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Eve Myles (born 26 July 1978 in Ystradgynlais, Wales) is a Welsh actress best known for playing FairCop Gwen Cooper on ''Series/{{Torchwood}}''. She got her start on the stage, playing Lavinia in ''Theatre/TitusAndronicus'', Bianca in ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew'', and various other roles. She also appeared in ''Series/EastEnders'' and ''Tales From Pleasure Beach''.

Eve Myles guest-starred in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E3TheUnquietDead The Unquiet Dead]]" as Gwyneth (ancestor of Gwen), and her performance impressed Creator/RussellTDavies, who made her a lead on ''Series/{{Torchwood}}''. The fourth series, subtitled ''[[Series/TorchwoodMiracleDay Miracle Day]]'', saw her move to Hollywood for the shooting, and she expressed interest in returning there.

Outside of the Franchise/{{Whoniverse}}, Eve Myles has acted in ''Belonging'', ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'', ''Series/LittleDorrit'', and the second season of ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}'' as well as voicing the elf Merrill in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''. She lives with her husband Bradley Freegard and their daughters Matilda (born 2009) and Siena (born 2014).
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* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Appears in the second season of ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}'' with Tenth Doctor Creator/DavidTennant.
* PatrioticFervour: Is very proud of being Welsh, and of ''Doctor Who'' and ''Torchwood'' having raised interest in Wales. Once, when she was in Hollywood, she was part of a documentary about Welsh stars. Also once wore a shirt saying "[[http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljfqe1TGKD1qiirk7o1_400.jpg I love Cardiff]]".
* YouLookFamiliar: Played Gwyneth in "The Unquiet Dead" before joining ''Torchwood'' as Gwen Cooper. It winds up getting a [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]] hung in the ''Doctor Who'' CrisisCrossover episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E13JourneysEnd Journey's End]]".
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