Photos of some of the highlights of Treva\'s career

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7. Playing the role of
firimbi - a somalian rebel leader
‘the oscar winning blockbuster black hawk down’
directed by ridley scott march 2002

8. ‘the last train’ -
the second biggest
drama series
in the uk - £5m

10. “black or white -
it doesn’t make a
difference if jack
has dreadlocks
and jill is white...”
the evening standard, april 1999

11. “i’m hoping ‘the last train ’
will trigger ideas off
in people’s heads.
it’s colourless, classless and
it gives us options to do things
we couldn’t do before”
- sfx magazine, february 1999.

13. starburst,
may 1999

14. Films
‘driving miss crazy’
directed by
treva etienne
a suspense filled narrative that examines the psychological journey
of a young woman waiting for her date to arrive.
as the night falls, loneliness unfolds.....obsession creeps in.
t h e t e n m i n u t e f i l m s t a r s ‘ l o v e j o y ’ a n d ‘ e a s t e n d e r s ’ s t a r, d i a n e p a r i s h ,
who also featured with treva in the bbc’s award-winning drama, ‘holding on’.
after its bafta screening, the film won 2nd prize in the hbo short film
competition at the acapulco black film festival, june 1999.

16. Films
‘a woman scorned’
directed by
treva etienne
a woman lies next to her adulterous
husband, her mind disturbed,
fantasizing about revenge.
but fantasy slowly becomes reality
when she realises that the truth
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18. ‘london’s burning’ -
now in it’s eleventh season and one of the top three dramas in the uk

19. it’s important to give something back - youngsters need encouragement
- the express, november 1998

21. etienne is one of those actors who is rarely praised. in this production he more
than proves his worth - caribbean times, may 1988

22. a dynamic
& enthralling
performance from
treva etienne,
who takes the
soldier all the way
down the line from
cynical truculence
to near breakdown,
without ever
depriving his
character of
self-possession
- the guardian, june 1986

23. treva etienne plays private
james with an edgy, mas-
terful elegance which has
few equals in london -
the sunday times, june 1986
james’ brutal, bolshi irony
is splendidly captured by
etienne in a
performance of
great magnetism -
tv today, 1986

24. a seamless performance by treva etienne - the audience is left breathless
a t t h e e n d - what’s on, september 1997

25. etienne is excellent as pimp turned evangelist
- stage & tv today, april 1998
excellent performance from treva etienne as hardman wes - the times, april 1998

26. etienne at 21, brought to the title role
a ferocious energy & attack that augurs well for his future
- the guardian, may 1987
director peter gill took quite a risk,
encouraging sixteen young black actors
to explore & present shakespeare, using their own cultural tones & dialects;
but this demonstrates his belief in his cast & in his own judgement
h i g h l y e n t e r t a i n i n g - the voice, march 1987

27. ‘the godsend’ - a nanny brings order into the chaotic home
o f a m o t h e r a n d h e r n e w b a b y - a film - directed by lenny henry -

28. in this country, we’re still getting to grips with
the idea that people from different ethnic backgrounds can make films
- the independent, november 1998

29. when people such as
kubrick share their expertise,
you can only feel
obliged to repay
them by doing your
best to pass it on
sunday express aug 99

30. i would love to be licensed
i’m sure i can raise an eyebrow
in just the right way sunday express july 99

31. Next in Line for a Licence to Kill
sunday express august 99

32. treva has been working as an actor since 1983.
he has also produced and directed several comedy/drama programmes
for bbc television and radio.
‘ d r i v i n g m i s s c r a z y ’ a n d ‘ a w o m a n s c o r n e d ’ a r e t r e v a ’ s d e b u t f i l m s a s a w r i t e r / d i r e c t o r.
he founded keylight films in november 1998.
actor
treva featured in ridley scotts oscar winning movie ‘black hawk down’,
stanley kubrick’s film ‘eyes wide shut’
and recently played the lead role in ‘the club’ (uk movie) 2002
treva is best known in the uk for his leading role as fireman sanderson
in itv’s popular drama series,’london’s burning’.
and recently starred in the hit sci-fi tv drama ‘the last train’
his screen credits include the bafta award winning bbc drama ‘holding on’,
sir peter hall’s ‘the final passage’
lynda la plante’s ‘comics’ and
‘the godsend’, directed by lenny henry.
his theatre credits include the title role of macbeth
at the royal national theatre,
‘moon on a rainbow shawl’, directed by maya angelou at the almeida
and claudio in ‘measure for measure’ with shakespeare & co. boston.
an enchanted land by dale wasserman, angels rave on.nottingham playhouse
and some kind of hero at the young vic

