Trevor Laird

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|occupation = Actor

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Trevor Laird (born 11 July 1957, London, England) is a British actor.

Biography

Born in Islington, London in 1957, Laird trained at the Anna Scher Theatre. {{citation needed|date=November 2017}} Early roles included a 1976 role in a TV adaptation of the Peter Prince novel Playthings, directed by Stephen Frears,[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075072/ "Play Things"] at IMDb. and several Play For Todays: Victims of Apartheid by Tom Clarke (1978),[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0675345/ "Victims of Apartheid"] at IMDb. Barrie Keeffe's Waterloo Sunset (1979)[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0675346/ "Waterloo Sunset"] at IMDb. and The Vanishing Army by Robert Holles (1980).[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0675335/ "The Vanishing Army"] at IMDb.

Laird was a founder member of the Black Theatre Co-operative (now NitroBeat) in 1978 and performed in its inaugural play Welcome Home Jacko by Mustapha Matura the following year.[http://www.unfinishedhistories.com/history/companies/black-theatre-co-operative/ "Black Theatre Co-operative"], Unfinished Histories. He then had breakthrough roles in the 1979 film Quadrophenia - as Ferdy, a drug supplier for the main character Jimmy - and in Franco Rosso's 1980 cult classic Babylon as Beefy.Miguel Cullen, [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/30-years-on-franco-rosso-on-why-babylons-burning-2131129.html "30 years on: Franco Rosso on why Babylon's burning"], The Independent, 11 November 2010. He played the boy under the car in The Long Good Friday (1980) and appeared in Menelik Shabazz's black British film Burning an Illusion.{{cite book|author=Alison Donnell|authorlink=Alison Donnell|editor=Alison Donnell|title=Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VfdpdZ9DwH0C&pg=PR173|year=2002|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-70025-7|page=173|chapter=Laird, Trevor}}

Later appearances include the 1986 Doctor Who serial Mindwarp as the guard commander Frax. He later returned to Doctor Who in the role of Clive Jones, father of the Tenth Doctor's companion Martha Jones.

In 1996 Laird played Hortense's brother in the Mike Leigh film Secrets & Lies. He played Wesley Carter in the TV series Undercover Heart, and Trevor in the British gangster film Love, Honour and Obey (2000). He played DI Mike Vedder “End of the Night”, S8:E4 of Waking the Dead (2009).

In 2015, Laird appeared as Vince Thuram in the BBC TV series Death in Paradise. In March 2021, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Samuel Asante.{{cite news |last1=Timblick |first1=Simon |title=Doctors spoilers: Can Daniel Granger end the hunger strike? |url=https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/events/doctors-spoilers-daniel-granger-hunger-strike/ |access-date=16 March 2021 |work=What's on TV |publisher=Future plc}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
1979 \| Quadrophenia \| Ferdy \|
rowspan="2"\|1980 \| Babylon \| Beefy \|
The Long Good Friday \| Jim \|
1981 \| Burning an Illusion \| Pest \|
1982 \| Walter \| Errol \| Television film
1983 \| The Bride \| DJ \| Television film
rowspan="3"\|1985 \| Water \| Pepito \|
De flyvende djævle \| Sepp \|
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire \| Floyd \|
1989 \| Slipstream \| Committee Member \|
rowspan="2"\|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 \|
rowspan="2"\|2020 \| Education \| Augustin Wood \| Part of "Small Axe"
To Be Someone \| Rudy \|
2021 \| Cruella \| Asthma Man \|
TBA \|style="background:#FFFFCC;"\|{{dagger\|alt=Not yet released}} Miss the Kiss \| Gilbert \| Post-production

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1979

| Quadrophenia

| Ferdy

rowspan="2"|1980

| Babylon

| Beefy

The Long Good Friday

| Jim

1981

| Burning an Illusion

| Pest

1982

| Walter

| Errol

| Television film

1983

| The Bride

| DJ

| Television film

rowspan="3"|1985

| Water

| Pepito

De flyvende djævle

| Sepp

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

| Floyd

1989

| Slipstream

| Committee Member

rowspan="2"|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

rowspan="2"|2020

| Education

| Augustin Wood

| Part of "Small Axe"

