She Beat 100 Actresses For the Part of Villanelle The Killing Eve producers took their time to find the right actress. One of Comer's selling points was how well she acted against Sandra Oh, who plays Eve, executive producer Sally Woodward Gentle told Backstage. "There had to be chemistry between them, this extraordinary chemical reaction that's not necessarily sexual, but has hints of it. They had it." Image Source: Getty / David M. Benett