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Eve Myles

Eve Myles

Ystradgynlais-born actress who plays Gwen Cooper in Torchwood and Ceri Lewis in Belonging.


  • Belonging...

  • Born:
    1978
    Place of Birth:
    Ystradgynlais
    School:
    Maes-y-dderwen
    Biography:
    Born and bred in Ystradgynlais, Eve Myles is a star of stage and screen.

    Her television roles have included appearances in EastEnders, the television film Score, and the Doctor Who episode The Unquiet Dead.

    However, she is currently best known for her roles as Gwen Cooper in the Dr Who spin-off Torchwood and as Ceri Lewis in the BBC Wales drama Belonging, a character that involves playing a mother, wife and business woman all at the same time.

    In 2002 and 2003 Eve was nominated for Best Actress in the BAFTA Cymru Awards for her role as Ceri Lewis in the BBC Wales drama Belonging.

    She also played Lavinia in the 2003 Royal Shakespeare Company production of Titus Andronicus. In 2005, she appeared opposite Michael Gambon in Henry IV.

    Dr Who writer Russell T. Davies said that he is a great admirer of her work. Of her appearance in Doctor Who he told BBC Wales "It just confirmed to me that she was one of Wales's best-kept secrets. "The part of Gwen in Torchwood was written especially for her so it's a good thing she said yes!"

    And in 2008 Eve won best actress at the Bafta Cymru Awards for her role as former police officer Gwen in the murky Cardiff-based Torchwood.


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    Garry Hole (disabled) Coventry
    Eve Myles is Special. And if it’s not too premature, Merry Christmas and a Happy year Eve
    Mon Nov 16 09:30:01 2009

    John Irvine from Brae, The Shetland Isles
    1 of my fav actresses! At least my fav Welsh actress! :)
    Sun Nov 15 19:36:25 2009

    Chris Beckett from Dorset
    To put it blunt I believe Eve is one the best if not the best actress ive seen on tv for years, everything she does is just so well done and every emotion is felt and what can I say she has a beautiful voice.
    Mon Sep 21 11:16:42 2009

    Abigail from Albany, New York, USA
    Eve Myles is a wonderful actress; I sincerely hope that 'Torchwood' returns for a fourth season. Fabulous show, fabulous cast. If 'Torchwood' does not return, I wish nothing but the best for Ms. Myles (and her new baby!).
    Tue Sep 8 10:11:36 2009

    Romey,Norfolk
    i think that Eve Myles is brilliant in everything she does.She's got a natrual talent and is brilliant in torchwood.I do hope theres another season because she's fantastic in it and she pulls it together.I love acting an she's made me want to act more.If she could look at these comments i think she would be proud at whats she's doing and i think we will all wish her luck in the future :)
    Fri Sep 4 07:22:09 2009

    Tim K from Finland
    She's absolutely wonderful.
    Sun Aug 16 20:42:02 2009

    Gary Seitz from Granville NY
    Absoulutely the best actress I have seen. I am so glad that BBC America is available here to me in North America. The Torchwood episodes are well done. Thanks to all involved
    Wed Aug 12 09:50:02 2009

    Mic Fahey
    Eve Myles reminds me of a young Sarah Miles is she her granddaughter or daughter???I know the spelling is different...She is a fabulous actor...hope to see more of her.
    Tue Aug 11 10:01:33 2009

    Beth from Portsmouth
    Eve Myles is my fav actress i love her in Torchwood and think Gwen is the best character and I really hope there is going to be another series of Torwood! She is definately wales' best actress, she's amazing!! She has totally inspired me to become an actress because she is so brilliant and seems like such a lovely person. i would love to meet Eve!! I wish her all the luck in the world with the rest of her career and with her baby! x o
    Wed Jul 29 17:59:07 2009

    Dan, Ystrad Mynach
    Eve Myles is spectacular! Welsh, hot and can handle a gun! Amazing actress and I hope to see her back in Torchwood for a fourth season.
    Fri Jul 10 07:21:23 2009

    Toni, from Leeds
    Eve is fantastic she is an amzing and an inspiring actressshe is brilliant in everything thta she does.
    Thu Jul 9 15:31:15 2009

    Llinos Swansea
    I think Eve Myles is a very talented actress, and I have enjoyed all her work.
    Wed Jul 8 11:07:48 2009

    Patrick, Caerdydd
    Eve is a wonderful actress. I followed all of Belonging, right from the beginning, not because of Eve Myles, but because all the cast were brilliant actors in a brilliant series - is Belonging going to be available on DVD? Torchwood is brilliant, and from the comments here obviously show that Eve is appreciated worldwide, and what a showcase for Cardiff, our capital city, and our lovely country - okay, it's not utopia, and it has it's problems, but with talent like Eve's and writer like Russell T Davies, we've got a lot!
    Sun Jun 7 20:30:08 2009