33. • joint artistic director/writer of afrosax theatre company (1983-1989).
• set up ‘crown ten’ productions (1989-1994), a company recruiting new writers
to develop television and film projects in comedy and drama
funded by prince charles youth business trust
• producer of comedy sessions at the 1992 and 1996 edinburgh television festival.
• trained by bbc radio drama on bbc producers course.
• script reader in the bbc drama department.
• sat on the board of the 1995 bafta judges for best comedy.
•featured in black and white in colour (black people in british tv since 1936) bfi publishing 1992
• represented bbc drama as a producer/delegate at the 1995 pbme conference
(public broadcasting for a multicultural europe), strasbourg.
• trained by the bbc on bbc directors course.
• producer and director of comic sketches for the bbc’s ‘the real mckoy ’, series iv and v.
• co-wrote and directed a half-hour talk show pilot, ‘sunday brunch’ (1996).
• devised and directed ‘club class’, a stand-up comedy pilot for channel 5 (1996).
• directed ‘sisters’ - channel 4 sitcom festival - london 1998.
• chaired acapulco film festival screening at bafta (january 1999).
• an advisor on the government’s film policy review group action committee,implementing new
initiatives on developing the future of the british film industry. report commissioned, may 1998,
p r e s e n t e d t o t h e f i l m m i n i s t e r, c h r i s s m i t h - c a n n e s f i l m f e s t i v a l , m a y 1 9 9 9 .
•has twice presented the duke of edinburgh award to 200 young people at buckingham palace,
standing in on behalf of the duke and prince edward.
• runs childrens workshops in drama and screenwriting for scottish screen (march 2002)
• deputy chair on british screen advisory council with lord attenborough (sep 2001)

35. treva (deputy chair ethnic minorities in film)
meeting the right hon c h r i s s m i t h ( m p ) former secretary of state
Culture, Media and Sport - may 2000
british screen advisory council

36. ‘only fools and horses’ fifteen seasons of britain’s best loved sit-com
this two part christmas special attracted
a n a u d i e n c e o f 3 2 m i l l i o n bbc 93

37. ‘ t h e r e a l m cc o y ’ one of britain’s most popular sketch shows
(making a guest appearance boxing champion lennox lewis)
- producer series 4 director series 5 bbc

38. ‘holding on’ award winning drama series
( b a f t a b e s t d r a m a s e r i a l / r. t . s b e s t d r a m a bbc 98)

39. the poetic voice incarnated by the excellent treva etienne is soft, though it’s
t h e m e s a r e o f t e n s t e e l y - the independent, october 1993
etienne makes the young hero an appealing innocent; tugging his shirt and
f l a p p i n g l i k e a l i t t l e b o y a g a i n s t h i s m o t h e r s k n e e - the times, october 1993

40. ‘treva meets prince edward at buckingham palace’
duke of edinburgh awards - june 2001

41. “to encourage the
global cinema going
audience to see a
wider range of
british films & increase
understanding and
appreciation of
film culture
‘treva with
lord attenborough
at the film council launch

42. cdn, instigated and created by treva
with uk media professionals
Modernising the ‘on & off screen’ portrayal of minorities in UK
mainstream programming - reflecting multicultural britain oct 2001

43. joint artistic director/writer of afrosax
theatre company (1983-1989).
set up ‘crown ten’ productions (1989-1994),
a company recruiting new writers
to develop television and
film projects in comedy and drama
funded by prince charles youth business trust
devised and directed ‘club class’,
a stand-up comedy pilot for channel 5 (1996)

46. pascali
a drama series- set in new york city