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Trevor John Eve (born 1 July 1951) is an English film and television actor. In 1979 he gained fame as the eponymous lead in the detective series '' Shoestring'' and is also known for his role as Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd in
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television drama '' Waking the Dead''. He is the father of three children, including actress
Alice Eve Alice Sophia Eve (born ) is a British actress. Her movie career includes roles in ''She's Out of My League'', ''Men in Black 3'', ''Star Trek Into Darkness'', and '' Before We Go''. She has had recurring roles on the TV series ''Entourage'' and ...
.


Early life

Eve was born in Sutton Coldfield, near
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, the son of Elsie (née Hamer) and Stewart Frederick Eve. His father was English, and his Welsh mother was from
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. Educated at
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, he had little acting experience during his school days. He studied architecture at Kingston Polytechnic (now Kingston University) in London. He dropped out of the course after three years to enrol at the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senat ...
(RADA), where, upon leaving, he was awarded The Bancroft Gold Medal.


Career

Eve portrayed
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in
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's 1974 play '' John, Paul, George, Ringo ... and Bert'' at the Lyric Theatre in London's West End, which won The
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and London Critics Awards for Best Musical. Eve appeared in '' Hindle Wakes'' (1976) directed by Laurence Olivier as part of the '' Laurence Olivier Presents'' TV series. In 1977, Eve joined the cast of
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's '' Filumena'' in London's West End, where he met future wife,
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. From 1979 to 1980, he played the role of the private investigator Eddie Shoestring in '' Shoestring''. He then went on to his first major film role in the 1979 '' Dracula'' directed by
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, playing Jonathan Harker, alongside Laurence Olivier. In 1981, Eve won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, playing James Leeds in '' Children of a Lesser God''. After appearing at The Royal Court Theatre in ''The Genius'', he returned to the West End to star in Cole Porter's ''
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'' with Natasha Richardson and Stephen Rea, followed by his portrayal as Paolino in the 1988 Royal National Theatre production of ''Man, Beast And Virtue'', directed by
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. In television, he appeared in ''A Sense of Guilt'' in 1989, and the 1992
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production of ''
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'' with
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, whom he also worked alongside in the BAFTA and
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-winning political drama '' The Politician's Wife''. He co-starred in the short-lived 1985 ABC series '' Shadow Chasers''. In 1991, he co-starred with Francesca Annis in the
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miniseries ''
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'' portraying the Irish politician
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. Eve won his second Laurence Olivier Award in 1996 for his portrayal of Dr Astrov in ''
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''. He then went on to star in the 1998 Carlton Television/ WGBH Boston television series ''
Heat of the Sun ''Heat of the Sun'' is a British television crime drama series, created by Russell Lewis and Timothy Prager, that first aired on ITV on 28 January 1998. Set in 1930s Kenya, the series stars Trevor Eve as Superintendent Albert Tyburn, a Scotla ...
'', which was filmed in
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, and portrayed
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in BBC's 1999 adaptation of ''
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''. In September 2000, Eve starred in the
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drama series '' Waking the Dead'' in the role of Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd. Eve continued to play Boyd throughout the subsequent nine series of the drama. Eve was one of the artists who recited Shakespearian sonnets on the 2002 album '' When Love Speaks''. That same year, Eve played Cropper in ''Possession'', directed by
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, and continued his work in film in ''
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'' directed by
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in 2004, and ''The Family Man'' in 2006. In April 2008, Eve starred as game show host and TV personality
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in the BBC Four biographical film '' Hughie Green, Most Sincerely''. In 2010, Eve played the father of the female lead, his real-life daughter, Alice, in ''
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'', and starred as Peter Manson in the ITV/ Mammoth Screen remake of '' Bouquet of Barbed Wire''. In January 2011, he starred in the three-part ITV drama '' Kidnap and Ransom'', filmed on location in
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, and reprised his role as Dominic King in 2012 for the second series. After co-founding Projector Productions in 1995, Eve has produced TV movies ''
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'' featuring Kathleen Turner, ''
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'' starring
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, and ''Twelfth Night'' starring
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. Eve also served as executive producer on his successful series '' Kidnap and Ransom'', and '' The Body Farm'' with
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. He also starred in a three-part drama on ITV called '' Lawless''. Eve played the part of Judge Sir Selwyn Hardcastle in the BBC's ''
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'' in December 2013, and as Roach in ''
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'' in 2014. Eve also worked on son Jack Eve's debut feature film as writer-director, ''Death of a Farmer'', which having had a screening at the Dinard Film Festival, had its UK premiere at The Borderlines Film Festival on 5 March 2014. On 19 February 2014, Eve was part of the invited audience at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the centennial of the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senat ...
. He and his wife were asked to perform in front of the Queen in the Investiture Room, along with
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, Sir Tom Courtenay and Dame Helen Mirren. Eve played Professor Higgins in an extract from '' Pygmalion''. In 2018, Eve played the part of Gerbert d'Aurillac in the TV-series
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.


Awards

In 1982 Eve was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a New Play (1981 theatre season), for his performance in '' Children of a Lesser God''. In 1997 he was awarded his second Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his 1996 performance in ''
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'' at the
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.


Personal life

Eve met
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in 1979, when they both had parts in the West End production of ''Filumena''. They married in 1980 and have three children: Alice Sophia (born 1982), who appeared in ''
Star Trek Into Darkness ''Star Trek Into Darkness'' is a 2013 American science fiction action film directed by J. J. Abrams and written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof. It is the 12th installment in the ''Star Trek'' franchise and the sequel to t ...
''; Jack (born 1985), film-maker; and George (born 1994), who is front man for the band Two Bottle Jump. While they were raising their children the couple divided their time between Britain and the United States. Trevor Eve, Sharon Maughan and Alice Eve all appeared in ''
She's Out of My League ''She's Out of My League'' is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Jim Field Smith and written by Sean Anders and John Morris. It stars Jay Baruchel and Alice Eve, and was produced by Jimmy Miller and David Householter for Paramoun ...
'' playing father, mother and daughter respectively. Trevor Eve's interests include golf, painting, architecture and tennis. In 1995 he was seriously injured when he fell badly from his pony while playing polo. He is also a supporter of
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and a patron of the charity Child Hope UK.


References


External links

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Trevor Eve at the BBC Drama Faces
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eve, Trevor 1951 births Living people Alumni of Kingston University Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art English male film actors English male television actors English male stage actors English people of Welsh descent People educated at Bromsgrove School Male actors from Birmingham, West Midlands Laurence Olivier Award winners