Carol Marcus in Star Trek Into Darkness is just one of many great movie and television roles for British actress Alice Eve Movie list The daughter of A Discovery of Witches’ Trevor Eve and actress Sharon Maughan, Alice Eve followed her parents into the acting profession with her debut TV role in Hawking, opposite Star Trek Into Darkness‘ Benedict Cumberbatch. Despite Alice Eve’s Star Trek Into Darkness controversy, the actress was proud of the role and didn’t see the controversial underwear scene as exploitative.
The Star Trek Into Darkness controversy didn’t restrict Alice Eve’s career aspirations, as she went on to star in a wide range of film and TV projects. Alice Eve didn’t return for Star Trek Beyond, which was disappointing for fans due to the importance of Carol Marcus to the story of Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) in the Prime Universe movies. Below is the Alice Eve movie list.
Alice Eve Movie list
Mary Walker in Iron Fist (2017 – 2018)
All ten episodes of Netflix’s Iron Fist season 2
Alice Eve played the villainous “Typhoid” Mary Walker in season 2 of Netflix’s Marvel show, Iron Fist. It was a dual role for Eve, who seamlessly switched from the character’s sinister and unpredictable Typhoid Mary persona to her wide-eyed alter-ego, Mary Walker.
Alice Eve’s Iron Fist character was never identified by her comics’ name of Typhoid Mary, so the innocent young woman was referred to as Mary, while Walker was the name given to the brutal assassin.
Alice Harbinson in Starter for 10 (2006)
Released November 10, 2006 (United Kingdom)
Based on One Day author David Nicholls’ debut novel, Starter for 10 follows Brian Jackson (James McAvoy) through his first year at Bristol University. Brian wins a place on Bristol’s team for the BBC quiz show University Challenge, and sees it as a chance to get closer to fellow student Alice Harbinson, played by Alice Eve. Eve plays the role of Brian’s flawed love interest well, but the audience is rooting for her rival, Rebecca (Rebecca Hall). It’s a fun, frothy university comedy that’s miles away from the romantic tragedy of Nicholls’ One Day.
Young Agent O in Men in Black 3 (2012)
Released May 25, 2012 (United States)
Alice Eve played the younger version of Emma Thompson’s Agent O in the time-traveling Men in Black sequel. O would rise through the ranks of the MIB, but when Agent J (Will Smith) meets her in 1969, she’s starting out as a secretary to Chief X (David Rasche).
Alice Eve has a similar level of snark to Emma Thompson in the role, hinting at the great leader that the character would later become. Her easy chemistry with Josh Brolin as the younger Agent K is perfect for the secret romantic relationship.
Naomi Jayne Blestow in Black Mirror
Season 3, episode 1, “Nosedive”
Alice Eve is one of many Star Trek actors who’ve starred in Black Mirror, appearing in season 3, episode 1, “Nosedive.” Written by Rashida Jones and Michael Schur from an idea by Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker, “Nosedive” was about a social media app that rated people out of five.
The wedding of Alice Eve’s character, Naomi Jayne Blestow, is seen as a perfect opportunity for Lacie Pound (Bryce Dallas Howard) to boost her score. However, in true Black Mirror style, things don’t go to plan, and Alice Eve is great as the self-obsessed bride who bans her childhood friend from her wedding to protect her score.
Susan Trenchard in Belgravia (2020)
All six episodes
Much like Alice Eve’s Black Mirror character, Belgravia‘s Susan Trenchard is obsessed with her social standing. Alice Eve won praise for playing one of Belgravia‘s most complex characters (via Town and Country). Susan’s story in Belgravia saw her become bored with her husband, embarking on an affair with a prospective Earl, and then becoming pregnant with his child.
Brooke in Before We Go (2014)
Released July 21, 2015 (United States)
Appropriately, given the title, Alice Eve and Chris Evans’ romantic comedy-drama Before We Go owes a debt to Richard Linklater’s Before trilogy. Eve plays Brooke, a woman who misses the last train to Boston and spends the night trying to get home, with the assistance of street musician Nick (Chris Evans).
For one night together, a deep connection develops between Nick and Brooke, which forces her to confront the problems with her marriage. Before We Go is an understated drama that is anchore by Eve and Evans’ charismatic performances.
Molly in She’s Out of My League (2010)
Released March 12, 2010 (United States)
The 2010 romantic comedy, She’s Out of My League, had the potential to subvert the romcom genre, but largely ignored the promise of its central premise. That’s no fault of Alice Eve, who plays Molly, the perfect girl with whom Jay Baruchel’s Kirk falls in love. Kirk’s anxieties and the disbelief of his friends lead to him sabotaging the relationship. IHowever, She’s Out of My League made nearly $50 million on release, making it Alice Eve’s highest-grossing movie as a lead actress until 2013’s Star Trek Into Darkness.
Dr. Carol Marcus in Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Released May 16, 2013
Alice Eve’s biggest movie role was as a young Dr. Carol Marcus in Star Trek Into Darkness. Eve’s Carol Marcus was less confident and assertive than the original Bibi Besch version of the Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan character. Dr. Carol Marcus is Kirk’s best Star Trek love interest, and Alice Eve’s chemistry with Chris Pine as Captain Kirk in Star Trek Into Darkness was a tantalizing tease that audiences may see develop further in future Kelvin Timeline movies.
Sadly, that wasn’t to be, but with Star Trek 4 set to bring Chris Pine’s Enterprise adventures to an end, perhaps Alice Eve could be tempted to finish Carol and Kirk’s love story.
