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Hannah Ware

English actress

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Hannah Rose Ware (born 8 December 1982) 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).

01Life and career

Ware was born in Hammersmith and raised in Clapham. 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. Her mother is Jewish, and both Ware and her sister were raised in the faith. She attended Alleyn's School in Dulwich, then studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York.

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, and she appeared in Spike Lee's thriller film Oldboy. In 2015, Ware played the female lead, opposite Rupert Friend, in the action film Hitman: Agent 47.

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.

02Filmography

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
2021 The One Rebecca Webb Main role
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