Elliott Hayes

"'I hated you at first, but you built up my trust. You reminded me of me. I value that in a co-worker.'"Elliott Bradley Hayes is the current head of MI6 after being promoted in 11.3, following Soames' retirement. He has contributed to the downfall of the drug cartel, Hypnos, and the death of schizophrenic, Damien Trevelyan. He is the husband of Lea Klaus.

History
Elliott was born in Glasgow, Scotland, to two Scottish parents, Colleen and Cory. He has no known siblings, as of Season 9. He moved to London at the age of 20 and joined MI6 aged 21, after initally working as a bartender. After joining MI6, he worked his way up to the top and made friendship after friendship on the way. He has known Charlie Tindall (née Bradshaw) since he was 27 and the two had a relationship when he was 31.

He is known to MI6 to drive a hard bargain and be someone to impress. KJ Moss is given him as a mentor, to whom Elliott takes an instant disliking. He later confesses that this is due to the fact he reminded him of himself.

Trivia

 * After watching Morgana Toscani die, Elliott developed a fear of drowning. He overcame this when he went to save Lea Klaus from dying in Season 9.
 * He is the godfather of Cassia Tindall, Alex and Charlie's daughter.