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Eve Myles (born 26 July 1978) is a Welsh actress. She is best known for her television roles portraying Ceri Lewis in the long-running BBC Wales

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'' Belonging'' (2000–2009),

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'' (2006–2011) and Faith Howells in the bilingually produced

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/ S4C drama series ''Keeping Faith'' / ''Un Bore Mercher'' (2017–2020). She is also an accomplished theatre actress. Myles graduated from the

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in 2000. Later that year, she began playing Ceri Lewis in the BBC Wales-produced drama series '' Belonging'', a role she was to continue with until the end of the series in 2009. Her early UK-wide television credits included the 2001 miniseries ''

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''. In 2005, she auditioned for a part in the revived series of '' Doctor Who'', and landed the role of servant girl Gwyneth, in the

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and Christopher Eccleston. Her appearance in ''Doctor Who'' led to her winning a lead role in the science-fiction drama's spin-off series ''Torchwood'', in which she portrayed the character Gwen Cooper for four series between 2006 and 2011. Her role in ''Torchwood'' earned her a Bafta Cymru award for Best Actress in 2007. Myles's subsequent television credits include the 2008 miniseries ''

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'', the 2008 premiere episode of the fantasy drama '' Merlin'' and the title role in the 2013 drama series ''

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''. In 2013, for the TV channel

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, she appeared alongside

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in the comedy-drama ''You, Me & Them'', in a role she reprised in 2015 for the second series. In 2014, she was cast in the second series of the crime drama series ''

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'', portraying Claire Ripley. In 2011, she voiced one of the main characters in the video game ''

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''. In 2016, she once again played a Victorian servant, this time Mrs. Jenkins in the

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period drama series ''

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''; she did not reprise the role for series 2. Myles is an accomplished theatre actress, winning an

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in 2004 for her performances in Royal Shakespeare Company productions of the plays ''

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'' and ''

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''. Further theatre credits include both '' Henry IV, Part 1'' and '' Henry IV, Part 2'' at the National Theatre in 2004, and the role of Emma in the first UK run of

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's play ''

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'' in 2012.

Early life

Myles was born on 26 July 1978 in

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. Her father is Scottish. She attended Ysgol Maes Y Dderwen, where she learned only basic

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phrases. She grew up with a strong interest in

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, although she gave up the sport after breaking her knuckle by punching a wet sandbag. In 2000, Myles gained a

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in acting at the

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. Then she moved to

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Career

In 2000 Myles took on the central role of Ceri Owen (née Lewis) in the BBC Wales drama ''Belonging.'' Her longest role to date, Myles played Ceri from the series' first episode through to its final series in 2008, returning for a one-off special in 2009. In 2001, Myles undertook a role in the television film ''Score'' and the TV miniseries ''

.'' From 2003, Myles based herself in Stratford-upon-Avon, playing Lavinia in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of ''

'' and Bianca in ''The Taming of The Shrew''', for both of which she received the ''Sunday Times''

Ian Charleson award The Ian Charleson Awards are theatrical awards that reward the best classical stage performances in Britain by actors under age 30. The awards are named in memory of the renowned British actor Ian Charleson, and are run by the '' Sunday Times'' n ...

in 2004. In 2005, appeared opposite Michael Gambon in ''

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'' and '' II'' at the National Theatre. She took the part of Gwenfar in the BBC Radio Four series of plays "Arthur" by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Steve May in November 2004. Myles appeared in the ITV drama ''

'' in 2005. She took a supporting role in the '' Doctor Who'' episode "

", playing servant girl Gwyneth. This brought her to the attention of lead writer

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, who went on to create and produce ''

''. Considering her to be "one of Wales' best-kept secrets", Davies wrote the role of Gwen Cooper in ''Torchwood'' specifically for Myles. Speaking on her casting, Myles stated that having the part written for her was like having her "own personal Oscar." Gwen, an

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character, is characterised by Myles as Torchwood's "social worker", who "can run and fight and stand in her own corner and win." Her role in ''Torchwood'' also led to Myles making a second appearance in ''Doctor Who'', for its Fourth series' finale, alongside ''Torchwood'' co-stars

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and

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. Myles appeared in every episode of ''Torchwood''. Myles also appeared in the first episode of '' Merlin'', "

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", where she played Lady Helen of Mora and Mary Collins, a witch who impersonated her. Her performance in this role was described positively by

