Hayley Squires

Hayley Squires (born ) is an English actress and playwright, best known for her work in the Ken Loach film I, Daniel Blake. Squires has also appeared in Call the Midwife, Southcliffe (2013), Complicit (2013), Blood Cells (2014), A Royal Night Out (2015), Murder (2016), Collateral (2018), Adult Material (2020), The Essex Serpent (2022), Great Expectations (2023) and second season of The Night Manager (2026).

Squires was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for I, Daniel Blake, and for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for Adult Material. She has also won several awards.

Early life and education Hayley Squires was born in Forest Hill, South London, and grew up with her mother, father, and older brother. Her mother was a cook at her school and her father managed a video shop. The family moved to Kent when she was 14.

She trained at Rose Bruford College in Sidcup and graduated in 2010 with BA (Hons) Acting, alongside best friend and fellow actor David Carlyle.

Career Squires' first play, Vera Vera Vera (2012), was produced by the Royal Court Theatre in London.

Acting credits Film

Television

Theatre

Accolades