Keeley Hawes

Clare Julia Hawes (born 10 February 1976), known professionally as Keeley Hawes, is an English actress. After beginning her career in a number of literary adaptations, including ''Our Mutual Friend'' (1998) and ''Tipping the Velvet'' (2002), Hawes rose to fame for her portrayal of Zoe Reynolds in the BBC series ''Spooks'' (2002–2004), followed by her co-lead performance as DI Alex Drake in ''Ashes to Ashes'' (2008–2010). She is also known for her roles in Jed Mercurio's ''Line of Duty'' as DI Lindsay Denton (2014–2016) and in BBC One drama ''Bodyguard'' (2018) in which she played Home Secretary Julia Montague. Hawes is a three-time BAFTA TV Award nominee, having been nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for her roles as Lindsay Denton and Julia Montague, and a British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Dorothy Wick in the drama ''Mrs Wilson''.

Hawes has had leading roles in the 2010 revival of ''Upstairs, Downstairs'', the limited series ''The Casual Vacancy'' (2015), ''The Missing'' (2016), the ITV comedy-drama ''The Durrells'' (2016–2019), the Russell T Davies drama serial ''It's a Sin'' (2021), ''The Midwich Cuckoos'' (2022) and BBC America/AMC science fiction thriller ''Orphan Black: Echoes'' (2024–present). She has also acted as an executive producer on ITV drama ''Honour'' (2020) and comedy-drama ''Finding Alice'' (2021), starring in them both.

Hawes' film appearances include ''Death at a Funeral'' (2007), ''High-Rise'' (2015), ''Misbehaviour'' (2020) and ''To Olivia'' (2021), in which she portrays actress Patricia Neal. She has also provided the voice of Lara Croft in the ''Tomb Raider'' video games, including ''Tomb Raider: Legend'', ''Tomb Raider: Anniversary'', ''Tomb Raider: Underworld'', and ''Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light''. Provided by Wikipedia