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name: "Trevor Laird"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/trevor-laird"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 July 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 88
updated: "2026-09-16T21:16:54.815447+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Trevor Laird

Actor. Born 11 July 1957 in Islington, London, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 July 1957, Islington, London, England
- **Active:** 1980–1996
- **Also known as:** Trevor H. Laird, Trevor H Laird

## Biography

Trevor Laird is a British actor. Born on 11 July 1957 in Islington, London, he trained at the Anna Scher Theatre and was a founder member of the Black Theatre Co-operative (now NitroBeat) in 1978.

His early film roles include Ferdy in *Quadrophenia* (1979), the boy under the car in *The Long Good Friday* (1980), and Beefy in *Babylon* (1980). He played Hortense's brother in Mike Leigh's *Secrets & Lies* (1996) and appeared as Frax in the 1986 *Doctor Who* serial *Mindwarp*, later returning as Clive Jones in the revived series.

Laird has also appeared in *Small Axe* (2020) as Augustin, *Cruella* (2021) as Asthma Man, and *Ted Lasso* (2020) as Denbo, among other television and stage work.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Secrets & Lies* (1996), Fi1m 88, as Hortense's Brother — [page](https://film.one/film/secrets-and-lies.md)
- *The Long Good Friday* (1980), Fi1m 88, as Boy Under Car — [page](https://film.one/film/the-long-good-friday.md)

## Also known for

- *Cruella* (2021), Asthma Man
- *Doctor Who* (2005), Clive Jones
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), Vince Thuram
- *Quadrophenia* (1979), Ferdy
- *Small Axe* (2020), Augustin
- *No Offence* (2015), Upjohn Henderson
- *Slipstream* (1989), Committee Member
- *The New Statesman* (1987), Lance Okum-Martin

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