Gwen Cooper is a fictional character portrayed by Welsh actress Eve Myles in the BBC science-fiction television programme Torchwood, a spin-off of the long-running series Doctor Who. The lead female character, Gwen featured in every episode of the show's 2006–2011 run, as well as two 2008 crossover episodes of Doctor Who. Gwen appears in Expanded Universe material such as the Torchwood novels and audiobooks, comic books and radio plays.
Russell T Davies created Gwen specifically for Eve Myles.
Mary Magdalene, painted by Ary Scheffer, in a dramatic display of penitence. Gwen has been described as the Mary Magdalene to Jack's Jesus.
Eve Myles pictured with onscreen partner Kai Owen in 2013. Myles stated that Owen's character Rhys made Gwen more of a "strong character".
John Barrowman plays Gwen's boss, Jack Harkness, with whom she has a complicated relationship.
Eve Myles is a Welsh actress. She is best known for her television roles portraying Ceri Lewis in the long-running BBC Wales drama series Belonging (2000–2009), Gwen Cooper in the BBC science-fiction series Torchwood (2006–2011), and Faith Howells in the bilingually produced BBC / S4C drama series Keeping Faith / Un Bore Mercher (2017–2020). She is also an accomplished theatre actress.
Myles at the Man of Steel red carpet premiere in Sydney (2013)
Eve Myles in 2016
