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'''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]]''.
'''Steve Evets''' (born '''Steven Murphy'''; 26 July 1959) is an English actor and musician, who found fame for his leading role in the 2009 film ''[[Looking for Eric]]''.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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==Career==
==Career==
Evets's early acting work included a street theatre company formed with two friends.<ref name="Wilson"/> He moved into theatre work, and had small roles in several television series such as ''[[See No Evil: The Moors Murders]]'', ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'', ''[[Life on Mars (UK TV series)|Life on Mars]]'', ''[[The Cops (TV series)|The Cops]]'', ''[[Shameless (UK TV series)|Shameless]]'', and ''[[Emmerdale]]''.<ref name="Oneill">O'Neill, Phelim (2008) "[https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2008/jul/04/filmandmusic1.filmandmusic4 "First sight: Steve Evets"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 4 July 2008.</ref>
Evets's early acting work included a street theatre company formed with two friends.<ref name="Wilson"/> He moved into theatre work, and had small roles in several television series such as ''[[See No Evil: The Moors Murders]]'', ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'', ''[[Life on Mars (British TV series)|Life on Mars]]'', ''[[The Cops (British TV series)|The Cops]]'', ''[[Shameless (British TV series)|Shameless]]'', and ''[[Emmerdale]]''.<ref name="Oneill">O'Neill, Phelim (2008) "[https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2008/jul/04/filmandmusic1.filmandmusic4 "First sight: Steve Evets"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 4 July 2008.</ref>


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 (band)|the Fall]] in the mid-1990s, leading to Evets performing his poetry at some Fall gigs.<ref name="Wilson"/> 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.<ref name="Wilson"/> Evets 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; Evets made a video for the track and posted it on YouTube, much to the dislike of Smith, ending their friendship.<ref name="Wilson"/>
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 (band)|the Fall]] in the mid-1990s, leading to Evets performing his poetry at some Fall gigs.<ref name="Wilson"/> 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.<ref name="Wilson"/> Evets 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; Evets made a video for the track and posted it on YouTube, much to the dislike of Smith, ending their friendship.<ref name="Wilson"/>
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In 2010 to 2014, he appeared as the homeless congregation member Colin in the acclaimed TV series ''[[Rev. (TV series)|Rev]]''. He played Morty in [[Vertigo Films]]' 2012 low-budget horror film ''The Facility''<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1650044 ''The Facility'' profile], IMDb. Retrieved 9 September 2014.</ref> (originally titled ''Guinea Pigs'') directed by [[Ian Clark (director)|Ian Clark]].<ref>[http://www.soundonsight.org/trailer-new-found-footage-film-guinea-pigs ''Guinea Pigs'' infosite]. Retrieved 9 September 2014.</ref> He starred in a music video for Salford-based band Emperor Zero's 2011 song "Man with Red Eyes".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_p8bAwl9bo Evets on YouTube]. Retrieved 9 September 2014.</ref>
In 2010 to 2014, he appeared as the homeless congregation member Colin in the acclaimed TV series ''[[Rev. (TV series)|Rev]]''. He played Morty in [[Vertigo Films]]' 2012 low-budget horror film ''The Facility''<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1650044 ''The Facility'' profile], IMDb. Retrieved 9 September 2014.</ref> (originally titled ''Guinea Pigs'') directed by [[Ian Clark (director)|Ian Clark]].<ref>[http://www.soundonsight.org/trailer-new-found-footage-film-guinea-pigs ''Guinea Pigs'' infosite]. Retrieved 9 September 2014.</ref> He starred in a music video for Salford-based band Emperor Zero's 2011 song "Man with Red Eyes".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_p8bAwl9bo Evets on YouTube]. Retrieved 9 September 2014.</ref>


Steve Evets appeared in the first three episodes of the first series of [[BBC Three]] zombie drama In the Flesh, but did not return for series 2 due to his character's death.
Steve Evets appeared in the first three episodes of the first series of [[BBC Three]] zombie drama ''[[In The Flesh (TV series)|In the Flesh]]'', but did not return for series 2 due to his character's death.


In 2015, Evets appeared as Jim Smith in the [[BBC Television|BBC TV]] series ''[[Death in Paradise (TV series)|Death in Paradise]]'' episode 4.5 and he also appeared as Bertrand in the BBC TV series ''[[The Musketeers]]'' episode 2.5 "The Return". In February 2016, he appeared in the [[BBC One]] drama series ''[[Moving On (TV series)|Moving On]]''.
In 2015, Evets appeared as Jim Smith in the [[BBC Television|BBC TV]] series ''[[Death in Paradise (TV series)|Death in Paradise]]'' episode 4.5 and he also appeared as Bertrand in the BBC TV series ''[[The Musketeers]]'' episode 2.5 "The Return". In February 2016, he appeared in the [[BBC One]] drama series ''[[Moving On (TV series)|Moving On]]''.
From 2019 Steve joined the cast of the popular series ''[[Brassic (TV series)|Brassic]]'' (Sky TV) as a foul mouthed Farmer called Jim. There are currently 6 seasons of Brassic with the seventh being filmed in 2024.


