Pte. Eddie Macfarlane — The Trench Character Profile

About Pte. Eddie Macfarlane

Private and Billy's older brother who suffers a severe facial and neck injury after peering through a trench hole. His casualty deeply traumatizes Billy and underscores the sudden, brutal reality of trench warfare.

Character Facts

Played by

Tam Williams

Appears in

The Trench (1999)

Role

Supporting

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• Sgt. Telford Winter (Daniel Craig)
• Lance Cpl. Victor Dell (Danny Dyer)
• Pte. Colin Daventry (James D'Arcy)
• Pte. Billy Macfarlane (Paul Nicholls)
• Pte. Horace Beckwith (Anthony Strachan)
• 2nd Lt. Ellis Harte (Julian Rhind-Tutt)
• Pte. Charlie Ambrose (Ciarán McMenamin)
• Pte. George Hogg (Michael Moreland)
• Pte. Cornwallis (John Higgins)
• Pte. Bone (Tim Murphy)
• Pte. Dieter Zimmermann (Danny Nutt)
• Rag Rookwood (Cillian Murphy)