Keeley Hawes

Clare Julia "Keeley" Hawes is an English actress. Having began 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), for which she won a Glamour Award. She is also well known for her appearances in Jed Mercurio’s Line of Duty as DI Lindsay Denton (2014–2016) and in BBC One drama Bodyguard in which she played Home Secretary Julia Montague in 2018. 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 drama Mrs Wilson.