Keeley Hawes

About Keeley Hawes

Clare Julia Hawes, born on February 10, 1976, is an English actress more widely recognized by her professional moniker, Keeley Hawes. Her acting journey commenced with a series of interpretations of literary works, including "Our Mutual Friend" in 1998 and "Tipping the Velvet" in 2002. Hawes achieved significant public recognition for her portrayal of Zoe Reynolds in the BBC drama "Spooks," which aired from 2002 to 2004. This was followed by a co-leading role as Detective Inspector Alex Drake in "Ashes to Ashes," from 2008 to 2010.

Her career further solidified with notable performances in Jed Mercurio's productions: she played Detective Inspector Lindsay Denton in "Line of Duty" between 2014 and 2016, and took on the pivotal role of Home Secretary Julia Montague in the 2018 BBC One drama "Bodyguard." The actress has earned three BAFTA TV Award nominations. She received nods for Best Actress for her work as Lindsay Denton and Julia Montague, and a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Dorothy Wick in the drama "Mrs Wilson."

Hawes has led various other projects, including the 2010 revival of "Upstairs, Downstairs," the limited series "The Casual Vacancy" (2015), "The Missing" (2016), the ITV comedy-drama "The Durrells" (2016–2019), Russell T Davies' drama serial "It's a Sin" (2021), and "The Midwich Cuckoos" (2022). She has also stepped behind the camera as an executive producer for the ITV drama "Honour" (2020) and the comedy-drama "Finding Alice" (2021), appearing in both as an actress.

Her filmography includes appearances in "Death at a Funeral" (2007), "High-Rise" (2015), "Misbehaviour" (2020), and "To Olivia" (2021), where she embodied the actress Patricia Neal. Furthermore, Keeley Hawes has lent her voice to Lara Croft in several "Tomb Raider" video games, such as "Tomb Raider: Legend," "Tomb Raider: Anniversary," "Tomb Raider: Underworld," and "Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light."