    Christina, Ulm (Germany)
    I so love her in Torchwood (we don't get to see the other stuff here...)! I could kill for that accent, it's so lovely and at the same time you always think: wait... somehow that sounds so wrong! It's amazing. I hope we'll get to see more of her soon.
    Sun May 17 12:40:27 2009

    Antonia Bashford from Middlesbrough
    Eve is amazing - I've never known an actress who can be that good and that beautiful. I'd also like to congratulate her on the baby, I'm sure it's going to be a beauty x
    Thu May 7 10:12:21 2009

    Grahame, Bridgend
    First class girl. Wales needs talent like Eve. Didn't she work on Nuts n Bolts?
    Tue Apr 7 09:40:46 2009

    Michael, South Wales
    yeah, I think that BBC Wales should cash in on the other channels failures, Belonging, Torchwood, and not quite so well known apart from in Wales is "High Hopes", all 3 should be re-run to the whole UK, and abroad, and allow people to buy DVD's of what they want, instead of them telling you time and time again.Eve Myles is great, I been watching her since the first episode of belonging about 10 years ago, and be a shame if BBC lose her for something like 8 months of the year. so hope BBC Wales keep her as one of the best actresses, and give her loads more work.
    Sun Mar 29 18:11:18 2009

    Chris Hannah from Liverpool
    I really love the talented Miss Myles. She totally rocks my call and she is such a lovely attractive young lady. Beautiful, witty, charming, and sociably drop dead gorgeous by any means necessary.
    Sun Mar 22 16:41:12 2009

    Elizabeth Darragh, Belfast
    This welsh soap is amazing or seems amazing from what i can catch of it on utube is there any chance it could be broadcasted to the rest of the uk from the begining, as it looks amazing and is worth showing the rest of the uk why limit its brillance to wales.
    Wed Jan 21 09:41:19 2009

    Brett from South Australia
    Absolutely beautiful. What more can I say, except that if anyone has a problem with her teeth (saw that mentioned earlier), they should just grow up, because they can't see the whole picture. That is part of her, and she wouldn't be the same otherwise, to me it's part of what makes her so beautiful). I wish her the best of luck for the future, not that she really needs it, she is very talented. Wouldn't miss Torchwood for anything, brilliant stuff!
    Mon Dec 8 12:59:18 2008

    Zaharoula from Zakynthos
    Eve is one of the finest actresses !
    Sun Nov 30 19:37:32 2008

    Jeff from Evansville Indiana USA
    Eve is beautiful, amazing. She is why i watch Torchwood on BBC America.
    Thu Nov 27 10:27:05 2008

    Hayz oddard
    Eve myles is deffinately wales best actress and shes very beautiful to would love to meet her some day, love Torchwood too.
    Thu Nov 27 10:24:16 2008

    Sharon Fennell (and Iain) from Leicester
    My friends and I were lucky enough to meet Eve at the weekend, and she was so lovely! I think the photo of my boyfriend, Iain sat in Captain Jack's chair, with Eve hugging him, may be his most prized possession, ever. Lots of love and hugs to her and I wish her all the best luck in the world.
    Mon Nov 10 14:00:09 2008

    Jo Blobby, Shropshire
    Eve Myles is an amazing actress, she is so talented. I watch her in what ever i can and love it all.She was amazing in merlin, was it her singing?
    Tue Sep 23 14:59:09 2008

    Garry Hole (Disabled) Coventry
    I would like to wish Eve every success with the filming of ‘Torchwood Series 3’ Eve Myles is such a Lovely ,warm, personality she deserves all the success and achievement this world, affords my thoughts are with her. I love you Eve you’re my favourite.
    Mon Sep 8 09:28:16 2008

    Laura, Leicester, England
    I think eve myles is amazing, she is my favourite actress and really talented. I would love to meet her i bet she would be so nice. x
    Mon Aug 4 08:23:03 2008

    Jade Kent
    I think Eve is an amazing actress and I hope to be half as talented as her when I am older. I first saw her on torchwood, now I like to watch all that I can that has her in because she is fantastic. GO EVE!
    Wed Jul 16 09:27:47 2008

    Tom from Radstock Bath
    I think that Eve is an incredible looking lady and lets hope we see a lot more of here on our tvs.
    Tue Jul 15 13:51:58 2008

    Cleo from Coalville
    some people really are rude. all over the internet people are being rude about her appearance! what is there to be rude about? she's lovely!
    Wed Jul 9 14:59:04 2008

    David Kerr from Swansea
    Eve Myles, watched you for years x
    Mon Jun 23 09:36:54 2008

    Kristy Hanak, New Jersey USA
    I think she's fantastic! Keep the Torchwood coming! What an excellent cast and show!
    Wed Jun 4 09:03:08 2008

