Background
Hazel Monaghan was born in Grenoble, France, of Scottish and Lebanese descent. She moved back to England at the age of two and grew up in Nottingham.
Hazel Monaghan was born in Grenoble, France, of Scottish and Lebanese descent. She moved back to England at the age of two and grew up in Nottingham.
She trained at the Central Junior Television Workshop. Soon after joining the Central Junior Television Workshop, Monaghan made her television debut as "Mo" in Bernard"s Watch, in the episode "The Right Time". She is best known for her role as "Mina" in the British Broadcasting Corporation"s adaptation of Tim Pears" novel In A Land Of Plenty, alongside Robert Pugh and Helen McCrory.
In 2001, she played "Sarah" in Miramax Films" Gypsy Woman (film).
She played "Misty" in the development of Tyrone Huggins" play "The Honey Manitoba" in collaboration with New Perspectives Company, performing in both Nottingham and Stockholm. As a writer, her radio play "Little Manitoba" was selected to be professionally performed as a rehearsed reading by Fluellen Company as part of the Dylan Thomas Centre"s "Rough Diamonds" project
She played the melodeon professionally in Fluellen Company"s adaptation of "Silas Marner" after playing for just ten days.
Monaghan became a member of the National Youth in 2005, and performed in "South"Warm" and "Slick" in London and Sheffield, respectively. She was a member of Fluellen Company whilst living in Swansea, for whom she played the roles of "Faith" in Kindertransport (play), "Nancy/Dolly" in Silas Marner and "Belle" in their 2012 reprise of A Christmas Carol.