Trevor Eve

A lion of English cinema, stage and television, Trevor Eve's body of work and acclaim is growing rapidly in the U.S. as well. In addition to his lead role as ROBERT KNOLLYS in IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, American audiences will see Eve in the Masterpiece Theatre presentation of the BBC-TV production ""Parnell."" In ""Parnell,"" Trevor plays the lead role of Charles Parnell, the l9th Century Member of Parliament whose stormy love affair with the wife of one of his supporters toppled the Nationalistic Movement.

Trevor Eve had no early ambitions to become an actor. An avid sportsman, it was thought he might become a professional cricketeer. However, he decided to become an architect and enrolled at the Kingston College of Art in London. Four years later, he made an about-face, and switched to acting, subsequently training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. He graduated with the prestigious Bancroft Medal for Best Actor in 1973.

Eve burst onto the London theatre scene playing Paul McCartney in ""John, Paul, George, Ringo and Bert"" in the West End after its smash debut in Liverpool. The productions won two awards as Best Musical of the Year. A string of acclaimed theatre performances have followed, including ""Filumina"" (directed by Franco Zefferelli), ""Children of a Lesser God"" (directed by Gordon Davidson), for which he won the Best Actor Award from the Variety Club of Great Britain, as well as the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in 1981, ""High Society"" and ""Man, Beast and Virtue."" Most recently, Trevor has appeared as Leontes in the National Theatre's production of ""The Winter's Tale,"" which has been hailed as the definitive production of the Shakespeare classic of the last fifty years. Critics have uniformly praised his performances.

A number of diverse television roles have paralleled Eve's successes on the West End Stage. Sir Laurence Olivier picked him for his prestigious series ""Best Plays"" for Granada Television. In the BBC-TV series ""Shoestring,"" Eve played Columbo-like, rumpled detective Eddie Shoestring; in three hit seasons, he became a household name.

Other notable starring TV roles have included ""London Belongs To Me,"" ""Jamaica Inn,"" A Brother's Tale"" and ""A Sense Of Guilt."" American audiences were first introduced to Trevor Eve in The Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of ""The Corsican Brothers"" for CBS. Other appearances included ""A Wreath Of Roses"" a mini-series directed by Tony Richardson for Masterpiece Theatre, Brian Grazer's ""Shadowchasers"" for ABC, ""Flipside"" for NBC and ""Shadow On The Sun,"" for CBS. He will star in an upcoming production of Henrik Ibsen's legendary ""A Doll's House, "" and has been contracted to develop and star in a project for ABC. In film, too, Eve has amassed quality credits. One of his first film roles came in 1979 playing a dapper solicitor opposite Frank Langella, Sir Laurence Olivier and Kate Nelligan in John Badham's DRACULA. Olivier directed him in HINDLE WAKES. He also appeared in Terence Davies' TRILOGY and SCANDAL, directed by Michael Caton-Jones.

Though the words ""philandering"" and ""spoiled"" appear in the descriptions of more than a few of his characters, Trevor Eve is a dedicated family man. Married to actress Sharon Maughan, they have two children: Alice, age nine, and Jack, age six. The couple divides their time between homes in London and Los Angeles.