    Sammie-Jo Pike,
    Eve Myles is the best wesh actress there is and she makes us all proud to be welsh !!I love her in Torchwood and Belonging, she's such a talented young woman and if i ever get to meet her then I will be truly blessed !!Keep Up The Good Work Cos'
    Tue Jun 3 09:19:21 2008

    Martin Davies, Llanelli
    I posted this on a forum of idiots who had a thing about Eve's teeth. It would make my day if Eve could just glance over it:In the Canterbury Tales, the author Geoffrey Chaucer draws our attention, to the sultriness of the gap toothed female (gat-toothed).The gat-tooth is a sign of female beauty and its echoes are internationaly recognised. Take the Massai and other tribes in Kenya alone of which there are in excess of 50. Take away Eve's gat-tooth and you will have destroyed half of her beauty, her sultriness, her copious yet tasteful subtle sexuality and I for one would taste the bitter ashes of my dreams!Eve, if you get to read this, I am on my knees and asking you never to betray your "gat-tooth", which is as delicious as you are. A successful, happy, long and successful life to you. You are a National Treasure, to Wales, the United Kingdom and this tiny blue planet of ours.
    Mon Jun 2 10:25:36 2008

    Samantha, Ysradgynlais . .
    What an amazing actress she is ... I have had the pleasure of meeting her and she is one of the nicest people I've ever met ... She's a very real person and is exactly lk her character Ceri in belonging ... Best of luck for the future Eve... You make us proud to be Welsh . . .
    Fri May 30 09:16:55 2008

    Hannah Cole from Guildford
    Eve is the best acress I have ever come across. She has been an inspiration to me ever since I first watched her in Doctor Who. I was lucky enough to meet Eve, and she's such an amazing person and has such an amazing character. She plays her roles brillantly, she is a brillant person to look up to, and despite my lack of talent when it comes to acting, Eve and her work have inspired me hugely and I think to myself "What an amazing person she is!" Keep it up Eve!!
    Wed May 28 09:25:48 2008

    Charlotte Davies from London
    I think that Eve is a brilliant actress, she has inspired me in acting more! She is such a lovely person. I love her in Torchwood and Belonging, she plays them fab! She's deffo my idol!
    Tue May 27 09:06:45 2008

    Stephen Cordy, Barry, South Wales
    I think eve is a superb actress and a very genuine person I know she is genuine as I was lucky enough to meet her at a convention in london on my actual birthday then at another convention the following week I met her again the first thing she said to me was how was the rest of my birthday, keep up the good work eve
    Thu May 15 12:52:29 2008

    Jules, South Wales
    Eve Myles is the best actor in the world!! especially when she played Gwen in Torchwood!!!! I wish she could read this comment because it would make me a very happy bunny! xXx
    Mon Apr 14 09:14:55 2008

    Eleri Mai , North Wales
    Eve is the best actress from wales !! she is great in torchwood. my fav character!
    Wed Apr 9 10:03:54 2008

    Marc Drady, Dundee
    I would like to point out that Eve Myles is great and I would like if someone can ask her to save the actors who play toshiko and owen, the end of season 2 was wrong they did it but they can fix it before the show goes down hill we dont need main cast leaving.
    Mon Apr 7 09:42:18 2008

    Emma from Ystradgynlais
    I think Eve Myles is wonderful. She is my favorite actress. I have watched torchwood and belonging and torchwood is definitly the best. She is wales bst actress.
    Fri Apr 4 10:09:48 2008

    sallyann spooner
    I'd just like to say I was in eves class in school and got on well with her, even then she was a outgoing bubbly person, I wish her all the luck in the world.
    Fri Apr 4 09:17:30 2008

    Eunice from Australia.
    Brilliant.
    Thu Apr 3 09:52:58 2008

    Maria Bailey, Cardiff
    I was really lucky enough to meet Eve Myles and her friend in a Cardiff Night Club on Saturday (29/03/08) What a genuinely nice lady Eve Myles is! She took time to chat to me for over half an hour and did not mind one bit when asked her if I could have photograph done with her! She is so, so down to earth - it was like I was talking to one of my mates!Genuine lovely lady with bucket loads of talent - definately Wales's best actress and I hope she has a long, long career ahead of her!
    Mon Mar 31 11:27:54 2008

    Garry Hole from Coventry
    Eve Myles is an actress of great sensitivity. I always enjoy her performance in 'Torchwood.' I hope she has a long career ahead.
    Sun Mar 23 11:20:28 2008

    Sam, Cardiff
    Nice one in Torchwood :)Be proud, be proud :) Well done.
    Tue Mar 18 09:08:29 2008