, who said that "she did it dead straight and very scarily. There was one moment she was delivering a speech to me in full prosthetic make-up... The French background artists didn't speak English but burst into applause at the end because they were moved by the emotion of it." She portrayed the character of Maggy Plornish in Andrew Davies' 2008 adaptation of ''

'', which later went on to win seven Emmy awards. Early 2008 also saw the actress host a radio show centred around Welsh boxer

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and narrate a short story, ''Sorry for the Loss'' by Bridget Keehan, both airing on

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. 2009 saw her star in the award-winning independent Welsh film '' A Bit of Tom Jones'', as well as the one-off drama ''Framed'' for BBC Wales, alongside Trevor Eve. In July 2010, Myles announced she would appear in an original

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TV series, '' Baker Boys'', co-written by

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and Gary Owen and airing in early 2011. 2011 also saw Myles provide the voice of the Dalish elf Merrill in the Bioware video game ''

''. In July 2011, to coincide with ''Torchwood''s fourth series Myles presented part of a BBC Wales Documentary entitled ''Wales and Hollywood'', which featured the actress travelling to the Hollywood Walk of Fame to find the Welsh talent honoured there. In 2012 Myles returned to the stage in

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's play ''

'', which ran for ten consecutive weeks at the West End's

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following runs at the

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(8–11 February 2012) and the King's Theatre in Glasgow (14–18 February). In 2013 she took the title role in the BBC1 drama ''

'', filmed in Bristol, which follows the life of a

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who cares more about her patients than her own life. In August 2016, Myles starred alongside

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, Tom Hughes and

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in the ITV drama ''

'', which follows the early life of

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from her ascension to the throne at the age of 18, through to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert. She portrayed Mrs Jenkins, the Queen's personal dresser. In 2017, Myles starred alongside her real life husband

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in the Welsh drama ''Un Bore Mercher'' for S4C. She learnt to speak Welsh for the role. ''Un Bore Mercher'' was also filmed in English and aired the following year on BBC One as ''

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''. Myles played Faith Howells, a solicitor whose husband Evan, with whom she works at their family-run law firm, disappears whilst she is on maternity leave following the birth of their third child. The show was a runaway success for the BBC and the second series was broadcast 2019 on S4C in May–June and on BBC One in July–August. In 2018, Myles played the role of Norman Scott's lover Gwen Parry-Jones in the BBC drama ''

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''. The drama relates the real-life story of politician

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's affair with Scott and subsequent trial for attempted murder, based on the novel of the same name by John Preston.

Awards and recognition

Myles was among many others nominated for Wales online Dafftas' best actress and won for her role a
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with almost 45% of the votes. Myles was nominated for and won Wales' sexiest woman in 2013. Myles has been nominated for a total of six BAFTA Cymru awards, winning one. In 2002, 2003, and 2009, Myles was nominated for Best Actress in the BAFTA Cymru Awards for her role as Ceri on the BBC Wales drama ''Belonging''. In 2007, Myles won the BAFTA Cymru Best Actress award for her portrayal of Gwen Cooper in ''Torchwood''s first series, a role she also received Best Actress BAFTA Cymru nominations for in 2008 and 2010. In 2010, Myles won the Best Actress award in the '' SFX'' Reader's awards poll, and was crowned best actress in the 11th annual Airlock Alpha Portal Awards. For her role as Gwen Cooper in '' Torchwood: Miracle Day'', Myles was nominated for a Satellite Awards in the Best Television Actress category. and reached the shortlist for the 2012 UK

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. In 2006, ''

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'' named Myles as its "Bachelorette of the Year". Myles also regularly ranks highly in the '' Western Mail''s annual list of the 50 sexiest women in Wales. In 2005, the ''Western Mail'' ranked Myles seventh whilst she ranked fifth in 2008, 7th in 2009, 8th in 2010 and 10th in 2011. In June 2010, Myles was honoured with a fellowship from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.

Personal life

Myles met

at the National Youth Theatre in 1994, and they married in Italy on 18 May 2013. Myles and Freegard have three daughters, born in 2009, 2014, and 2021. After learning Welsh for ''

'' with the assistance of her husband, she now speaks conversational Welsh with her daughters. Filming ''

''s fourth series in 2011 saw Myles relocate with her family to America's

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, living "literally underneath the Hollywood sign". Myles has described

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as the "land of dreams", and her experience filming the fourth series of ''Torchwood'' in Hollywood as the best year of her life, adding that she would love to spend more time there as an actress if possible.

Filmography

Film

Television

Radio and audio dramas

Stage

Audiobook narrator

Video games

References

External links

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Bio of Myles at BBC Wales
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