Steve Evets

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 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.

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.

Evets briefly worked delivering pipes alongside his acting career, and as an electrician.

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.

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 (originally titled Guinea Pigs) directed by Ian Clark. He starred in a music video for Salford-based band Emperor Zero's 2011 song "Man with Red Eyes".

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.

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