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Born | Eve Myles |
Eve Myles (born 1978) is an actress from Ystradgynlais, Powys, Wales, most notable for playing lead characters in Belonging and Dr Who spin-off series Torchwood.
Born in Ystradgynlais, Myles attended the Ysgol Maes Y Dderwen school in the same class as fellow actor Steve Meo. After training as an actor and completing a degree in drama at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff,[1] she graduated in 2000 and moved to London. Her career since has shown her ability to switch between stage and screen.
In 2001, Myles undertook a roles 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. In 2003 she took the role of young Gwen in the EastEnders spin-out storyline Dot's Story.
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 ill-fated BBC TV series Trainer, but reappeared in the BBC short film Colditz in 2005. The role lead 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." Davies consequently specifically wrote the part of Gwen for Myles in Torchwood.[2] The role resulted in her moving back home to Wales.[3]
In 2002[4] and 2003,[5] Myles was nominated for Best Actress in the BAFTA Cymru Awards for her role as Ceri on the BBC Wales drama Belonging.
Year | Title | Role | More information |
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2008 | Torchwood | Gwen Cooper | TV Programme - Torchwood at IMDb |
2007 | Belonging | Ceri | TV Programme - Belonging at IMDb |
2006 | Torchwood | Gwen Cooper | TV Programme - Torchwood at IMDb |
2006 | Soundproof | DC Sarah McGowan | TV Programme - Soundproof at IMDb |
2006 | These Foolish Things | Dolly Nightingale | These Foolish Things at IMDb |
2005 | Doctor Who | Gwyneth | TV Episode - "The Unquiet Dead" (Series 1, episode 3) |
2005 | Colditz | Jill | TV Programme - Colditz at IMDb |
2003 | EastEnders: Dot's Story | Young Gwen | TV - EastEnders: Dot's Story at IMDb |
2002 | Belonging | Ceri | TV Programme - Belonging III at IMDb |
2001 | Tales from Pleasure Beach | Angie | TV Programme - Tales from Pleasure Beach at IMDb |
2001 | Score | Paula | TV - Score at IMDb |
2001 | Belonging | Ceri | TV Programme - Belonging II at IMDb |
2000 | Belonging | Ceri | TV Programme - Belonging at IMDb |
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