Hayley Marie Norman is a multi-talented actor, writer, host, producer and creator who has performed alongside some of the industry's most lauded stars including Chris Rock, Kat Dennings, Forest Whitaker, and Eddie Murphy.
HMN recently wrapped a large recurring arc on the NBC sitcom Kenan as Kenan Thompson’s fiery and funny love interest. She also recurred on the fourth season of Peacock’s comedy series AP Bio. Both shows are from Executive Producer Lorne Michaels and Broadway Video.
Previous credits include a breakout role in Chris Rock’s Toronto Film Festival selection Top Five, Netflix’s The Upshaws, Fox’s New Girl, IFC’s Comedy Bang! Bang!, BET’s long running series The Game, Adam Ruins Everything, CW’s iZombie, Peter Berg’s Hancock, and many more. Roger Ebert praised her in the cult cheerleading comedy Fired Up! as "the most intriguing member of the cast." Hayley’s hosting career spans from millions of views on her hip-hop series for Hip Hop Official to being a celebrity guest host on Access Hollywood to Freeform’s round table series Black People Like.
Hayley began developing viral content as well as her own critically acclaimed web series Hello Cupid. An official selection at the TriBeCa Film Festival, the show was named "Top 5 Great Web Series You Should Be Watching Now" by Vulture and the concept was sold to BET. She has developed projects with Funny or Die, Big Breakfast, Bird and a Bear Entertainment, CBS Television Studios, Will Packer Productions, and others.
Norman is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She was also a house team performer and writer at The Upright Citizens Brigade. Hayley is an LA native who was first discovered at seven years old when she was spotted in a restaurant by supermodel Cindy Crawford. She's worn her curly hair natural her entire life -- even in 5th grade after the cute boys asked if she “stuck her finger in an electric socket”.