To Be Someone

| Rudy

2021

| Cruella

| Asthma Man

TBA

|style="background:#FFFFCC;"|{{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} Miss the Kiss

| Gilbert

| Post-production

class="wikitable"

|+Key

| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}

|Denotes works that have not yet been released

=Television=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
1976 \| BBC2 Playhouse \| Harmon \| Episode: "Play Things"
rowspan="2"\|1978 \| Play for Today \| Bus Conductor \| Episode: "Victims of Apartheid"
BBC2 Play of the Week \| Sheldon \| Episode: "The Vanishing Army"
1979 \| Play for Today \| Lester \| Episode: "Waterloo Sunset"
1980 \| Play for Today \| Sheldon \| Episode: "The Vanishing Army"
1981 \| Maybury \| Winston \| Recurring role; 2 episodes
rowspan="3"\|1982 \| BBC2 Playhouse \| Albert \| Episode: "A Pocketful of Dreams"
BBC2 Playhouse \| Heister \| Episode: "Jake's End"
BBC2 Playhouse \| Frederick \| Episode: "Easy Money"
rowspan="2"\|1983 \| Crown Court \| Patrick Shadwell \| Episode: "A Black and White Case: Part 1"
Give Us a Break \| Ossie \| Episode: "Streetwise and Nancy Free"
1983–1984 \| Struggle \| Charlie \| Recurring role; 4 episodes
1985 \| Big Deal \| Monty Riley \| Episode: "Getting Knotted"
rowspan="2"\|1986 \| Call Me Mister \| Harvey \| Episode: "Frozen Assets"
Doctor Who \| Frax \| Recurring role; 4 episodes
1987 \| The New Statesman \| Lance Okum-Martin \| Episode: "Friends of St. James"
rowspan="2"\|1988 \| Tickets for the Titanic \| Miles \| Episode: "Incident on the Line"
The Lenny Henry Show \| Trevor \| Recurring role; 4 episodes
1989 \| Birds of a Feather \| Andrew \| Episode: "Shift"
1992 \| Love Hurts \| Wesley Thompson \| Episode: "Walk Right Back"
1993 \| Us Girls \| Give \| Episode: "Series 2, Episode 5"
1996 \| Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives \| First Bodyguard \| Episode: "Restauranteurs"
1997 \| Grange Hill \| Sammy \| Episode: "Series 20, Episode 7"
1998 \| Undercover Heart \| Wesley Carter \| Miniseries; 6 episodes
rowspan="2"\|1999 \| Casualty \| Roy Turner \| Episode: "Love Over Gold"
The Bill \| Jimmy Perry \| Episode: "Hot Money"
rowspan="2"\|2002 \| Holby City \| Gavin Clarke \| Episode: "Judas Kiss: Part 1"
NCS: Manhunt \| Don Deck \| Episode: "Out of Time"
rowspan="2"\|2003 \| Doctors \| Phil Burton \| Episode: "Nature's Way"
William and Mary \| Benjamin Manning \| Episode: "Series 1, Episode 4"
rowspan="2"\|2004 \| The Last Detective \| Paddy Jones \| Episode: "Dangerous and the Lonely Hearts"
Peep Show \| Laurie \| Episode: "Local Zero"
rowspan="2"\|2005 \| The Murder Room \| Phil Carter \| Miniseries; 1 episode
The Eagle \| Le Mabé \| Recurring role; 3 episodes
2007 \| Doctor Who \| Clive Jones \| Recurring role; 3 episodes
rowspan="2"\|2009 \| Waking the Dead \| DI Mike Vedder \| Episode: "End of the Night"
Trinity \| Barrington MacKenzie \| Recurring role; 2 episodes
rowspan="2"\|2014 \| Holby City \| Tito Mullins \| Episode: "Mummy Dearest"
Toast of London \| Nick Swivney \| Recurring role; 2 episodes
rowspan="2"\|2015 \| Death in Paradise \| Vince Thuram \| Episode: "Swimming in Murder"
The Job Lot \| Delmar \| Episode: "Series 3, Episode 1"
2017 \| No Offence \| Upjohn Henderson \| Episode: "Series 2, Episode 1"
2021 \| Doctors \| Samuel Asante \| Episode: "Food for Thought"
2021–2023 \| Ted Lasso \| Denbo \| Recurring role; 3 episodes

