Alice Sophia Eve (born 6 February 1982) is a British-American actress. The daughter of actors Trevor Eve and Sharon Maughan, she began her career with supporting roles in the films Hawking and Stage Beauty (both 2004). Her other credits include Starter for 10 (2006), She's Out of My League (2010), Men in Black 3 (2012), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), Before We Go (2014), Please Stand By (2017), Replicas (2018), and Bombshell (2019). On television, she has had recurring roles on HBO's Entourage (2011), Marvel's Iron Fist (2018), and Amazon Prime's The Power (2023).
Early life Eve was born on 6 February 1982 in London, the daughter of actors Trevor Eve and Sharon Maughan. She went to Bedales School and More House School, then took her A-levels at Westminster School in London.
During her gap year, she studied at the Beverly Hills Playhouse and then read English at St Catherine's College, Oxford. At Oxford, she appeared in student productions of The Importance of Being Earnest, Animal Crackers (which toured to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe) and Scenes from an Execution.
Acting career Eve has appeared in television dramas such as the BBC's The Rotters' Club, Agatha Christie's Poirot and Hawking and starred in the drama film Stage Beauty (2004).
In 2006, she starred in two comedy films: Starter for 10 and Big Nothing (in which she and co-star Simon Pegg put on American accents). She spent the early part of 2006 in India working on the drama miniseries Losing Gemma about backpackers.
On the stage, Eve has appeared in two plays directed by Trevor Nunn. In 2006, she played young Esme/Alice in the then-new Tom Stoppard play Rock 'n' Roll, at the Royal Court Theatre, later reprising her role for the 2007 Broadway transfer. For this performance, she was nominated for the best supporting actress award at the Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards.
In 2009, she played Roxane in a production of Cyrano de Bergerac at the Chichester Festival Theatre.
In 2010, Eve played the female lead role in the romantic comedy She's Out of My League, in which her parents play the roles of her character's parents. She also played the role of Erin, Charlotte York's Irish nanny, in Sex and the City 2.
During 2011, Eve had a recurring guest role in season 8 of the HBO series Entourage, as Sophia, a journalist and love interest to Vincent Chase. In 2011, Eve also portrayed Hollywood actress Lara Tyler in the romantic comedy The Decoy Bride.
In 2012, she played the younger 1969 version of Agent O in the sci-fi comedy Men in Black 3, the older version being played by Emma Thompson.
Eve took part in the opening session of the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show. She appeared in Paul McCartney's music video "Queenie Eye" (2013), and in Rixton's music video "Hotel Ceiling" (2015).
In 2013, she co-starred in the romantic drama Before We Go with Chris Evans, who also directed the film. Also in 2013, she portrayed Dr. Carol Marcus in Star Trek Into Darkness, the second film in the JJ Abrams reboot of the franchise. She played herself in the Hollywood film Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) and has since starred in several productions, including the action thriller Criminal (2016).
In 2016, she appeared in "Nosedive", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror. In December 2017, Eve joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Iron Fist as Mary Walker.
Personal life Until 2012, Eve was in a long-term relationship with poet Adam O'Riordan, whom she met while reading English at the University of Oxford. On 14 August 2014, she announced her engagement to her "high school sweetheart", financier Alex Cowper-Smith, whom she met while attending Westminster School in London. They married on 31 December 2014 and divorced in 2017. Eve was then in a relationship with producer and aristocrat Peter Czernin from 2021 until 2023.
Eve has heterochromia, a condition that causes her eyes to have irises of different colours. Her left eye is blue and her right eye is green.
She lives in London and Los Angeles. She became a naturalized American citizen in November 2017.
Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes 2004 Stage Beauty Miss Frayne2006 Starter for 10 Alice Harbinson Big Nothing Josie 2007 The Amazing Trousers Colette Short film 2009 Crossing Over Claire Sheperd2010 She's Out of My League Molly McCleish Sex and the City 2 Erin 2011 The Decoy Bride Lara Tyler2012 ATM Emily Brandt The Raven Emily Hamilton Men in Black 3 Young Agent O Please, Alfonso Annabelle Short film Decoding Annie Parker Louise2013 Some Velvet Morning Velvet Star Trek Into Darkness Dr. Carol Marcus Cold Comes the Night Chloe2014 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Guinevere / Herself Uncredited Before We Go Brooke Dalton Death of a Farmer Producer2015 Dirty Weekend Natalie Hamilton Lithgow Saint Amelia Adams Short film2016 Criminal Marta Lynch Misconduct Charlotte2017 Bees Make Honey Honey Please Stand By Audrey The Stolen Charlotte Lockton2018 Untogether Irene The Con Is On Jackie Replicas Mona Foster 2019 Bombshell Ainsley Earhardt 2021 Warning Claire 2022 The Infernal Machine Officer Laura Higgins 2023 Haunting of the Queen Mary Anne Caulder Freelance Jenny Pettits 2024 Cult Killer Cassie Holt Take Cover Tamara 2025 Tinsel Town Grace 2026 Chum Tina Nancy Armstrong Post-production TBA Rebecca Post-production; also executive producer
Television Year Title Role Notes 2004 Hawking Martha Guthrie Television film2005 The Rotters' Club Cicely Boyd Miniseries Beethoven Countess Giulietta Guicciardi Episode: "The Rebel" Agatha Christie's Poirot Lenox Tamplin Episode: "The Mystery of the Blue Train" 2006 Losing Gemma Esther Television film 2011 Entourage Sophia 4 episodes 2016 Black Mirror Naomi Jayne Blestow Episode: "Nosedive"2018 Ordeal by Innocence Gwenda Vaughan Miniseries Robot Chicken Jane Porter / Alexis Voice; episode: "Jew No. 1 Opens a Treasure Chest" Iron Fist Mary Walker Season 2 regular; 10 episodes 2020 Belgravia Susan Trenchard 6 episodes 2023 The Power KristenRecurring role The Lovers Frankie 2024 Belgravia: The Next Chapter Susan Trenchard 3 episodes
Music videos Year Title Artist 2013 "Queenie Eye" Paul McCartney 2015 "Hotel Ceiling" Rixton
References
External links
Alice Eve: The Official Website