Photo: Ibsan73 / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Keeley Hawes might be the most quietly indispensable actress in British television. She earned her stripes in literary adaptations like Our Mutual Friend and Tipping the Velvet, then turned Spooks' Zoe Reynolds and Ashes to Ashes' DI Alex Drake into era-defining roles. What strikes me is her range without vanity: she disappears into characters rather than bending them toward a persona. A Marylebone native who started as a model, she could have coasted on looks; instead she built a career on craft and shrewd choices. If you want to understand why UK drama punches above its weight, study her CV.
Overview
Clare Julia "Keeley" Hawes (born 10 February 1976) 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).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Keeley Hawes
- Name (Japanese)
- キーリー・ホーズ
- Reading
- きーりー・ほーず
- Born
- February 10, 1976 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dragon
- Origin
- Marylebone, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / model / film actor / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Model — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.