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Hayley Squires

Hayley Squires

Actor · Born April 16, 1988 (38) · Forest Hill, London, England, UK

BAFTA Award nominee

Hayley Squires (born April 16, 1988) is an English actress and a playwriter. Hayley trained at the Rose Bruford College and graduated in 2010. Hayley is mostly known for Call The Midwife (2012). Hayley is originally from South London.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 16, 1988 (38)
From
Forest Hill, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 13% in 30 days

What are Hayley Squires' films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
26%
Survival
19%
Morality
16%
Society
15%
Ideas
11%
Bonds
10%
Power
4%
Grief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 0 · Serious 5 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 6
Shapeshifter
2 of 6
Hero
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
11
Tense
10
Dread
5
Contemplative
8
Absurd
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Haunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hayley Squires' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hayley Squires' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

34 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • National Theatre Live: Golden Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Lorna

  • Legends(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kate

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: All My Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Ann Deever

  • Blitz(2024)

    as Tilda

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: Death of England: Closing Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Carly

  • Hoard(2023)

    as Cynthia

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Beau Is Afraid(2023)

    as Penelope

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Great Expectations(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sara

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Maryland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Mary

  • The Essex Serpent(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Martha

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • True Things(2021)

    as Alison

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Electrical Life of Louis Wain(2021)

    as Marie Wain

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • In the Earth(2021)

    as Dr. Olivia Wendle

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Adult Material(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jolene Dollar

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • In Fabric(2018)

    as Babs

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Happy New Year, Colin Burstead(2018)

    as Gini

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Mae

  • Collateral(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Laurie Stone

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • The Miniaturist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Cornelia

  • The Miniaturist(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cornelia

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Electric Dreams(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Waitress

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Knowledge: The World's Toughest Taxi Test (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Narrator

  • I, Daniel Blake(2016)

    as Katie

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Kaz

  • Murder: Lost Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Bryony Phelps

  • Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bryony Phelps

  • The Night Manager(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sally Price-Jones

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • A Royal Night Out(2015)

    as Debbie

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Polar Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Lea

  • Blood Cells(2014)

    as Hayley

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Inside No. 9(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Devonshire

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Southcliffe(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Louise Cooper

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Complicit(2013)

    as Joan

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Call the Midwife(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Maureen Warren

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 34 titles, 33 of them dated from 2012 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

I, Daniel Blake (2016)

$16M worldwide

Highest rated

I, Daniel Blake (2016)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Great Expectations (2023)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
20122026

Peak 2015 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting34 of 34: 34 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

By decade

2010s20 · acting2020s13 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
1520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2017–2021.

  1. 2021
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Leading Actress
  2. 2017
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Hayley Squires' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Great Expectations (2023)

81st percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

I, Daniel Blake (2016)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Hayley Squires' work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles9–71 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles16–64 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles52–69 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles7–53 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles35–69 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Hayley Squires work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hayley Squires' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Starke shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles