Hayley Angel Holt

Hayley Angel Holt is an actress born in London, England.

Hayley Angel Holt
Born
London, England, UK
NationalityBritish
Alma materLondon Studio Centre
OccupationComedy Actress / Musical Theatre Facilitator
Websitehayleyholt.co.uk

Early life

Holt spent the formative years of her childhood growing up in the South Bank area. She was originally brought up in Southwark, and educated at the Grey Coat Hospital in Sloane Square. She studied drama at the Anna Scher Theatre, as well as classical ballet at the London Studio Centre.

Career

In 2000 as a teenager, Holt's first break came playing the daughter of Anita Dobson and Leslie Grantham in the screen revival for two-part drama The Stretch for Sky1. She also guest starred in an episode of the BBC drama The Robinsons with Hugh Bonneville and Martin Freeman.

She played one of the lead roles as drummer Neve, on Channel 4 TV series Totally Frank,[1] about a girl band, which aired between 2005-2006. Holt played the drums for this role and toured nationwide UK venues as the band Frank, who also released a single and album.

Holt played Kitty Mason in Sky1's drama, Martina Cole's The Take[2][3] opposite Tom Hardy and Brian Cox. She appeared in the 2008 rockabilly horror film Flick[4][5] (released in North America late Nov 2010) as Young Sally Andrews alongside Faye Dunaway, Hugh O'Conor and Liz Smith.

Holt appeared as the lead actress Sophie in the debut of a new comedy musical Departure Lounge[6] at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at the George Square Theatre, which won the Scotsman Edinburgh Fringe award for Best Music. In 2014, Holt played the role of Welsh party girl Angharad in comedy Three Little Birds[7] for New Diorama Theatre.

In 2015, Holt returned to education after being offered a place at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama to study for an MA in Applied Theatre. Holt graduated in 2016 having written her paper exploring whether comedy can be used as an effective communication tool to challenge mainstream society and their existing perspectives of the socially excluded.

Holt is a Director was an Associate Director on Educated[8] at Battersea Arts Centre. Holt was previously Associate Director on BOUDICCA at Jacksons Lane, and various projects for Almeida Theatre, Arcola Theatre, Tricycle Theatre as well as Movement Director for Access All Areas Theatre Company.[9]

Filmography

(includes Made-For-Television movies and TV Series)

  • La La Land (TV pilot) (2012) as Coco
  • Dust (2011) as Annabel
  • Baby One More Time (unaired pilot) (2010) as Suzanne Donnelly
  • The Take (episode 1) (2009) (TV series) as Kitty Mason
  • Flick (2008) as Young Sally
  • Fur TV (episode Rent Boys/Hot Pussy) (2008) (TV series) as Kiki LaVash
  • The Bill (episode Love, Lies and Limos) (2007) (TV series) as Siobhan Docherty
  • Totally Frank (2005–2006) (TV series) as Neve
  • The Robinsons (episode #1.5) (2005) (TV Series) as Crowd
  • The Bill (episode 291) (2005) (TV series) as Morag Jones
  • Holby City (episode I'm Not in Love) (2001) (TV series) as Sharon
  • Invisible Intelligence (2001) as Jess Howell
  • The Bill (episodes "Gentle Touch: Part 1" and "Gentle Touch: Part 2") (2000) (TV series) as Susan Grey
  • EastEnders (TV series) as Sophie (2000)
  • The Stretch (2000) (TV) as Trisha Greene
  • Casualty (episode "Private Lives") (1997) (TV series) as Lucy

Stage
  • Three Little Birds (2014) as Angharad (New Diorama Theatre)
  • Departure Lounge (2008) as Sophie (4–25 August 2008 at George Square, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 08)
  • The Rising of the Titanic (1999) as Annabelle

Directing
  • Educated (2017) as Associate Director (Homegrown at Battersea Arts Centre)

Own Appearances
  • T4 (episode dated 3 August 2006) (2006) (TV series) as Herself
  • Being Frank (2006) (TV) as Herself
  • Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown (episode dated 1 July 2006) (2006) (TV series) as Herself
  • T4 (episode dated 30 June 2006) (2006) (TV series) as Herself
  • T4 on the Beach: The Cheeky Highlights (2006) (TV) as Herself
  • Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown (episode dated 24 June 2006) (2006) (TV series) as Herself
  • T4 on the Beach (2006) (TV) as Herself
  • E4 Music Zone (episode Totally Frank's Ultimate Mix Tape) (2006) (TV series) as Herself
  • T4 (episode dated 9 April 2006) (2006) (TV series) as Herself
  • Smash Hits Poll Winners Party 2005 (2005) (TV) as Herself
  • T4 (episode dated 25 September 2005) (2005) (TV series) as Herself
  • Richard & Judy (episode dated 22 September 2005) (2005) (TV series) as Herself

Discography

Singles

in Frank

Year Single From The Album UK Chart Position Ireland Charts
2006 "I'm Not Shy" Devil's Got Your Gold 40 66

Albums

in Frank

Year Album UK Chart Position Ireland Chart
2006 Devil's Got Your Gold 110 -

References
  1. "Totally Frank". TVGuide.com.
  2. "Sky One". Sky.
  3. "The Take". 26 January 2013.
  4. "Totally Frank" – via www.imdb.com.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2013-08-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Departure Lounge' By Dougal Irvine - One4Review". 8 August 2008.
  7. "Gizmo Love' and 'Three Little Birds' – New Diorama Theatre, London". The Reviews Hub. 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  8. "HOMEGROWN COMPANY: EDUCATED". Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  9. Creativebuild (2017-02-15). "Hayley Holt | Comedian, Actress, Director". Hayley Holt. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
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