Hayley Elizabeth Atwell was born on April 5, 1982 in London, England. She has of American and Irish ethnicity. Her parents are Grant Atwell and Allison Cain. She in the only one child in the family and doesn’t have any siblings. Her father is a massage therapist, photographer, and a shaman. She studied at the Sion-Manning Roman Catholic Girls’ School. Afterwards, she attended The London Oratory School, where she reached her A Level.


She continued her education by studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She graduated from there in 2005. She was very passionate and serious in her dreams and at the early time she was planning to start her acting career. She made her first appearance in the 2005 by starring the role of Sabrina Guinness in a television film “Whatever Love Means”. She also was an active on stage and played the role of Io on the play “Prometheus Bound”. In the next year she was involved with the role of Asha Gryvern in “Doctor Who: Blood of the Daleks”, which was a BBC show for Radio.

In the 2007 she got her breakthrough time with the role of Angela Stark in a dramatic thriller movie “Cassandra's Dream”. In the same year she also played the role of Ellie Harris in an Irish movie “How About You”. One of her main roles on stage was in the play titled “A View from the Bridge”. In the 2011 she played the main role of Peggy Carter in the superhero Marvel project “Captain America: The First Avenger” which was directed by Joe Johnson.

In the 2013 and 2014 she appeared as Peggy Carter again in the “Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter” and “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”. She also made her appearances in the numerous movies and tv shows like “The Prisoner”, “The Pillars of the Earth”, “Any Human Heart” and “Conviction”. She got a lead role in the “Agent Carter” continuing her work with Peggy Carter character. She also was a nominee for the Golden Globes Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television.

She is a good looking woman with nice measurements of 36DD-26-34 in and height of 5’6”. It seems that she is not married yet. She is dreaming about kids, but for that moment she doesn’t have any children. She is a very private person and does not expose her relationship, regarding her boyfriend, husband and so on.

Previously, in the 2012 she had relationships with a musician from “Snow Patrol” band - Paul Wilson. She also dated with a writer, Stephen Merchant in the 2013. Afterwards, she had serious relationships with an actor Evan Jones. The couple broke up after the year of their beautiful romantic affair. She also seems to be focusing more on her career as an actress. The information about her can be found on several social media sites, like Instagram or Facebook. Her net worth is approximately $3 million dollars.

Last Modified: Mar 10, 2020


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