| Eve Myles | |
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 Eve Myles at The Rift, a Torchwood convention |
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| Born | Eve Myles 8 July 1978 Ystradgynlais, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Stage, television actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Eve Myles (born 8 July 1978 in Ystradgynlais, Powys), is a Welsh actress, most notable for playing lead characters in Belonging and as ex-police officer Gwen Cooper in the Doctor Who spin-off programme Torchwood.
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Early life
Born in Ystradgynlais, Myles attended the Ysgol Maes Y Dderwen school in the same class as fellow actor Steve Meo. After training as an actress and completing a Bachelor of Arts degree in acting at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff,[1] she graduated in 2000 and moved to London.
Career
In 2001, Myles undertook a role in the television film Score and the TV mini-series Tales from Pleasure Beach. From 2002 she took the lead role of Ceri in the BBC Wales drama Belonging.
From 2003, Myles based herself in Stratford upon Avon, initially playing Lavinia in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Titus Andronicus. In 2005, she appeared opposite Michael Gambon in Henry IV, Part I and II at the National Theatre.
Myles had a significant part as a stable girl in the BBC TV series Trainer, and reappeared in the BBC short film Colditz in 2005. The role led to her taking a supporting role in the Doctor Who episode "The Unquiet Dead," where by she was spotted by producer Russell T Davies who commented that: "It just confirmed to me that she was one of Wales' best-kept secrets." Consequently Davies wrote the part of Gwen in Torchwood specifically for Myles.[2] "It's beyond flattering. It's my own personal Oscar, that Davies wrote the part for me[3]," says Eve. The role resulted in her moving back home to Wales.[4] Myles describes her character, Gwen as Torchwood's 'Social Worker', "She's a social worker that can run and fight and stand in her own corner and win."[5] Eve also appeared in the Series four finale of Doctor Who, alongside Torchwood co-stars John Barrowman and Gareth David-Lloyd.
Eve Myles also appeared in the first episode of Merlin where she played Lady Helen and Mary Collins, a witch who impersonated her, and in Little Dorrit, where she played Maggy.
Awards
In 2002[6] and 2003,[7] Myles was nominated for Best Actress in the BAFTA Cymru Awards for her role as Ceri on the BBC Wales drama Belonging.
- In 2005, The Western Mail ranked Myles seventh in its annual list of the 50 sexiest women in Wales.[8]
- In 2006, Wales on Sunday named Myles as its "Bachelorette of the Year".[9]
Filmography
| Year(s) | Title | Role | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Framed | Angharad | One off comedy-drama[10] |
| 2009 | Torchwood: Children of Earth | Gwen Cooper | Day One - Day Five |
| 2008 | Merlin | Mary Collins & Lady Helen | TV Episodes - "The Dragon's Call" (1.1) |
| 2008 | Little Dorrit | Maggy | TV Programme - Little Dorrit at IMDb |
| 2008 | Doctor Who | Gwen Cooper | TV Episodes - "The Stolen Earth"/"Journey's End" (4.12/4.13) |
| 2006-Present | Torchwood Declassified | Herself | TV Programme - Torchwood Declassified at IMDb |
| 2006-Present | Torchwood | Gwen Cooper | TV Programme - Torchwood at IMDb |
| 2006 | Soundproof | DC Sarah McGowan | TV Programme - Soundproof at IMDb |
| 2006 | These Foolish Things | Dolly Nightingale | Feature film - These Foolish Things at IMDb |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | Gwyneth | TV Episode - "The Unquiet Dead" (1.03) |
| 2005 | Colditz | Jill | TV Programme - Colditz at IMDb |
| 2003 | EastEnders: Dot's Story | Young Gwen | TV - EastEnders: Dot's Story at IMDb |
| 2001 | Tales from Pleasure Beach | Angie | TV Programme - Tales from Pleasure Beach at IMDb |
| 2001 | Score | Paula | TV Movie - Score at IMDb |
| 2000-2009 | Belonging | Ceri | TV Programme - Belonging at IMDb |
References
- ^ "Graduation and Honorary Fellows 2007". Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. 2007-07-06. http://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/news/news_details.asp?newsid=146. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ^ "Eve Myles". BBC Wales. unknown. http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/sites/torchwood/pages/evemyles.shtml. Retrieved 2006-09-06.
- ^ "Eve Myles: Torchwood". SuicideGirls.com. 15 July 2009. http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Eve%20Myles%3A%20Torchwood%20/. Retrieved 2009-05-15..
- ^ "Interview with Eve Miles". Network Ten. http://ten.com.au/ten/torchwood-cast-and-characters-interview-with-eve-myles.html. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ^ Interview with Eve Myles
- ^ BBC Press Office (26 April 2002). "BBC Wales scores Bafta success". Press release. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/04_april/26/bafta_cymru.shtml.
- ^ BBC Press Office (4 April 2003). "BBC Wales seeks Bafta success". Press release. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/04_april/02/wales_nominations.shtml.
- ^ "Wales' 50 sexiest men and women". The Western Mail. 2005-10-14. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/yourwales/culture/tm_objectid=16250298&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=wales--50-sexiest-men-and-women--name_page.html. Retrieved 2006-02-20.
- ^ Rachel Mainwaring (2006-03-19). "Sexy Eve our Bachelorette of the year". Wales on Sunday. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/features/tm_objectid=16833049%26method=full%26siteid=50082-name_page.html. Retrieved 2006-03-20.
- ^ "BBC - BBC One Programmes - Framed". www.bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00mk50r. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
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