From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Trevor John Eve (born 1 July 1951) is a British film and television actor. In 1979 he gained fame as the eponymous lead in the detective series Shoestring, and is also known for his role as Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd in BBC television drama Waking the Dead. Description above from the Wikipedia article Trevor Eve , licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​