Her favourite sport was soccer. She even played in the AAA boys league between the ages of 13 and 16.[4]
In college, she originally studied in a "pre-med type program" before transferring to the theatre program.[4]
She had just moved to Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. shortly before she auditioned for Helix.[4] Once she got the role, she moved back to Montreal.
Career
Hayes debuted as an actress in the 2008 short film Dissolved Girl.[1] Though not intentional, a lot of her work has been in the horror and sci-fi genre.[5]
Her breakout role was Dr. Sarah Jordan on Helix.[4] The television series premiered on Showcase in Canada and Syfy in the U.S., in January, 2014 and ran for two seasons before cancellation.[4][6]
In 2013, she made a directorial debut with the short film Lay Over, which she also wrote, edited and starred in.[3] The film was made by a group of actors from Canada.[7] She has also directed and written a second short film titled Ten Speed.[4]
In 2016 she was cast for the USA Network-pilot Poor Richard's Almanack.[8]