Complex sentence: Gaveston is the title character in Michael Drayton's 1593 play "Piers Gaveston" and Christopher Marlowe's 1594 play "Edward II", and is portrayed by Andrew Tiernan in the 1991 film adaptation.
Split into simpler sentences: Gaveston is the title character in Michael Drayton's 1593 play "Piers Gaveston". The role was played by Andrew Tiernan in the 1991 film adaptation.