==Filmography==
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|2007|| ''[[Life on Mars (British TV series)|Life on Mars]]'' || Dicky Fingers ||
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|2008|| ''[[Summer (2008 film)|Summer]]'' || Daz ||
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|2009|| ''[[A Boy Called Dad]]'' || Mr. Whippy ||
|2009|| ''[[A Boy Called Dad]]'' || Mr. Whippy ||
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|2010-14|| ''[[Rev. (TV series)|Rev]]'' || Colin Lambert ||
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|2010|| ''[[Robin Hood (2010 film)|Robin Hood]]'' || Ragged Messenger ||
|2010|| ''[[Robin Hood (2010 film)|Robin Hood]]'' || Ragged Messenger ||
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|2012|| ''[[Anna Karenina (2012 film)|Anna Karenina]]'' || Theodore ||
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|2012|| ''[[Spike Island (film)|Spike Island]]'' || Eric ||
|2012|| ''[[Spike Island (film)|Spike Island]]'' || Eric Titchfield ||
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|2013|| ''[[The Selfish Giant (2013 film)|The Selfish Giant]]'' || 'Price Drop' Swift ||
|2013|| ''[[The Selfish Giant (2013 film)|The Selfish Giant]]'' || 'Price Drop' Swift ||
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|2019|| ''A Very British Christmas'' || Ben Ritchie ||
|2019|| ''A Very British Christmas'' || Ben Ritchie ||
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|2019|| ''White Gold'' || Barry / Derek ||
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|2019 - present || ''[[Brassic (TV series)|Brassic]]'' || Farmer Jim ||
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Latest revision as of 09:55, 4 December 2024

Steve Evets
Evets during the presentation of Looking for Eric at the Cannes film festival.
Born
Steven Murphy

(1959-07-26) 26 July 1959 (age 65)
Salford, Lancashire, England
Occupation(s)Actor, musician

Steve Evets (born Steven Murphy; 26 July 1959) is an English actor and musician, who found fame for his leading role in the 2009 film Looking for Eric.

Personal life

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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]

In 1987 Evets was injured in a pub brawl and spent time on a life support machine. He was stabbed through the liver, lung and diaphragm, was glassed in the face and had his throat cut.[2][3]

Evets briefly worked delivering pipes alongside his acting career, and as an electrician.[1][2] As there was already a Steve Murphy on the books of Equity, he decided on the palindromic stage name Steve Evets, "The first thing that popped into my head was 'Steve' backwards ... so I put that on the form."[1]

Career

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Evets's early acting work included a street theatre company formed with two friends.[1] He moved into theatre work, and had small roles in several television series such as See No Evil: The Moors Murders, Casualty, Life on Mars, The Cops, 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] Evets 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; 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 opposite Robert Carlyle, in Summer.[4] He followed this with the lead role in Ken Loach's 2009 film, Looking for Eric.[5][6]

In 2010 to 2014, he appeared as the homeless congregation member Colin in the acclaimed TV series Rev. He played Morty in Vertigo Films' 2012 low-budget horror film The Facility[7] (originally titled Guinea Pigs) directed by Ian Clark.[8] He starred in a music video for Salford-based band Emperor Zero's 2011 song "Man with Red Eyes".[9]

Steve Evets appeared in the first three episodes of the first series of BBC Three zombie drama In the Flesh, but did not return for series 2 due to his character's death.

In 2015, Evets appeared as Jim Smith in the BBC TV series Death in Paradise episode 4.5 and he also appeared as Bertrand in the BBC TV series The Musketeers episode 2.5 "The Return". In February 2016, he appeared in the BBC One drama series Moving On. From 2019 Steve joined the cast of the popular series Brassic (Sky TV) as a foul mouthed Farmer called Jim. There are currently 6 seasons of Brassic with the seventh being filmed in 2024.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Life on Mars Dicky Fingers
2008 Summer Daz
2009 Looking for Eric Eric Bishop
2009 A Boy Called Dad Mr. Whippy
2010-14 Rev Colin Lambert
2010 Robin Hood Ragged Messenger
2010 Brighton Rock Mr. Wilson
2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Purser
2011 Wuthering Heights Joseph
2012 The Facility Morty
2012 Anna Karenina Theodore
2012 Spike Island Eric Titchfield
2013 The Selfish Giant 'Price Drop' Swift
2015 North v South Alf
2017 The Man with the Iron Heart Jan Zelenka
2017 Apostasy Brother Terry
2017 The Wrong Side of Town Mark Jessop
2019 A Very British Christmas Ben Ritchie
2019 White Gold Barry / Derek
2019 - present Brassic Farmer Jim

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Fitzherbert, Henry (2009) "ELECTRICIAN SPARKS A HIT FLICK FOR CANTONA", Daily Express, 14 June 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Steve Evets – Bafta awards 2010: stars ready for their close-ups", The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  4. ^ a b O'Neill, Phelim (2008) ""First sight: Steve Evets", The Guardian, 4 July 2008.
  5. ^ Romney, Jonathan (2009) "The 62nd Cannes Film Festival, France", The Independent, 24 May 2009.
  6. ^ Lim, Dennis (2009) "Cannes: The Awards Outlook", New York, 22 May 2009.
  7. ^ The Facility profile, IMDb. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  8. ^ Guinea Pigs infosite. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  9. ^ Evets on YouTube. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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