Keeley Hawes

Keeley Hawes

Acting
Born 1976-02-10London, England, UK

Biography

Keeley Hawes (born 10 February 1976) is an English actress, born in London and educated at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. She began her career in a number of literary adaptations, including Our Mutual Friend (1998), Wives and Daughters (1999), Tipping the Velvet (2002), and The Canterbury Tales (2003). She portrayed Zoe Reynolds in the BBC espionage drama series Spooks from 2002 to 2004, followed by her co-lead performance as Alex Drake in Ashes to Ashes (2008–2010), for which she won a Glamour Award. She played leading roles in the 2010 revival of Upstairs, Downstairs, the limited series The Casual Vacancy (2015), The Missing (2016), and the ITV comedy-drama The Durrells (2016–2019). Hawes was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her performance in Jed Mercurio's police procedural Line of Duty as DI Lindsey Denton. She teamed again with Mercurio for the 2018 thriller Bodyguard in which she played Home Secretary Julia Montague. Hawes has also appeared in films, including Death at a Funeral (2007) and High-Rise (2015), and she provided the voice of Lara Croft in a series of Tomb Raider video games.

Movies (37)

The Bank Job
6.9

The Bank Job

2008Movie6.9
The Avengers
4.4

The Avengers

1998Movie4.4
Death at a Funeral
6.9

Death at a Funeral

2007Movie6.9
High-Rise
5.6

High-Rise

2015Movie5.6
Scoop
6.4

Scoop

2024Movie6.4
Rebecca
6.3

Rebecca

2020Movie6.3
Misbehaviour
6.4

Misbehaviour

2020Movie6.4
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
5.7

The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box

2013Movie5.7
Flashbacks of a Fool
6.2

Flashbacks of a Fool

2008Movie6.2
A Cock and Bull Story
6.1

A Cock and Bull Story

2005Movie6.1
The Moonstone
7.6

The Moonstone

1996Movie7.6
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying

The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying

2004Movie
Me & Mrs. Jones
8.0

Me & Mrs. Jones

2003Movie8.0
10 Years of Tomb Raider: A GameTap Retrospective
6.0

10 Years of Tomb Raider: A GameTap Retrospective

2008Movie6.0
To Olivia
6.9

To Olivia

2021Movie6.9
Code-Breakers: Bletchley Park's Lost Heroes
7.8

Code-Breakers: Bletchley Park's Lost Heroes

2011Movie7.8
Othello
6.9

Othello

2001Movie6.9
The Lady Vanishes
6.4

The Lady Vanishes

2013Movie6.4
The Cater Street Hangman
4.8

The Cater Street Hangman

1998Movie4.8
Under The Greenwood Tree
5.8

Under The Greenwood Tree

2005Movie5.8
After Thomas
6.1

After Thomas

2006Movie6.1
Lucky Jim
7.0

Lucky Jim

2003Movie7.0
A Is for Acid
6.9

A Is for Acid

2002Movie6.9
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
7.7

ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth

2005Movie7.7
The Best Man
4.3

The Best Man

2006Movie4.3
The Coronation
8.2

The Coronation

2018Movie8.2
What The Durrells Did Next
7.4

What The Durrells Did Next

2019Movie7.4
The Beggar Bride
8.2

The Beggar Bride

1997Movie8.2
Complicity
5.8

Complicity

2000Movie5.8
The Last September
5.2

The Last September

2000Movie5.2
Hotel!
5.2

Hotel!

2001Movie5.2
Chaos and Cadavers
6.8

Chaos and Cadavers

2003Movie6.8
The Murdoch Mysteries: Poor Tom Is Cold

The Murdoch Mysteries: Poor Tom Is Cold

2004Movie
Fungus The Bogeyman
2.5

Fungus The Bogeyman

2015Movie2.5
Never Land

Never Land

2017Movie
The Making of... Ashes to Ashes

The Making of... Ashes to Ashes

2009Movie
Kate and William: A Royal Love Story

Kate and William: A Royal Love Story

2011Movie

TV Shows (61)

Doctor Who
7.6

Doctor Who

2005Series7.6
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014Series5.1
The Graham Norton Show
7.2

The Graham Norton Show

2007Series7.2
Agatha Christie's Marple
7.8

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004Series7.8
Spooks
7.7

Spooks

2002Series7.7
The One Show
4.4

The One Show

2006Series4.4
Richard & Judy
3.4

Richard & Judy

2001Series3.4
Line of Duty
8.2

Line of Duty

2012Series8.2
Heartbeat
7.2

Heartbeat

1992Series7.2
Inside No. 9
8.1

Inside No. 9

2014Series8.1
Would I Lie to You?
7.8

Would I Lie to You?

