Hayley plays beside Keon Alexander (Marcos Inaros) on three episodes, her first time bumped to principal recurring.
When I was on set, I approached Marisol Adler, the director for my episodes, and asked her why she cast me. She told me, ' When I cast, I usually write down 3 or 4 names as options for the role. But after I watched your audition, yours was the only name I wrote down, because you are a Belter.' It blew me away. I had so much fun diving into this world on set, and the cast and crew worked effortlessly to make the world of this show come to truth. I learned the Belter creole, which was challenging, and I loved every second of mastering the dialect It was my first role where I felt like I was exploring something truly original. The dialect coach was Eric Armstrong, the voice coach at York University, where I got my bachelor in design for theatre. He never taught me, but he was a big part of my roots at York. It was an incredible feeling to work beside my former professors.