842197/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1182598

## Coming up

- *National Theatre Live: Golden Boy* (2026-11-05), as Lorna

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Night Manager*](https://film.one/tv/the-night-manager.md) (81), [*Adult Material*](https://film.one/tv/adult-material.md) (76)
- **Apple TV:** [*Hoard*](https://film.one/film/hoard.md) (75), [*The Essex Serpent*](https://film.one/tv/the-essex-serpent.md) (73)
- **AMC+:** [*I, Daniel Blake*](https://film.one/film/i-daniel-blake.md) (82)
- **Netflix:** [*Legends*](https://film.one/tv/legends.md) (74)

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

## Fi1m on Hayley Squires

> Hayley Squires is a persuasive, direct actor whose humour matters as much as her naturalism. We rate her work, while wishing an industry inclined to cast working-class women in difficulty would give her more leading parts.

Hayley Squires brings humour into performances that might otherwise be defined by hardship. Her directness is particularly useful in social drama, where an actor can too easily be asked to demonstrate a problem for our benefit. We value the naturalism she brings to those parts. The qualification is about casting: working-class women should be allowed more to do than struggle convincingly.

Her breakthrough as Katie in Ken Loach’s *I, Daniel Blake* (2016) established her in precisely that territory. *Adult Material* (2020), with Squires leading as Jolene Dollar, offered the greater responsibility of carrying a television drama. She is compelling with that responsibility, and the move into a major television lead matters to our view of her. It gives her directness and humour more time to count.

In *Legends* (2026), she works within an ensemble that keeps a complicated undercover thriller worth following. Neil Forsyth’s six-part series casts her as Kate, alongside Tom Burke’s Guy, Steve Coogan’s Don and Aml Ameen’s Bailey. Burke does most to make the uncertainty interesting, but Squires belongs to a cast whose strength helps the series cope with its crowded story. We cared about the people attempting the job because the performances kept them distinct amid so much information.

That does not remove the series’ problems. Crowded plotting and an excess of solemnity make it harder work than it needs to be, and our recommendation comes with that caveat. Kate is valuable here as part of the group, without being the chief reason to watch. It is useful ensemble work, and there is no need to make a larger claim for it.

Her supporting parts as Babs in Peter Strickland’s *In Fabric* (2018) and Penelope in Ari Aster’s *Beau Is Afraid* (2023) also belong in this account. The horror-comedy of *In Fabric* is a useful reminder that social realism need not be her permanent assignment. The casting complaint should not obscure the different kinds of work she has already taken on. For Squires with room to lead, start with *Adult Material*.

## Biography

Hayley Squires is an English actress and playwright. She trained at Rose Bruford College and graduated in 2010.

She is known for her role as Katie in the film *I, Daniel Blake* (2016), for which she received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Other film credits include *In Fabric* (2018), *The Electrical Life of Louis Wain* (2021), *In the Earth* (2021) and *Beau Is Afraid* (2023). On television she has appeared in *Call the Midwife* (2012), *Inside No. 9* (2014 and 2024), *Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams* (2017), *Adult Material* (2020), *The Essex Serpent* (2022) and *Great Expectations* (2023). She plays Sally Price-Jones in the second series of *The Night Manager* (2026) and Kate in *Legends* (2026).

Squires wrote the play *Vera Vera Vera*, produced by the Royal Court Theatre in 2012. She received a further BAFTA nomination for Best Actress for *Adult Material*.

