Keeley Hawes

Keeley Hawes (born 10 February 1976) is an English actress and singer. She played on The Durrells. She won an award in 2017 for best actress in the Durrells.

Keeley Hawes
Hawes in 2014
Born	Claire Julia Hawes (1976-02-10) 10 February 1976 (age 49) Paddington, London, England
Alma mater	Sylvia Young Theatre School
Occupation(s)	Actress, producer
Years active	1989–present
Spouses	Spencer McCallum ​ ​ (m. 2001; div. 2004)​ Matthew Macfadyen ​ (m. 2004)​
Children	3

Early life

She was born on 10 February 1976 in Marylebone at St Mary's Hospital, London. She is the youngest of four children.^[1] As a teenager she worked in different part-time jobs such as a casino, Sainsbury's and McDonald’s. Once a modelling scout came to her in Oxford Street. She started working with a Select Model Management. She worked with teen magazine Shout, and became a fashion intern for Cosmopolitan. She was first asked to audition for a film during this period.^[2]

Career

Hawes started acting in 1989. In the 1990s she played roles in Heartbeat (1995), Troublemakers, Dennis Potter's Karaoke (1995) and The Beggar Bride (1997). Her first film role was in the 1998, she played Tamara in The Avengers.^[1]

In 2012, Keeley Hawes started to work with UNICEF.^[3][4][5]