The Listeners Rebecca Hall's life off-screen from famous family to career breakthrough

British actress Rebecca Hall is currently starring as Claire, a teacher plagued by a mysterious hum in the new series The Listeners.

The show, adapted from Jordan Tannahill's novel, follows Claire and her student Kyle (Ollie West) as they grapple with a low hum that seems inaudible to others.

As Claire seeks out fellow listeners, she finds herself increasingly distanced from her loved ones and drawn into a questionable group claiming to hear the same mysterious sound, known as "The Hum".

The Listeners is the latest project for Hall, who has previously starred in films such as "Vicky Cristina Barcelona", "The Prestige", "Iron Man 3" and the critically acclaimed drama "Red Riding".

Away from the spotlight, Hall enjoys a quiet life with her husband and comes from a well-known family.

Early life and career of Rebecca Hall

Born in London on May 3, 1982, Rebecca was educated at the prestigious Roedean School and went on to study English literature at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. However, she left university in 2002 without completing her degree.

It was during her time at Cambridge that Rebecca fully embraced acting, participating actively in the student theatre scene, even founding her own theatre company. She was also part of the Marlowe Society, performing in various plays, one of which included her then-housemate and future Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens.

Rebecca Hall, after making her debut in her father's TV adaptation of Mary Wesley's The Camomile Lawn, went on to star as Rebecca Epstein in the film version of David Nicholls's Starter for Ten.

In the same year, she also featured in Christopher Nolan's movie The Prestige and took a leading role in Stephen Poliakoff's Joe's Palace the following year.

Hall has five half-siblings, including stage director Edward Hall, producer Christopher Hall, actresses Jennifer Caron Hall and Emma Hall, and set designer Lucy Hall.

What are Rebecca Hall's most famous roles?

Hall is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Vicky in Woody Allen's 2008 film Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Her performance was highly praised by critics, earning her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.

She has also starred in Frost/Nixon, The Town, Please Give, Marvel's Iron Man 3, Transcendence and more recently Godzilla vs Kong.

The British actress has also appeared in numerous TV series, including Parade's End with Benedict Cumberbatch, Tales from the Loop and most recently, The Listeners on BBC One.

Hall received a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974.

Who are Rebecca Hall's famous parents?

Rebecca Hall is the daughter of American opera singer Maria Ewing and renowned theatre director Sir Peter Hall. After her parents divorced, Sir Hall married Nicki Frei in 1992, his fourth marriage.

Sir Peter Hall, the founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1960, was a significant figure in bringing Samuel Beckett's works to the UK. He also served as the director of the National Theatre from 1973 to 1988.

The Times described him as "the most important figure in British theatre for half a century", highlighting his career that spanned several decades. Sir Hall was diagnosed with dementia and retired from public life in 2011.

He passed away due to pneumonia on September 11, 2017.

Maria Ewing, who had a successful opera career and performed globally, passed away from cancer at her home near Detroit on January 9, 2022. She was 71 years old.

Who is Rebecca Hall married to?

Rebecca Hall is currently married to American actor Morgan Spector. They first met in 2014 while performing together in the stage production of Machinal.

They tied the knot a year later. However, their wedding became a subject of mockery on social media after Rebecca shared some unusual details about their celebration with The Guardian.

“One friend, artist Rob Roth, leapt out of the shrubbery dressed as a werewolf and sang, ‘If a double-decker bus/crashes into us…’", the actress recalled. Actor Dan Stevens called everybody out to the pond as a blood moon was rising and gave them a candle to hold.

The pair later welcomed their daughter, Ida, into the world in 2018.

Morgan is widely known for playing George Russell in The Gilded Age, as well as starring in Boston Strangler, Orange Is the New Black, The Mist and Homeland.

The pair currently live in the countryside and describe themselves as "pretty quiet people."

Speaking about her rural life to People, she said: "I like to live pretty quietly, but I also don't like to just do that," says Hall. "I like to have the option to then dip into a lot of culture in the city, and we live close enough that we can do that and just go and be out and see friends and do that for a while."

"I have my fill of that, and then I'm like, 'Right, back into hibernation!'"

Before meeting Morgan Spector, Hall was in a relationship with James Bond and 1917 director Sam Mendes between 2011 and 2013.