Trevor Laird facts for kids

Trevor Laird is a British actor. He was born in London, England, on July 11, 1957. He has been in many popular films and TV shows.

Early Life and Career Beginnings

Trevor Laird was born in Islington, London, in 1957. He learned acting at the Anna Scher Theatre. His first roles were in TV shows. In 1976, he was in a TV movie called Playthings. He also appeared in several episodes of Play For Today. These included "Victims of Apartheid" (1978) and "Waterloo Sunset" (1979).

In 1978, Laird helped start the Black Theatre Co-operative. This group is now called NitroBeat. He acted in their first play, Welcome Home Jacko, in 1979.

Breakthrough Roles in Film

Trevor Laird became well-known for his roles in two important films. In 1979, he played Ferdy in the movie Quadrophenia. This film was very popular. The next year, in 1980, he played Beefy in the cult classic film Babylon. He also had a small role in The Long Good Friday (1980). He appeared in another British film called Burning an Illusion.

Notable Television Appearances

Trevor Laird has been in many TV series. In 1986, he appeared in the science fiction show Doctor Who. He played a character named Frax. Years later, he returned to Doctor Who as a different character. He played Clive Jones. Clive was the father of Martha Jones, a companion to the Tenth Doctor.

In 1996, Laird was in the film Secrets & Lies. He played Hortense's brother. He also played Wesley Carter in the TV series Undercover Heart. In 2000, he was in the British gangster film Love, Honour and Obey. He played DI Mike Vedder in an episode of Waking the Dead in 2009.

More recently, in 2015, Laird appeared in the BBC TV series Death in Paradise. He played Vince Thuram. In 2021, he was in the BBC soap opera Doctors. He played Samuel Asante in an episode.

Film Roles

Trevor Laird has acted in many films throughout his career. Here is a list of some of his film roles:

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Quadrophenia	Ferdy
1980	Babylon	Beefy
	The Long Good Friday	Jim
1981	Burning an Illusion	Pest
1982	Walter	Errol	Television film
1983	The Bride	DJ	Television film
1985	Water	Pepito
	De flyvende djævle	Sepp
	Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire	Floyd
1989	Slipstream	Committee Member
1991	Smack and Thistle	Baron Greenback	Television film
	Bernard and the Genie	PC Parker	Television film
1996	Secrets & Lies	Hortense's Brother
2000	Love, Honour and Obey	Trevor
2011	National Theatre Live: One Man, Two Guvnors	Lloyd Boateng	Television film
2013	Patriarch		Short film
2014	Family Reunion	Dad 'Grandad'	Short film
2019	National Theatre Live: Small Island	Mr Philip / GI / Kenneth
2020	Education	Augustin Wood	Part of "Small Axe"
	To Be Someone	Rudy
2021	Cruella	Asthma Man
TBA	Miss the Kiss	Gilbert	Post-production

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Television Roles

Trevor Laird has also had many roles in television series. Here is a list of some of his TV appearances: