Hayley Atwell

Biography

Hayley Elizabeth Atwell (born 5 April 1982) is a British and American actress. After appearing in various West End productions, Atwell gained popularity for her roles in period dramas, appearing in the films Brideshead Revisited (2008), The Duchess (2008) and the miniseries The Pillars of the Earth (2010); for the latter two, she was nominated for a British Independent Film Award and a Golden Globe Award respectively. She rose to prominence with her portrayal of Agent Peggy Carter in several Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, starting with Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), which inspired the creation of the spin-off ABC television series Agent Carter (2015–2016). Atwell also starred in the fantasy films Cinderella (2015), Christopher Robin (2018) and Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021) and had a leading role in the action film Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023). Atwell has received Laurence Olivier Award nominations for her work on stage for her leading performances in The Pride (2013) and Rosmersholm (2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article about Hayley Atwell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Black Mirror

Conan

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

SNL Korea

All Movies (44)

• Rogue Trooper2026 · as (voice)
• Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special2025 · as Self
• Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning2025 · as Grace
• Paddington in Peru2024 · as Madison
• Tom Cruise: Impossible Missions2023 · as Self
• Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One2023 · as Grace
• Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2022 · as Self (uncredited)
• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2022 · as Captain Carter
• Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special2021 · as Peggy Carter / Captain Carter (voice) (archive footage)
• Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway2021 · as Mittens (voice)
• Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe2019 · as Self
• Blinded by the Light2019 · as Ms Clay
• Avengers: Endgame2019 · as Peggy Carter
• A Movie Is Made For Pooh2018 · as Self
• Christopher Robin2018 · as Evelyn Robin
• Chicken/Egg2017 · as Lauren
• The Complete Walk: Cymbeline2016 · as Innogen
• Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years2016 · as Self
• Edge of Darkness2015 · as Narrator
• Ant-Man2015 · as Peggy Carter
• Avengers: Age of Ultron2015 · as Peggy Carter
• Cinderella2015 · as Cinderella's Mother
• Testament of Youth2015 · as Hope Milroy
• Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!2014 · as Self
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier2014 · as Peggy Carter
• Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe2014 · as Self
• Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter2013 · as Peggy Carter
• Jimi: All Is by My Side2013 · as Kathy Etchingham
• The Sweeney2012 · as Nancy Lewis
• I, Anna2012 · as Emmy
• Captain America: The First Avenger2011 · as Peggy Carter
• Tomato Soup2010 · as Movie Star
• Love Hate2009 · as Hate
• Thrush2009 · as Ruby's Friend
• The Duchess2008 · as Bess Foster
• Brideshead Revisited2008 · as Julia Flyte
• How About You...2007 · as Ellie Harris
• Cassandra's Dream2007 · as Angela
• The Shadow in the North2007 · as Rosa Garland
• Mansfield Park2007 · as Mary Crawford
• The Ruby in the Smoke2006 · as Rosa Garland
• Fear of Fanny2006 · as Jane
• Whatever Love Means2005 · as Sabrina Guinness
• Empire City— · as Dani Westermark

All TV Shows (32)

• Rivals2024 · as Helen Gordon
• Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft2024 · as Lara Croft (voice)
• Heartstopper2022 · as Aunt Diane
• SNL Korea2021 · as Self
• What If...?2021 · as Peggy Carter / Captain Carter (voice)
• What If...?2021 · as Peggy Carter (voice)
• What If...?2021 · as Captain Carter / Peggy Carter (voice)
• Marvel Studios Legends2021 · as Peggy Carter (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Criminal: UK2019 · as Stacey Doyle
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self - Guest
• The Long Song2018 · as Caroline Mortimer
• Howards End2017 · as Margaret Schlegel
• Conviction2016 · as Hayes Morrison
• IMDb on the Scene2015 · as Self
• Lip Sync Battle2015 · as Self
• Marvel's Agent Carter2015 · as Peggy Carter
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.2013 · as Peggy Carter
• Life of Crime2013 · as Denise Woods
• Restless2012 · as Eva Delectorskaya
• Falcón2012 · as Consuelo Jiménez
• Playhouse Presents2012 · as The Banker
• Black Mirror2011 · as Martha Starmer
• Any Human Heart2010 · as Freya Deverell
• Conan2010 · as Self - Guest
• The Pillars of the Earth2010 · as Aliena
• The Prisoner2009 · as 4-15 / Lucy
• The One Show2006 · as Self
• The Line of Beauty2006 · as Cat Fedden
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• GMTV1993 · as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest