Amy Beth Hayes
Born
Abergavenny, Wales
EducationKeble College, Oxford, and Central School of Speech and Drama
Years active2008–present

Amy Beth Hayes (born 8 October 1982) is a British actress. She is best known for her roles as Kitty in Mr Selfridge; Lucy in "The Entire History of You", an episode of Black Mirror; Ruth in Misfits; Clem in Shameless; Amy in The Syndicate; and Maxine Fox in Sirens. She has also appeared in Doctor Who and Secret Diary of a Call Girl.

Early life

Hayes was born in Abergavenny, Wales,[1] but grew up in Darlington, County Durham, England.[1] Her first taste of acting was as a 14 year old at the National Youth Theatre, she joined a course with much older students and decided to pursue acting as a possible career path.[1] However, first she chose the academic route, studying English Literature and Language at Keble College, Oxford.[2] After graduating, she enrolled at the Central School of Speech and Drama for three years.[1]

Career

Hayes career started with a 4 month stay in Romania, filming Eva,[1] later released in 2009.[1] Her screen debut came in 2008, in Doctor Who,[1] episode "The Stolen Earth",[1] and the same year she was cast in a lead role in the ITV drama Whatever It Takes.[1]

Hayes appeared in the 2009 Romanian film Eva,[1] and in Micro Men, a BBC-made film charting the rise and fall of the home computer industry in the United Kingdom in the early 1980s, where she played Cynthia alongside Martin Freeman.[1] In 2009, she played Ruth, an old woman restored temporarily to her younger self by a peculiar thunder storm, in E4's superhero comedy-drama Misfits.[2]

In 2011 she played Lucy in "The Entire History of You", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror created by Charlie Brooker.[2] In 2012, she starred in BBC drama The Syndicate, alongside Timothy Spall, playing the girlfriend of one of the lottery winners.[2]

From 2012, she appeared in the ITV drama Mr Selfridge as Kitty Hawkins Edwards.[3] In 2013, she appeared as Rosemary in the Norwegian comedy-gangster television series Lilyhammer, alongside Steve van Zandt.[1]

In 2019, Hayes played Charlotte Bellinge in an episode of the Acorn TV series Agatha Raisin.[4] In 2020, she played the role of Lady Trowbridge in Netflix's Bridgerton.[5] In 2021, she starred in Lenny Henry's Three Little Birds .[5]

Theatre

In 2008, Hayes appeared in On the Waterfront directed by Steven Berkoff.[1] She received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards for her work in True Love Lies (2009), at the Royal Exchange, Manchester.[5] She appeared in Jerusalem in 2010, with Mark Rylance,[2] and in Linda at the Royal Court Theatre (2015-2016).[5] and Hayes received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards for her work in True Love Lies at the Royal Exchange, Manchester.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Whatever It Takes Daisy Cockram TV film
Micro Men Cynthia TV film
2010 Eva Eva
2014 United We Fall Beth Amoako
2021 The Power Sister [5]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Doctor Who Albino Servant Episode: "The Stolen Earth"
Harry & Paul Siobhan the Receptionist Series 2, Episode 3
The Children Kelly Mini-series
2009 FM Evie Episode: "Blinded by the Light"
Misfits Young Ruth 2 episode
2011 Secret Diary of a Call Girl Amber 2 episodes
Case Sensitive Sally Thorne Episode: "The Point of Rescue"
Sirens Maxine Fox Series regular
Black Mirror Lucy Episode: "The Entire History of You"
2012 Shameless Clem 2 episodes
The Syndicate Amy Cartwright Series regular
2013 Lilyhammer Rosemary 3 episodes
2013–2016 Mr Selfridge Kitty Hawkins Series regular
2017 Death in Paradise Sophie Boyd Episode: "Man Overboard"
Timewasters Nicola Episode: "Return of the Macs"
Love, Lies and Records Saskia 1 episode
2018 Action Team Samantha 3 episodes
2019 Agatha Raisin Charlotte Bellinge Episode: "The Curious Curate"
The Mallorca Files Leanna Mountford Episode: "Death in the Morning"
2020 Flack Cheryl 2 episodes
Bridgerton [5] Lady Trowbridge 2 episodes
2021 Princess Mirror-Belle [5] Mum 10 episodes
2023 Three Little Birds [5] Diana Wantage 4 episodes

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 McCrum, Kirstie (18 January 2014). "Talking shop: the rise and rise of Mr Selfridge star Amy Beth Hayes". WalesOnline. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Justin van Vliet (20 January 2014). "Acting on instinct – Glass talks to British actress Amy Beth Hayes". theglassmagazine.com.
  3. ↑ Cowan, Dale (17 August 2014). "Amy Beth Hayes ('Mr Selfridge') interview". CultBox. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Amy Beth Hayes Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Amy Beth Hayes". anthearepresents.com. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

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