Mission Impossible 7: Who Is Hayley Atwell, The Marvel Actress Who Steals The Show From Tom Cruise?

In theaters now, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 sees the indefatigable Tom Cruise and his crew in action as they take on their most dangerous mission yet: hunt down a terrifying new weapon before it falls into the wrong hands and threatens everyone. of humanity.

A number of actors have joined the saga, making newcomers to the role. These include Esai Morales (who plays the big bad), Pom Klementieff, Shea Whigham and Hayley Atwell. A true blockbuster revelation, the latter portrays a thief who tries to (initially) short-circuit the heroes.

Born in London in 1982 to a lecturer mother, massage therapist and photographer father, Hayley Atwell showed a keen interest in comedy very early on. During his school days he acted in several plays and joined the Guildhall, a school of music and dramatic arts.

He also practices rugby, a discipline that allows him to channel his energy. Distinguished by her talent, she became one of the main characters of the British mini-series The Line of Beauty in 2006. The following year, Woody Allen invited her to Cassandra’s Dark Dream, Ewan McGregor’s Girlfriend Camp.

As Lady Bess Foster, Hale is Ralph Fiennes’ mistress in The Duchess, starring Keira Knightley. At the same time, the actor stars in the spy series The Prisoner (which is nothing more than a reboot of the 60s program) with Ian McKellen.

In 2011, things accelerated when she played Agent Peggy Carter in the blockbuster Captain America: The First Avenger. A key role that allows him to introduce himself to the general public. After a short film centered around his character, Agent Carter, he finds Chris Evans in The Winter Soldier.

After collaborating on several episodes with Agents of SHIELD, Hayley Atwell stars as the heroine of her own series, Agent Carter, in which Peggy, devastated by the loss of Captain America, must help her friend. Howard Stark, charged. for the illegal sale of weapons.

Having become one of the figures of the Marvel franchise, in 2015 he donned the costume of his beloved character again in Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man. At the same time, the actress changes the register in the vow of youth and joins the Disney world in the camp of Cinderella’s mother.

Along with the lucrative Marvel saga, for which she reprized her character as Peggy Carter in Avengers: Endgame, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and What If…?, Hale stars as the protagonist of the courtroom series Conviction. Also active in dubbing (Pierre Lapin 2 and others).

A lover of different genres and media, the Londoner joined another cult franchise in the early 2020s, Mission Impossible, through episodes 7 and 8. She plays Grace, a thief who, in the company of Tom Cruise, finds herself being hunted by the CIA. Stealing the key to a powerful weapon. He confides:

“Grace works with people she doesn’t have an emotional or moral attachment to. I think audiences will appreciate her contradictions. Just when we think we know what she’s up to, she gives us a warning. Grace and Ethan are two people who shouldn’t be. In the same room.. .”

“…but who should, because of their common goal. The more he pisses off, the funnier. Think of a cat-and-mouse game between Grace Kelly and Cary Grant. hand to the collar Hitchcock. It’s that kind of vibe.”. For this physical role, Hale trained in MMA (mixed martial arts) for several months.

Even Tom Cruise couldn’t stop the strike in Hollywood: a real mission for an impossible star!

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