She is known for the Starz political drama series Boss (2011–2012) and the ABC primetime soap opera Betrayal (2013–2014).

[citation needed] She is the daughter of Helena (née Keell), a social worker, and John Ware, a former BBC Panorama reporter, who divorced when she was 12.

[4][5] She attended Alleyn's School in Dulwich, then studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York.

In 2013, she was cast in ABC drama series Betrayal as lead character,[7] and she appeared in Spike Lee's thriller film Oldboy.

[6] In 2015, Ware played the female lead, opposite Rupert Friend, in the action film Hitman: Agent 47.