    Ebony from Cardiff
    Hi Eve!Whats It Like Being On Torchwood? I Would LOVE To Meet You All And Star In An Episode. Every Single Night I Dream That It Comes True. I Hope One Day It Will.Your A Great Actress Eve, And It Would Be Wonderful To Meet You.
    Sun Mar 9 21:17:45 2008

    Chris Richmond from Poplar Bluff, MO
    Eve Myles is a great actress. Gwyneth and Gwen Cooper are two different characters and she plays each very well.
    Fri Feb 29 09:22:39 2008

    Ebony from Cardiff
    I think Eve Myles is brilliant in the Doctor Who spinoff- Torchwood. I think it's great snd never miss an episode! My favourite charecter in Torchwood is definately Gwen Cooper. Well done Eve - I think your brill.P.S: I think Gwen and Jack should get together in Torchwood - They make a lovely couple!
    Mon Feb 18 09:09:21 2008

    katie brunton
    Eve,well done my darling, you've made your mam,Jen, so proud! It's great seeing you on the telly, exactly where you belong! Watch every episode of torchwood and I think you're great! It's been wonderful watching your progress x xWould be great to catch up again one day!!love, your old pal, Katie x
    Sun Feb 17 16:19:12 2008

    Darren Davies from Cardiff
    Eve is such a fine actress and so sexy too. I never watched belonging and im sorry for that now.
    Fri Feb 1 09:14:38 2008

    Tony, Swindon
    Eve is a great actress, her parts are really convincing. But she is also a real good looker and sexy too.There's a real novelty, talent and beauty in one package.Keep up the great work and I look forward to seeing more of you.
    Thu Jan 31 14:52:18 2008

    Martin Pennell
    Hello Eve myles,Can I say it is really lovely to see you on TV. My sister Shirley Lewis lives in Ystradgynlais. All my family are from there maybe I seen you around in that area because everyone knows everyone there.
    Mon Nov 26 08:12:28 2007

    Joe D, New England
    She has got talent.
    Wed Nov 7 14:13:23 2007

    Sammie-Jo Pike from Wales
    Me again lol! just want to say or ask rather when Torchwoods coming back on??
    Mon Oct 8 08:17:06 2007

    Kevin Connolly from New York, NY
    Eve's talent is in making us think she's not acting. Just an all-around terrific actor. And I just love the names you lot give to towns in Wales. I think you're still getting even with the Brits.
    Fri Sep 21 16:00:15 2007

    Mark Cole, Ebbw Vale
    Eve is a great actress, totally mesmerising in everything I've seen her in.Can't wait for the new season of Torchwood.The last series just got better and better and thanks to Eve is way better than Dr. Who. In short - she's by far the sexiest, most gorgeous actress on screen today and I reckon she's going to be a huge star!
    Sun Sep 16 20:53:02 2007

    Mark Jensen - Wollongong NSW Australia
    Torchwood beamed to life with a great cast, brilliant stories and a great scenic back drop. Eve's goergeous looks, lilting accent and a book I just read by Steven Lawhead about a Welsh Robin Hood have convinced me to visit her lovely land. It was a pleasure to go back and watch Eve in the third episode of the 2005 series of Dr Who and see where she came from. I'm going for a search to see if she is married now and if she's not I'm putting on my best board shorts and going over for summer.
    Thu Aug 9 09:47:08 2007

    Tarnah from Western Australia
    Eve Myles is a great actress, she is gorgeous and has a cute accent! I would love to meet her one day. She has made me want to commit to acting and I plan to study performing arts and then go to acting school.
    Thu Aug 2 09:25:25 2007

    Sammie-Jo Pike
    Just want to say Eve Myles is the best.
    Mon Jul 30 14:01:16 2007

    Nicky Beards from Derbyshire
    Eve is a fantastic and very powerful actress. I met her in a pub in Cardiff in April this year and she was so lovely; we chatted about Doctor Who, Torchwood and hand dryers in toilets(!) A genuinely nice lady who acts the socks off most of her co-stars. She has really inspired me in my acting.
    Fri Jul 6 13:59:31 2007

    Sammie-Jo Pike from Wales
    Eve Myles is the best, she made torchwood happen. She's fantastic.
    Fri May 25 09:25:30 2007

    Natalie, Newcastle
    I think Eve Myles is Wales' best actress, I wish she could read this comment it would make me happy! Her work is inspirational, I have always wanted to be an actress and ever since I seen how Eve acts it made me want to go furtherwith acting, but i cant join an acting school. Her role in Torchwood is excellent. I can't think of a word more well explainable, one day I want to travel to Wales, and see the place my idol grew up and what it was like.
    Thu Apr 19 09:38:13 2007

    Margaret Morgan from Rhayader
    She's so believeable playing the part of Ceri in "Belonging" Really looking forward to the start of the new series next week
    Sun Apr 15 12:21:53 2007

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