Starring in “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1”, Hayley Atwell has established herself brilliantly in the lucrative action franchise led by Tom Cruise.
Now in theaters, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 sees the tireless Tom Cruise and his crew back in action as they embark on their most perilous mission yet: hunt down a dreadful new weapon before it falls into the wrong hands and threatens all of humanity.
Several actors have joined the saga, thus acting as newcomers. This is for example the case of Esai Morales (who plays the big bad), Pom Klementieff, Shea Whigham and Hayley Atwell. A true revelation of the blockbuster, the latter embodies a thief seeking (at the start) to short-circuit the heroes.
Born in 1982 in London to a lecturer mother and a massage therapist and photographer father, Hayley Atwell showed a strong interest in comedy very early on. During her schooling, she acted in several plays and joined the Guildhall, a school of music and dramatic arts.
She also practices rugby, a discipline that allows her to channel her energy. Noted for her talent, she became one of the protagonists of the British mini-series The Line of Beauty in 2006. The following year, Woody Allen invited her to Cassandra’s dark Dream to play Ewan McGregor’s girlfriend.
As Lady Bess Foster, Hayley is the mistress of Ralph Fiennes in The Duchess, which stars Keira Knightley. In parallel, the actress turns in the spy series The Prisoner (which is none other than the reboot of the program of the 60s), alongside Ian McKellen.
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Hayley Atwell et Chris Evans dans “Captain America : First Avenger”
In 2011, things accelerated when she played Agent Peggy Carter in the blockbuster Captain America: First Avenger. A key role that allows him to make himself known to the general public. After the short film centered on her character, Agent Carter, she finds Chris Evans in The Winter Soldier.
Following her collaboration with Agents of SHIELD for a few episodes, Hayley Atwell plays the heroine of her own series, Agent Carter, in which Peggy, upset by the loss of Captain America, must come to the aid of her friend Howard Stark, charged with selling illegal weapons.
Having become one of the figures of the Marvel franchise, she puts on the costume of her favorite character again in 2015 in Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man. At the same time, the actress changes register to turn in Testament of Youth and joins the Disney universe by camping the mother of Cinderella.
Alongside the lucrative Marvel saga, for which she reprized her character as Peggy Carter in Avengers: Endgame, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and What If…?, Hayley plays the heroine of the forensic series Conviction. She is also active in dubbing (Pierre Lapin 2, etc.).
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Tom Cruise et Hayley Atwell dans Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Partie 1
Loving to vary genres and media, the London native joined another cult franchise in the early 2020s, Mission Impossible, via episodes 7 and 8. She plays Grace, a thief who, in the company of Tom Cruise, is chased by the CIA after stealing the key to a powerful weapon. She confides:
“Grace works for people she has no emotional or moral attachment to. I think audiences will appreciate her contradictions. Just when we think we know what she’s up to, she catches us off guard. Grace and Ethan are two people who shouldn’t be in the same room…”
“…But who have to, because of their common goal. The more she infuriates him, the funnier it is. Think of the game of cat and mouse between Grace Kelly and Cary Grant in Hitchcock’s The Snare Hand. It’s that kind of vibe.” For this physical role, Hayley trained several months in MMA (mixed martial arts).
Even Tom Cruise could not prevent the strike in Hollywood: a true mission impossible for the star!
Moreover, it was when he saw her on stage in the London revival of “The Pride” by Alexi Kaye Campbell, in 2013, that Christopher McQuarrie said to himself that he would offer her one day to shoot in one of his films.
2023-07-21 16:00:00
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