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1976

| BBC2 Playhouse

| Harmon

| Episode: "Play Things"

rowspan="2"|1978

| Play for Today

| Bus Conductor

| Episode: "Victims of Apartheid"

BBC2 Play of the Week

| Sheldon

| Episode: "The Vanishing Army"

1979

| Play for Today

| Lester

| Episode: "Waterloo Sunset"

1980

| Play for Today

| Sheldon

| Episode: "The Vanishing Army"

1981

| Maybury

| Winston

| Recurring role; 2 episodes

rowspan="3"|1982

| BBC2 Playhouse

| Albert

| Episode: "A Pocketful of Dreams"

BBC2 Playhouse

| Heister

| Episode: "Jake's End"

BBC2 Playhouse

| Frederick

| Episode: "Easy Money"

rowspan="2"|1983

| Crown Court

| Patrick Shadwell

| Episode: "A Black and White Case: Part 1"

Give Us a Break

| Ossie

| Episode: "Streetwise and Nancy Free"

1983–1984

| Struggle

| Charlie

| Recurring role; 4 episodes

1985

| Big Deal

| Monty Riley

| Episode: "Getting Knotted"

rowspan="2"|1986

| Call Me Mister

| Harvey

| Episode: "Frozen Assets"

Doctor Who

| Frax

| Recurring role; 4 episodes

1987

| The New Statesman

| Lance Okum-Martin

| Episode: "Friends of St. James"

rowspan="2"|1988

| Tickets for the Titanic

| Miles

| Episode: "Incident on the Line"

The Lenny Henry Show

| Trevor

| Recurring role; 4 episodes

1989

| Birds of a Feather

| Andrew

| Episode: "Shift"

1992

| Love Hurts

| Wesley Thompson

| Episode: "Walk Right Back"

1993

| Us Girls

| Give

| Episode: "Series 2, Episode 5"

1996

| Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives

| First Bodyguard

| Episode: "Restauranteurs"

1997

| Grange Hill

| Sammy

| Episode: "Series 20, Episode 7"

1998

| Undercover Heart

| Wesley Carter

| Miniseries; 6 episodes

rowspan="2"|1999

| Casualty

| Roy Turner

| Episode: "Love Over Gold"

The Bill

| Jimmy Perry

| Episode: "Hot Money"

rowspan="2"|2002

| Holby City

| Gavin Clarke

| Episode: "Judas Kiss: Part 1"

NCS: Manhunt

| Don Deck

| Episode: "Out of Time"

rowspan="2"|2003

| Doctors

| Phil Burton

| Episode: "Nature's Way"

William and Mary

| Benjamin Manning

| Episode: "Series 1, Episode 4"

rowspan="2"|2004

| The Last Detective

| Paddy Jones

| Episode: "Dangerous and the Lonely Hearts"

Peep Show

| Laurie

| Episode: "Local Zero"

rowspan="2"|2005

| The Murder Room

| Phil Carter

| Miniseries; 1 episode

The Eagle

| Le Mabé

| Recurring role; 3 episodes

2007

| Doctor Who

| Clive Jones

| Recurring role; 3 episodes

rowspan="2"|2009

| Waking the Dead

| DI Mike Vedder

| Episode: "End of the Night"

Trinity

| Barrington MacKenzie

| Recurring role; 2 episodes

rowspan="2"|2014

| Holby City

| Tito Mullins

| Episode: "Mummy Dearest"

Toast of London

| Nick Swivney

| Recurring role; 2 episodes

rowspan="2"|2015

| Death in Paradise

| Vince Thuram

| Episode: "Swimming in Murder"

The Job Lot

| Delmar

| Episode: "Series 3, Episode 1"

2017

| No Offence

| Upjohn Henderson

| Episode: "Series 2, Episode 1"

2021

| Doctors

| Samuel Asante

| Episode: "Food for Thought"

2021–2023

| Ted Lasso

| Denbo

| Recurring role; 3 episodes

References

External links

{{IMDb name|0481994}}

Category:English male television actors

Category:Living people

Category:Actors from the London Borough of Islington

Category:Black British male actors

Category:Male actors from London

Category:20th-century English male actors

Category:Alumni of the Anna Scher Theatre School

Category:English people of Ghanaian descent

Category:1957 births

Category:People from Islington (district)