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Hayley Squires Biography

Birth Name:
Hayley McGinty
Birth Place:
London, England
Profession
Actor, writer, playwright

Fast Facts

  • Moved to Sittingbourne, a town in Kent, with her family when she was 14
  • Had access to a lot of films growing up because her father managed a video shop
  • Started to do drama in year 10 after school
  • Took a gap year before going to college
  • Worked at a call center and a McDonalds
  • Her first play, Vera Vera Vera, opened as part of The Royal Court's Young Writers Festival in 2012
  • Took her mom along for the four-day trip to the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of I, Daniel Blake (2016)

Awards

  • 2017BAFTA Film Awards-Best Supporting Actress: nominated

Relationships

  • Sean -- Brother
  • Kyle -- Ex-significant Other
  • Frank -- Father
  • Theresa -- Mother
  • Kyle -- Significant Other