Chris Evans (actor)
Chris Evans | |
|---|---|
| Born | Christopher Robert Evans |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | since 2000 |
Christopher Robert "Chris" Evans (born June 13, 1981) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Not Another Teen Movie, Cellular, Street Kings, the voice of Casey Jones in TMNT, the Human Torch in the Fantastic Four films, and the leading character in Push.
Biography
Early life
Evans was born on June 13, 1981 in Sudbury, Massachusetts, the son of Lisa, a dancer, and Bob Evans, a dentist. [1] He has two sisters, Carly DuBray and Shanna who was adopted as a baby, and a younger brother, Scott, who is working on Soap Operas and also in Confessions of a Shopaholic. Evans is of Italian and Irish descent and is Catholic. [2][3][4] He graduated from Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School in 1999 and had originally planned to attend New York University after graduating high school.
Career
After completing his junior year in high school, Evans traveled to Brooklyn where he interned at a casting agency and took a summer acting program. That same summer he met an agent that helped him get his start in acting after completing high school. Evans had small parts on television series such as Boston Public and The Fugitive and a role in the TV series Opposite Sex before landing his first notable role as Jake Wyler in Not Another Teen Movie.
After filming wrapped on Not Another Teen Movie, Evans landed several more lead roles in The Perfect Score and Cellular. He also starred in a couple of independent films in Chicago with Executive Producer David Johnson where audiences got to see a different side to Evans. In London, Evans played a strung out drug user with relationship problems. He was then chosen to play the Human Torch in the 2005 comic book adaptation Fantastic Four. He was named 'Male Superstar of Tomorrow' at the 2005 Young Hollywood Awards. Evans reprised the role of Johnny Storm/The Human Torch in the sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer in 2007. That year he also starred as an engineer turned astronaut called Mace in Danny Boyle's sci-fi film Sunshine.
In 2008, Evans appeared in Street Kings, co-starring Keanu Reeves, and The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, co-starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Ellen Burstyn and David Strathairn. The latter is based on a play created by Tennessee Williams. Evans also appeared in the 2009 sci-fi thriller, Push,[5] along with Dakota Fanning and Camilla Belle. Evans, who did his own fight scenes, which took weeks to film, was bruised up during the filming.[6] Evans was featured in an article in The Advocate for his role in Push.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Newcomers | Judd | |
| 2001 | Not Another Teen Movie | Jake Wyler | Main character |
| 2002 | Eastwick | Adam | TV film |
| 2003 | The Paper Boy | Ben | |
| 2004 | The Perfect Score | Kyle | |
| Cellular | Ryan | ||
| 2005 | The Orphan King | Seth King | |
| Fierce People | Bryce | ||
| Fantastic Four | Johnny Storm / Human Torch | Nominated-MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team | |
| London | Syd | ||
| 2007 | TMNT | Casey Jones | Voice |
| Sunshine | Mace | ||
| Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Johnny Storm / Human Torch | Nominated-Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Action Adventure Nominated-Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Rumble | |
| The Nanny Diaries | Harvard Hottie | ||
| Battle for Terra | Stewart Stanton | Voice | |
| 2008 | Street Kings | Detective Paul Diskant | |
| The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond | Jimmy | ||
| 2009 | Push | Nick Gant | Main character |
| 2010 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Lucas Lee | filming |
| Kill Your Darlings | Jack Kerouac | pre-production | |
| Year | Television appearance | Role | Other notes |
| 2000 | Opposite Sex | Cary Baston | Eight episodes, main character |
| The Fugitive | Zack | "Guilt" | |
| 2001 | Boston Public | Neil Mavromates | "Chapter Nine" |
| 2003 | Skin | Brian | "Pilot" |
| 2008 | Robot Chicken | various | Voice, "Monstourage" |
References
- ^ Keck, William (September 9, 2004). "Chris Evans' career ready to sizzle". USA Today. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ "Meet curious Chris". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ^ "Chris-EvansV.net". Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ^ "Sunshine - Chris Evans interview - Your London Reviews". IndieLondon. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ^ "Chris Evans in PUSH, Video Clip". Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ^ "Push Comes to Shove for Chris Evans". Parade (magazine). February 4, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ "A-List: Chris Evans". Retrieved 2009-06-08.
External links
- Chris Evans at IMDb
- Chris Evans video interview with stv.tv/movies, for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer