Hayley Squires is an English actress and playwright, best known for her work in the Ken Loach film I, Daniel Blake. Squires has also appeared in Call the Midwife, Southcliffe, Complicit, Blood Cells, A Royal Night Out, Murder, Collateral, Adult Material, The Essex Serpent and Great Expectations. Her first play, Vera Vera Vera, was produced by the Royal Court Theatre in 2012.