Trevor John Eve (born 1 July 1951) is an English actor. In 1979, he gained fame as the eponymous lead in the detective series Shoestring (1979–1980) and is also known for his role as Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd in the long-running BBC television drama Waking the Dead (2000–2011). He is the father of three children, including actress Alice Eve. He is the winner of two Laurence Olivier Awards in theatre.
Early life
Eve was born in Sutton Coldfield,Birmingham, the son of Elsie (née Hamer) and Stewart Frederick Eve. His father, a publican, He lost interest and dropped out of the course to pursue acting. He enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1973 with an Acting (RADA Diploma).
Career
Eve portrayed Paul McCartney in Willy Russell's 1974 play John, Paul, George, Ringo ... and Bert at the Lyric Theatre in London's West End, he returned to the West End in 1986 to star in Cole Porter's High Society with Natasha Richardson and Stephen Rea,
Awards
In 1982, Eve was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a New Play (1981 theatre season), for his performance in Children of a Lesser God.
In 1997, he was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his 1996 performance in Uncle Vanya at the Noël Coward Theatre.
Personal life
Eve met Sharon Maughan in 1979, when they both had parts in the West End production of Filumena.
Eve is a patron of the charity Child Hope UK.
Filmography
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Film
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|1976
| Children
| Man in Shower
| Short film
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| 1979
| Dracula
| Jonathan Harker
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|1992
| In the Name of the Father
| Knight
| Short film
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| 1993
| Aspen Extreme
| Karl Stall
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| 1994
| Don't Get Me Started
| Jack Lane
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|1996
| Soup
| Lucifer
| Short film
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| rowspan="2" |1998
| Appetite
| Jay
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| 2002
| Possession
| Cropper
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| 2004
| Troy
| Velior
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| 2010
| She's Out of My League
| Mr. McCleish
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| 2014
| Death of a Farmer
| Gordon
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| 2017
| Bees Make Honey
| Commissioner
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| 2025
| Red Sonja
| Maester Crudelis
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Television
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| 1974
| 2nd House
| Paul McCartney
| Episode: "John, Paul, George, Ringo ... and Bert"
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| 1979–1980
| Shoestring
| Eddie Shoestring
| Series regular; 21 episodes
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| rowspan="2"|1983
| Jamaica Inn
| Jeremiah "Jem" Merlyn
| Miniseries; 2 episodes
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| A Brother's Tale
| Gordon Taylor
| Miniseries; 3 episodes
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|1985
|The Corsican Brothers
|Louis / Lucien de Franchi
|Television film
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| 1985–1986
| Shadow Chasers
| Dr. Jonathan MacKensie
| Series regular; 14 episodes
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|1987
|A Wreath of Roses
|Richard
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| rowspan="2" |1988
|Life on the Flipside
|Tripper Day
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| Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
| Denys Finch Hatton
| Miniseries
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| rowspan="2" | 1989
| Dear John USA
| Ricky Fortune
| Recurring role; 2 episodes
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|The Stone Age
|Dave Stone
|Television film
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| rowspan="2"|1990
| A Sense of Guilt
| Felix Cramer
| Series regular; 7 episodes
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| Coup de foudre
| Alphonse Malard
| Episode: "Adolphe et les menteuses"
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| rowspan="4" |1992
| Murder, She Wrote
| Julian Fontaine
| Episode: "Tinker, Tailor, Liar, Thief"
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| Jack's Place
| Max Kendall
| Episode: "I See Cupid, I See France"
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|The President's Child
|Paul LaFlore
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|A Doll's House
|Torvald Helmer
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| 1994
| Screen One
| Malcolm Iverson
| Episode: "Murder in Mind"
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| rowspan="2"|1995
| The Politician's Wife
| Duncan Matlock
| Miniseries; 3 episodes
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| Screen Two
| Alex Fisher
| Episode: "Black Easter"
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|1996
|Ivana Trump's For Love Alone
|Mark
|Television film
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| rowspan="2" | 1998
| Heat of the Sun
| Albert Tyburn
| Miniseries; 3 episodes
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|The Tribe
|Kanahan
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| rowspan="3" |1999
| An Evil Streak
| Alex Kyle
| Miniseries; 3 episodes
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| David Copperfield
| Edward Murdstone
| Miniseries; 2 episodes
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|Doomwatch
|Neil Tannahill
|Doomwatch: Winter Angel
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| 2000–2011
| Waking the Dead
| Peter Boyd
| Series regular; 92 episodes
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| 2006
| The Family Man
| Patrick Stowe
| Miniseries; 3 episodes
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|2008
|Hughie Green, Most Sincerely
|Hughie Green
| rowspan="2" |Television film
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|2009
|Framed
|Quentin Lester
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| 2010
| Bouquet of Barbed Wire
| Peter Manson
| Miniseries; 3 episodes
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|2011
|The Family Firm
|Judge Hamilton
|Television
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| 2011–2012
| Kidnap and Ransom
| Dominic King
| Series regular; 6 episodes
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| 2012
| Playhouse Presents
| Robert
| Episode: "The Other Woman"
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| 2013
| Death Comes to Pemberley
| Sir Selwyn Hardcastle
| Miniseries; 3 episodes
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| rowspan="2"|2015
| The Interceptor
| Roach
| Miniseries; 8 episodes
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| Unforgotten
| Sir Phillip Cross
| Series regular; 6 episodes
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| 2017–2018
| Strike Back: Retribution
| Morgan Ives
| Recurring role; 4 episodes
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| 2018–2022
| A Discovery of Witches
| Gerbert d'Aurillac
| Series regular; 19 episodes
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|2019
|My Best Friend's Christmas
|Winston Seever
|Television film
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| 2021
| The American Guest
| J. P. Morgan
| Miniseries; 4 episodes
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| 2025
| I, Jack Wright
| Jack Wright
| Miniseries; 1 episode
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References
External links
- Trevor Eve at the BBC Drama Faces