Hayley Squires

Hayley Squires (born 16 April 1988) 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 (2012), Southcliffe (2013), Complicit (2013), Blood Cells (2014), A Royal Night Out (2015) and Murder (2016). Her first play, Vera Vera Vera, was produced by the Royal Court Theatre in 2012.

In February 2017 Hayley Squires announced that she would be playing the role of Haley Stray in 'The Pitchfork Disney' by Philip Ridley a Jamie Lloyd production at Shoreditch Town Hall.

I, Daniel Blake won the Palme d'Or Award at the Cannes Film Festival, Best British Film at the 2017 BAFTA's and was the Audience Award winner at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.

Hayley was nominated for Best Supporting Actress by BAFTA for her role of Katie in I, Daniel Blake in 2017.

Squires was born in Forest Hill, South London as Hayley McGinty in 1988. She grew up with her mother, father and older brother.

She trained at Rose Bruford College in Sidcup and graduated in 2010 with BA (Hons) Acting.

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