![]() ![]() ![]() Hawes first came into the public eye in the 1990s, having supporting roles in Troublemakers, Dennis Potter's Karaoke (1995), Heartbeat (1995) and The Beggar Bride (1997). I'm sure my dad spreads the word about my programmes to everyone who gets in his cab, which must help the ratings! Career We're not an acting family, but my parents have always encouraged me. During this period, she was first asked to audition for a film. After numerous features for teen magazine Shout, Hawes became a fashion intern for Cosmopolitan. While in sixth form she was approached in Oxford Street by a modelling scout and signed up by Select Model Management. In her teenage years she worked in various part-time jobs including at a casino, Sainsbury's and McDonald’s. Hawes attended Sylvia Young Theatre School where she became friends with singer Emma Bunton and actress Kellie Bright. Hawes was born at St Mary's Hospital, London, and grew up in a council flat in Marylebone. She has also provided the voice of Lara Croft in Tomb Raider video games, including Tomb Raider: Legend, Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Tomb Raider: Underworld, and Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. Hawes has appeared in films, including Death at a Funeral (2007), High-Rise (2015), Misbehaviour (2020) and To Olivia (2021), in which she portrays actress Patricia Neal. She has also acted as an executive producer on ITV drama Honour (2020) and comedy-drama Finding Alice (2021), starring in them both. ![]() Hawes has had leading roles in the 2010 revival of Upstairs, Downstairs, the limited series The Casual Vacancy (2015), The Missing (2016), the ITV comedy-drama The Durrells (2016–2019), the Russell T Davies drama serial It's a Sin (2021) and in The Midwich Cuckoos (2022). Hawes is a three-time BAFTA TV Award nominee, having been nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for her roles as Lindsay Denton and Julia Montague, and a British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Dorothy Wick in the drama Mrs Wilson. She is also known for her roles in Jed Mercurio's Line of Duty as DI Lindsay Denton (2014–2016) and in BBC One drama Bodyguard (2018) in which she played Home Secretary Julia Montague. After beginning her career in a number of literary adaptations, including Our Mutual Friend (1998) and Tipping the Velvet (2002), Hawes rose to fame for her portrayal of Zoe Reynolds in the BBC series Spooks (2002–2004), followed by her co-lead performance as DI Alex Drake in Ashes to Ashes (2008–2010). Clare Julia Hawes (born 10 February 1976), known professionally as Keeley Hawes, is an English actress. ![]()
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