Hayley Sproull

Hayley Jayne Sproull (born 1989) is a New Zealand comedian, actor, scriptwriter and television show host.[1] She is the host of The Great Kiwi Bake Off and Have You Been Paying Attention?.[2]

Biography

Sproull studied drama at Toi Whakaari in Wellington, New Zealand, graduating in 2011 with a Bachelor of Performing Arts in Acting.[3] She appeared in Three's 2019 sitcom Golden Boy and created and appeared in comedy web series Hayley's Kitchen for TVNZ. She has written for television shows Jono and Ben and 7 Days.[1]

In 2018, she became co-host of The Great Kiwi Bake Off, alongside Madeleine Sami. In 2019, she began hosting Have You Been Paying Attention, a news-based gameshow based on the Australian show of the same name.

As an actor, Sproull has appeared on television shows Funny Girls, Jono and Ben at Ten, Educators and Fresh Eggs.

Recognition

Sproull has won Best Newcomer at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival 2012, the Chapman Tripp Theatre Award for Most Promising Female Newcomer in 2013 and Best Actress and Best Composer at The Wellington Theatre Awards 2017. She was also nominated for a New Zealand Film Award in 2014 for her part in the short film School Night,[3] as well as winning the Peter Vere-Jones Award for Outstanding Performance at the 2007 Shakespeare's Globe Centre NZ University of Otago Sheila Winn Shakespeare Festival, for her portrayal of the titular character in Richard III.

References
  1. Screen, NZ On. "Hayley Sproull | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  2. "Hayley Sproull | Auckland Actors". www.aucklandactors.co.nz. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  3. "Hayley Sproull (SGCNZ NSSP 2007, SGCNZ YSC 2008) :: Shakespeare Globe Centre NZ". www.sgcnz.org.nz. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
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