2007Series7.8
Bodyguard
7.8

Bodyguard

2018Series7.8
An Audience with...
5.3

An Audience with...

1978Series5.3
Pie in the Sky
8.3

Pie in the Sky

1994Series8.3
Upstairs, Downstairs
7.8

Upstairs, Downstairs

1971Series7.8
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
6.1

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

2001Series6.1
The Durrells
7.5

The Durrells

2016Series7.5
It's a Sin
7.9

It's a Sin

2021Series7.9
The Assassin
6.9

The Assassin

2025Series6.9
The Hollow Crown
7.4

The Hollow Crown

2012Series7.4
The Tunnel
7.5

The Tunnel

2013Series7.5
Upstairs Downstairs
7.4

Upstairs Downstairs

2010Series7.4
Ashes to Ashes
7.7

Ashes to Ashes

2008Series7.7
The Missing
7.2

The Missing

2014Series7.2
Falling
2.2

Falling

2026Series2.2
Wives and Daughters
7.3

Wives and Daughters

1999Series7.3
The Midwich Cuckoos
6.6

The Midwich Cuckoos

2022Series6.6
Murder in Mind
8.3

Murder in Mind

2001Series8.3
Orphan Black: Echoes
6.9

Orphan Black: Echoes

2024Series6.9
Year of the Rabbit
7.0

Year of the Rabbit

2019Series7.0
That Mitchell and Webb Look
7.7

That Mitchell and Webb Look

2006Series7.7
Mrs Wilson
7.0

Mrs Wilson

2018Series7.0
Canterbury Tales
6.9

Canterbury Tales

2003Series6.9
Traitors
6.1

Traitors

2019Series6.1
Karaoke
6.8

Karaoke

1996Series6.8
Stonehouse
6.3

Stonehouse

2023Series6.3
Miss Austen
6.5

Miss Austen

2025Series6.5
ShakespeaRe-Told
7.4

ShakespeaRe-Told

2005Series7.4
Tipping the Velvet
6.9

Tipping the Velvet

2002Series6.9
Crossfire
5.3

Crossfire

2022Series5.3
Summer of Rockets
6.5

Summer of Rockets

2019Series6.5
Ambassadors
6.9

Ambassadors

2013Series6.9
Cold Lazarus
6.9

Cold Lazarus

1996Series6.9
Tricky Business
7.0

Tricky Business

1989Series7.0
Doctor Who Extra

Doctor Who Extra

2014Series
This Morning
5.2

This Morning

1988Series5.2
Our Mutual Friend
7.8

Our Mutual Friend

1998Series7.8
Mutual Friends
7.0

Mutual Friends

2008Series7.0
Honour
7.4

Honour

2020Series7.4
Finding Alice
5.6

Finding Alice

2021Series5.6
Orangutan Jungle School
9.0

Orangutan Jungle School

2018Series9.0
Forever Green
6.7

Forever Green

1989Series6.7
The Casual Vacancy
6.2

The Casual Vacancy

2015Series6.2
Identity
6.9

Identity

2010Series6.9
The Murdoch Mysteries
6.2

The Murdoch Mysteries

2004Series6.2
Fungus the Bogeyman
7.5

Fungus the Bogeyman

2015Series7.5
The Blonde Bombshell
3.5

The Blonde Bombshell

1999Series3.5
Troublemakers

Troublemakers

1990Series
The Beggar Bride

The Beggar Bride

1997Series
Airborne
7.3

Airborne

2024Series7.3
The Story of the Costume Drama

The Story of the Costume Drama

2008Series