Clare Julia Hawes (born 10 February 1976), known professionally as Keeley Hawes, 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).
Keeley Hawes health: All about Keeley Hawes’ battle with depression
Keeley Hawes has insisted that she is not a “poster girl” for depression but believes it was important to speak out publicly about her mental health. The actress, 46, previously mentioned her struggles with the condition in 2019, revealing that “it’s something that never goes away”.
An important part of shattering the stigma around mental health lies in normalizing the way that we talk about it.
And actor Keeley Hawes has done exactly that today, throwing in a passing reference to her depression between discussion of her work on the hit TV series Bodyguard and The Durrells.