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Keeley Hawes

Keeley Hawes

Actor, also producer · Born February 10, 1976 (50) · London, England, UK

BAFTA Award nominee

Keeley Hawes (born 10 February 1976) is an English actress, born in London and educated at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. She began her career in a number of literary adaptations, including Our Mutual Friend (1998), Wives and Daughters (1999), Tipping the Velvet (2002), and The Canterbury Tales (2003). She portrayed Zoe Reynolds in the BBC espionage drama series Spooks from 2002 to 2004, followed by her co-lead performance as Alex Drake in Ashes to Ashes (2008–2010), for which she won a Glamour Award. She played leading roles in the 2010 revival of Upstairs, Downstairs, the limited series The Casual Vacancy (2015), The Missing (2016), and the ITV comedy-drama The Durrells (2016–2019). Hawes was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her performance in Jed Mercurio's police procedural Line of Duty as DI Lindsey Denton. She teamed again with Mercurio for the 2018 thriller Bodyguard in which she played Home Secretary Julia Montague. Hawes has also appeared in films, including Death at a Funeral (2007) and High-Rise (2015), and she provided the voice of Lara Croft in a series of Tomb Raider video games.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 10, 1976 (50)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
51 on MovieCove · 83 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 58% in 30 days

What are Keeley Hawes' films like?

Across their 38 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
23%
Bonds
23%
Self
18%
Survival
12%
Power
9%
Society
8%
Ideas
7%
Family bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 6 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 6 · Intense 6

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 7 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 4

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 8 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 19 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 19
Ally
6 of 19
Shadow
2 of 19
Herald
1 of 19
Shapeshifter
1 of 19
Threshold guardian
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Contemplative
19
Melancholic
10
Warm
9
Dread
8
Other
33

How their films linger

Thought-provoking15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet24
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous9

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 Keeley Hawes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 42 of their 51 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Keeley Hawes' 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

83 credits, 51 with a MovieCove page; 15 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Falling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Anna

  • The Assassin(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Julie Green

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Miss Austen(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer · as Cassandra Austen

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Orphan Black: Echoes(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kira Manning

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Scoop(2024)

    as Amanda Thirsk

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Stonehouse(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Barbara Stonehouse

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Crossfire(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer · as Jo

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • The Midwich Cuckoos(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · as Susannah Zellaby

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • To Olivia(2021)

    as Patricia Neal

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • It's a Sin(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Valerie Tozer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Finding Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · as Alice Dillon

  • Rebecca(2020)

    as Beatrice

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Honour(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Producer · as DCI Caroline Goode

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Misbehaviour(2020)

    as Julia Morley

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Year of the Rabbit(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lydia

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Summer of Rockets(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kathleen Shaw

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Traitors(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Priscilla Garrick

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Mrs. Wilson(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dorothy Wick

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Bodyguard(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Julia Montague

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Orangutan Jungle School(2018)

    Show 26 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Never Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Sarah

  • The Durrells(2016)

    Show 26 episodes · as Louisa Durrell

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Fungus the Bogeyman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Wendy Snow

  • Fungus The Bogeyman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • High-Rise(2015)

    as Ann Royal

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Casual Vacancy(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Samantha Mollison

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • The Missing(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · as Gemma Webster

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Inside No. 9(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Louise

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box(2013)

    as Catherine Mundi

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Ambassadors(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jennifer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Tunnel(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · as Suze Beaumont

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Lady Vanishes(2013)

    as Laura Parmiter aka Mrs Todhunter

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Hollow Crown(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Queen Elizabeth

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Line of Duty(2012)

    Show 12 episodes · as Lindsay Denton

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Code-Breakers: Bletchley Park's Lost Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Narrator

  • Upstairs Downstairs(2010)

    Show 9 episodes · as Lady Agnes Holland

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Identity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · as DSI Martha Lawson

  • Mutual Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jen Grantham

  • Flashbacks of a Fool(2008)

    as Jesse Scott

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Bank Job(2008)

    as Wendy Leather

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Ashes to Ashes(2008)

    Show 24 episodes · as Alex Drake

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • 10 Years of Tomb Raider: A GameTap Retrospective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Narrator

  • Death at a Funeral(2007)

    as Jane

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • After Thomas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Nicola Graham

  • That Mitchell and Webb Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Keeley Hawes

  • The Best Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Kate Sheldrake

  • Under the Greenwood Tree(2005)

    as Fancy Day

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Ella Macbeth

  • ShakespeaRe-Told(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Ella Macbeth

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Tristram Shandy(2005)

    as Elizabeth Shandy / Keeley Hawes

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Ms Delphox

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Phillipa Haymes

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Murdoch Mysteries: Poor Tom Is Cold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Dr. Julia Ogden

  • The Murdoch Mysteries(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dr. Julia Ogden

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Dr. Julia Ogden

  • Canterbury Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Emily

  • Chaos and Cadavers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Samantha Taggert

  • Lucky Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Christine Callaghan

  • Me & Mrs Jones(2002)

    as Jane

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Tipping the Velvet(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kitty Butler

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • A Is for Acid(2002)

    as Gillian Rogers

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 22 episodes · as Zoe Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Othello(2001)

    as Dessie Brabant

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Murder in Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Deborah

  • Hotel! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Tricia

  • Complicity(2000)

    as Yvonne

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Last September (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Lois Farquar

  • Wives and Daughters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · as Cynthia Kirkpatrick

  • The Blonde Bombshell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Diana Fluck / Diana Dors

  • The Cater Street Hangman(1998)

    as Charlotte Ellison

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Avengers(1998)

    as Tamara

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Our Mutual Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 4 episodes · as Elizabeth 'Lexie' Hexam

  • The Beggar Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Angela Harper

  • The Beggar Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Angela Harper

  • The Moonstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Rachel Verinder

  • Cold Lazarus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Linda Langer

  • Karaoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 4 episodes · as Linda Langer

  • Pie in the Sky(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Stella Jackson

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Michelle

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Troublemakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mandy Harper

  • Tricky Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Arabella

  • Forever Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Carol

  • Upstairs, Downstairs(1971)

    Show Actor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 83 titles from 1971 to 2026; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

Death at a Funeral (2007)

$47M worldwide

Highest rated

It's a Sin (2021)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Durrells (2016)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19712026

Peak 2006 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 15 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
Acting83 of 83: 79 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stProducing4 of 83: 0 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew1 of 83: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

83 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s2 · acting1990s13 · acting2000s30 · acting2010s23 · acting2020s14 · 14 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 8% of 13 roles
9813

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

3 major nominations and no wins, 2015–2019.

  1. 2019
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
  2. 2015
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading 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 Keeley Hawes' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 18; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 51 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 51 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor, producer

Crossfire (2022)

52nd percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Line of Duty (2012)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 46. 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 Keeley Hawes' work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles12–70 · median 32 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles22–69 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles15–78 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles34–52 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles10–63 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Keeley Hawes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Keeley Hawes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bill Paterson shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers