Hannah Ware
Ware in 2014
Born
Hannah Rose Ware

(1982-12-08) 8 December 1982 (age 41)
London, England
Years active2010–present
Parent
RelativesJessie Ware (sister)

Hannah Rose Ware (born 8 December 1982)[1] is an English actress. She is known for the Starz political drama series Boss (2011–2012) and the ABC primetime soap opera Betrayal (2013–2014).

Life and career

Ware was born in Hammersmith and raised in Clapham.[citation needed] She is the daughter of Helena (née Keell), a social worker, and John Ware, a former BBC Panorama reporter, who divorced when she was 12. She is the older sister of musician Jessie Ware.[1][2][3] Her mother is Jewish, and both Ware and her sister were raised in the faith.[4][5] She attended Alleyn's School in Dulwich, then studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York.[6]

Ware appeared in the films Cop Out (2010) and Shame (2011). From 2011 to 2012, she played Emma Kane, the estranged addict daughter of Chicago mayor Tom Kane, in the Starz series Boss. In 2013, she was cast in ABC drama series Betrayal as lead character,[7] and she appeared in Spike Lee's thriller film Oldboy.[6] In 2015, Ware played the female lead, opposite Rupert Friend, in the action film Hitman: Agent 47.[8][9]

Ware starred in the Hulu series The First in 2018, and played the leading role on the Netflix science fiction series The One in 2021.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Cop Out Mrs. Armisen
2011 Shame Samantha
2013 Oldboy Donna Hawthorne
2015 Hitman: Agent 47 Katia
2017 Aftermath Tessa
2018 The Angel Diana Ellis

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011–2012 Boss Emma Kane Main role
2013–2014 Betrayal Sara Hanley Main role
2018 The First Sadie Hewitt Main role[11]
2021 The One Rebecca Webb Main role

References

  1. ^ a b Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005; at ancestry.com
  2. ^ "Jessie Ware interview". Time Out. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Jessie Ware reveals her secret ambition". The Jewish Chronicle. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Interview: "Boss" Actress Hannah Ware Talks Kelsey Grammer, Drug Addiction and Political Families | Complex". Complexmag.ca. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  5. ^ Women (1 October 2012). "Mercury nominee Jessie Ware on the 'sorority' dominating British music". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  6. ^ a b "ABC Medianet". ABC Medianet. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (1 March 2013). "Hannah Ware To Star in ABC's 'Betrayal'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Hannah Ware Lands Female Lead in 'Agent 47,' Based on 'Hitman' Videogame". Variety. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  9. ^ Fleming, Mike (9 March 2006). "Hannah Ware Lands Female Lead in 'Agent 47'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  10. ^ Kanter, Jake (12 February 2021). "Hannah Ware Leads Cast For Netflix Soulmate Sci-Fi Series 'The One'".
  11. ^ "The First review: What if Sean Penn starred in Christopher Nolan's Interstellar?". Hindustan Times. 19 September 2018.

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