Hakewill played Beth in the 2010 Australian film Uninhabited directed by Bill Bennett, and played Ella in 2011 Australian thriller film Wasted on the Young. She has also appeared in multiple productions for the Sydney Theatre Company, Belvoir St Theatre and Bell Shakespeare Company. In 2011, she played Angela in a production of the play Heaven by Kit Brookman, performed at the Old 505 Theatre in Surry Hills, New South Wales.