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In 2010 he appeared as the hard-drinking Colin in the acclaimed TV series ''[[Rev. (TV series)|Rev]]''. Evets is set to play the role of Morty in [[Vertigo Films]]' Guinea Pigs,<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1650044/</ref> a [[Low-budget film|micro-budget]] [[Horror film|horror]] film about [[clinical trial|volunteers]] fighting for their lives after a drug trial goes wrong. The film also stars [[Aneurin Barnard]], [[Alex Reid (actress)|Alex Reid]], [[Chris Larkin]], [[Oliver Coleman]], [[Nia Roberts (actress)|Nia Roberts]], [[Skye Lourie]], Jack Doolan and Amit Shah and is scheduled for release in 2012 in the UK.<ref>http://www.soundonsight.org/trailer-new-found-footage-film-guinea-pigs/</ref> |
In 2010 he appeared as the hard-drinking Colin in the acclaimed TV series ''[[Rev. (TV series)|Rev]]''. Evets is set to play the role of Morty in [[Vertigo Films]]' Guinea Pigs,<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1650044/</ref> a [[Low-budget film|micro-budget]] [[Horror film|horror]] film about [[clinical trial|volunteers]] fighting for their lives after a drug trial goes wrong. The film also stars [[Aneurin Barnard]], [[Alex Reid (actress)|Alex Reid]], [[Chris Larkin]], [[Oliver Coleman]], [[Nia Roberts (actress)|Nia Roberts]], [[Skye Lourie]], Jack Doolan and Amit Shah and is scheduled for release in 2012 in the UK.<ref>http://www.soundonsight.org/trailer-new-found-footage-film-guinea-pigs/</ref> |
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He now enjoys working as a palindromes expert, and everyting in his life is palindromous. |
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Steve Evets | |
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Born | 26 July 1959 Salford, Lancashire, England, UK |
Occupation | Actor |
Steve Evets (born Steven Murphy; 26 July 1959) is an English actor and musician, who found fame in the leading role in the 2009 film Looking for Eric.
Personal life
Born in Salford, Lancashire, Evets joined the Merchant Navy after leaving school, but was kicked out after three years, after jumping ship twice in Japan and spending his eighteenth birthday in a Bombay brothel[1] He then briefly worked delivering pipes before starting his acting career, initially by forming a street theatre company with two friends.[1] As there was already a Steve Murphy on the books of Equity, he decided on the stage name Steve Evets: "The first thing that popped into my head was 'Steve' backwards, so I put that on the form."[1] In 1987 Evets was stabbed through the liver, lung and diaphragm, glassed in the face and had his throat cut in a pub fight. He spent time on a life support machine.[2][3]
Career
He moved into theatre work, and had small roles in several television series such as See No Evil: The Moors Murders, The Cops, Casualty, Life on Mars, Shameless, and Emmerdale.[4] In between acting roles, he worked under the name Adolph Chip-pan, performing political comedy poetry in Manchester. He also worked as a musician, and was introduced to Mark E. Smith of the Fall in the mid-1990s, leading to Evets performing his poetry at some Fall gigs.[1] When Smith found that Evets could play bass guitar, he was drafted into the band in Turkey after previous bassist Jim Watts had been sacked.[1] He played in The Fall between 2000 and 2002, before leaving to front his own band, Dr Freak's Padded Cell, which he described as "electronic dance music with sort of very political overtones", even getting Smith to provide guest vocals on one track;[1] Evets made a video for the track and posted it on YouTube, much to the dislike of Smith, ending their friendship.[1]
His first major film role came in 2008, playing a terminally-ill alcoholic who uses a wheelchair, alongside Robert Carlyle, in Kenneth Glenaan's award-winning Summer.[4] He followed this with the lead role in Ken Loach's 2009 film Looking for Eric, starring alongside Eric Cantona. This role saw him tipped for the Best Actor award at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.[5][6]
In 2010 he appeared as the hard-drinking Colin in the acclaimed TV series Rev. Evets is set to play the role of Morty in Vertigo Films' Guinea Pigs,[7] a micro-budget horror film about volunteers fighting for their lives after a drug trial goes wrong. The film also stars Aneurin Barnard, Alex Reid, Chris Larkin, Oliver Coleman, Nia Roberts, Skye Lourie, Jack Doolan and Amit Shah and is scheduled for release in 2012 in the UK.[8] He now enjoys working as a palindromes expert, and everyting in his life is palindromous.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Wilson, Benji (2009) "Looking for Eric: Steve Evets is up there with Cantona", The Daily Telegraph, 6 June 2009
- ^ Fitzherbert, Henry (2009) "ELECTRICIAN SPARKS A HIT FLICK FOR CANTONA", Daily Express, 14 June 2009, retrieved 2010-07-19
- ^ "Steve Evets - Bafta awards 2010: stars ready for their close-ups", Daily Telegraph, retrieved 2010-07-19
- ^ a b O'Neill, Phelim (2008) "First sight: Steve Evets", The Guardian, 4 July 2008
- ^ Romney, Jonathan (2009) "The 62nd Cannes Film Festival, France", The Independent, 24 May 2009
- ^ Lim, Dennis (2009) "Cannes: The Awards Outlook", New York, 22 May 2009
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1650044/
- ^ http://www.soundonsight.org/trailer-new-found-footage-film-guinea-pigs/