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

## On Fi1m (9)

- *Legends* (2026), Fi1m 74, as Kate — [page](https://film.one/tv/legends.md)
- *Blitz* (2024), Fi1m 63, as Tilda — [page](https://film.one/film/blitz.md)
- *Hoard* (2024), Fi1m 75, as Cynthia — [page](https://film.one/film/hoard.md)
- *Beau Is Afraid* (2023), Fi1m 60, as Penelope — [page](https://film.one/film/beau-is-afraid.md)
- *The Essex Serpent* (2022), Fi1m 73, as Martha — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-essex-serpent.md)
- *Adult Material* (2020), Fi1m 76, as Jolene Dollar — [page](https://film.one/tv/adult-material.md)
- *I, Daniel Blake* (2016), Fi1m 82, as Katie — [page](https://film.one/film/i-daniel-blake.md)
- *The Night Manager* (2016), Fi1m 81, as Sally Price-Jones — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-manager.md)
- *Southcliffe* (2013), Fi1m 80, as Louise Cooper — [page](https://film.one/tv/southcliffe.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

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

- *National Theatre Live: Golden Boy* (2026), as Lorna
- *Legends* (2026), series, as Kate — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/legends.md)
- *National Theatre Live: All My Sons* (2026), as Ann Deever
- *Blitz* (2024), as Tilda — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/blitz.md)
- *National Theatre Live: Death of England: Closing Time* (2024), as Carly
- *Hoard* (2024), as Cynthia — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/hoard.md)
- *Beau Is Afraid* (2023), as Penelope — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/beau-is-afraid.md)
- *Great Expectations* (2023), series, as Sara
- *Maryland* (2022), as Mary
- *The Essex Serpent* (2022), series, as Martha — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-essex-serpent.md)
- *True Things* (2022), as Alison
- *The Electrical Life of Louis Wain* (2021), as Marie Wain
- *In the Earth* (2021), as Dr. Olivia Wendle
- *Adult Material* (2020), series, as Jolene Dollar — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/adult-material.md)
- *In Fabric* (2018), as Babs
- *Happy New Year, Colin Burstead* (2018), as Gini
- *National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof* (2018), as Mae
- *Collateral* (2018), series, as Laurie Stone
- *The Miniaturist* (2017), series, as Cornelia
- *The Miniaturist* (2017), as Cornelia
- *Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams* (2017), series, as Waitress
- *The Knowledge: The World's Toughest Taxi Test* (2017), as Narrator
- *I, Daniel Blake* (2016), as Katie — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/i-daniel-blake.md)
- *Away* (2016), as Kaz
- *Murder: Lost Weekend* (2016), as Bryony Phelps
- *Murder* (2016), series, as Bryony Phelps
- *The Night Manager* (2016), series, as Sally Price-Jones — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-manager.md)
- *A Royal Night Out* (2015), as Debbie
- *Polar Bear* (2015), as Lea
- *Blood Cells* (2014), as Hayley
- *Inside No. 9* (2014), series, as Devonshire — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/inside-no-9.md)
- *Southcliffe* (2013), series, as Louise Cooper — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/southcliffe.md)
- *Complicit* (2013), as Joan
- *Call the Midwife* (2012), series, as Maureen Warren — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife.md)

## Gallery

- ![Hayley Squires](https://film.one/media/person/22210/gallery-88a94bcb1ce1.jpg) Hayley Squires — Simon James from Gateshead, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Hayley_Squires_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Director Ken Loach's latest film "I, Daniel Blake" was made in the North East of England and some of it was filmed in our office building. Tonight we went to th (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/22210/gallery-a394b041d229.jpg) Director Ken Loach's latest film "I, Daniel Blake" was made in the North East of England and some of it was filmed in our office building. Tonight we went to th (2016) — Simon James from Gateshead, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Day_278_-_Punch_%2829823715120%29.jpg/1280px-Day_278_-_Punch_%2829823715120%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Hayley Squires](https://film.one/media/person/22210/gallery-914309ba4961.jpg) Hayley Squires — Image via TMDB
- ![Hayley Squires](https://film.one/media/person/22210/gallery-d3b0cd783b34.jpg) Hayley Squires — Image via TMDB
- ![Hayley Squires](https://film.one/media/person/22210/gallery-757123f6b6f2.jpg) Hayley Squires — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### BAFTA Film Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2017: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (nominated), for *I, Daniel Blake*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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