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’s parents: Who are Keeley Hawes’ parents?
Keeley Hawes’s father is Tony Hawes Keeley Hawes’s mother is Brenda Hawes.
Hawes was born at St Mary’s Hospital, London, and grew up in a council flat in Marylebone. She is the youngest of four children. Hawes attended Sylvia Young Theatre School where she became friends with singer Emma Bunton and actress Kellie Bright.
In her teenage years, she worked in various part-time jobs including at a casino, Sainsbury’s, and McDonald’s. While in the sixth form, she was approached in Oxford Street by a modeling scout and signed up by Select Model Management.
After numerous features for the teen magazine Shout, Hawes became a fashion intern for Cosmopolitan. During this period, she was first asked to audition for a film.