Meet one of The Equalizer TV show’s biggest rising stars, Laya DeLeon Hayes.

Who Is The Equalizer’s Laya DeLeon Hayes?

So, thats been about… eight years out in California?

Laya DeLeon Hayes in The Equalizer Season 4

Which is crazy."

It was a great first gig!"

And again, all of these things have shown me as well as those actors.

Laya DeLeon Hayes in The Equalizer

Like, I really cant put myself into a box or be categorized as one thing.

And because of that, I feel very, very grateful."

However, according to Hayes, her dynamic with Queen Latifah off-screen couldn’t be more different.

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She is an actual queen who definitely lives up to the name.

She is one of the coolest people, and most humble as well.

I feel very grateful, very lucky."

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The way that I found that Ive been nominated for things is so funny.

InGod of War: Ragnarok, Hayes voices Angroboda, a character that Atreus/Loki first meets in Ironwood.

New episodes ofThe Equalizerare released every Sunday on CBS.

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