Who is Eddie from London Transports and what is their importance? London_Transports English & Literature Eddie | London Transports

Sophie's thirty-seven-year-old live-in lover, Eddie is a handsome, moody actor past his prime, who constantly laments that producers and agents want sexual favors to advance his career. He sees life as a plot but has spent too long learning his craft to give up. Eddie first meets Sophie at a theater, where she is on a date with Fred. He asks if she is an actress. They become friends and then lovers and he moves in with her. Eddie tells Sophie that he is attending a play, The Table Lighter, with an agent, Garry, when in fact he attends with Peggy.