Chris Evans (actor)

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Chris Evans

Evans at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International.
Born Christopher Robert Evans
(1981-06-13) June 13, 1981[1]
Sudbury, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 2000–present
Relatives Scott Evans (brother)
Mike Capuano (uncle)

Christopher Robert "Chris" Evans (born June 13, 1981) is an American actor. Evans is best known for his superhero roles as Johnny Storm / Human Torch in Fantastic Four (2005) and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), and Steve Rogers / Captain America in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Marvel's The Avengers (2012). He will reprise his role as Captain America in the upcoming films Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). Evans began his career on the television series Opposite Sex (2000) and later moved to film, appearing in Not Another Teen Movie (2001), Fierce People (2005), Sunshine (2007), Push (2009), The Losers (2010), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), and What's Your Number? (2011).

Early life

Chris Evans was born in Boston [2] and raised in the town of Sudbury.[3] His mother, Lisa Marie (née Capuano), is an artistic director at the Concord Youth Theater, and his father, G. Robert "Bob" Evans III, is a dentist.[4][5][6] He has two sisters, Carly, a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and a high school drama and English teacher,[4] Shanna, and a younger brother, Scott,[5] who was featured on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. Their maternal uncle, Mike Capuano, represents the same Massachusetts Congressional district formerly held by Tip O'Neill.[7][8] His mother is of half Italian and half Irish ancestry.[9][10][11]

Evans graduated from Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School.[3] He and his siblings were raised Catholic.[9][11]

Career

After filming wrapped on Not Another Teen Movie,[12] Evans landed lead roles in The Perfect Score and Cellular, and then starred in two independent films in Chicago: Dirk Wittenborn's Fierce People, playing the sinister Bryce,[13] and London, playing a strung-out drug user with relationship problems.[14] He then played the superhero known as the Human Torch in the 2005 comic book adaptation Fantastic Four. Evans reprised the role of the Human Torch in the 2007 sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.[15] That year, he starred as engineer-turned-astronaut Mace in Danny Boyle's science-fiction film Sunshine.[16]

Evans with Stan Lee at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con.

In 2008, Evans appeared in Street Kings, co-starring Keanu Reeves, and the Tennessee Williams screenplay adaptation The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, co-starring Bryce Dallas Howard and Ellen Burstyn. The following year he appeared in the science-fiction thriller Push, with Dakota Fanning and Camilla Belle. Evans performed his own fight scenes, which took weeks to film, and was bruised during filming.[17] Also that year, Evans was ranked 474th in Forbes' "Star Currency" rankings, based on films' global box-office performance.[18]

In 2010, he completed filming on co-directors Mark Kassen and Adam Kassen's Puncture in Houston, Texas. The film was selected to debut at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival as one of the Spotlight projects for the 10th anniversary of the festival.[19] Also that year, Evans appeared in Sylvain White's The Losers, an adaptation of the comic-book series from the DC Comics imprint Vertigo.[20] Evans then appeared in another comic-book adaptation, Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, where he portrayed Lucas Lee, one of Ramona Flowers' seven exes.[21] Evans played the Marvel Comics character Captain America in Captain America: The First Avenger, reprised the role in the film The Avengers, and has been signed to at least two sequels to Captain America.[22] The first sequel to Captain America, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, is currently in development and set for release on April 4, 2014.

Evans starred in the film What's Your Number?, a romantic comedy co-starring Anna Faris.[23] With actress Evan Rachel Wood, he is part of the advertising campaign for the perfume Gucci Guilty,[24] and the cologne Guilty pour Homme.[25]

In 2013, it was announced that the sequel to the The Avengers would be titled Avengers: Age of Ultron, where Evans will reprise his role as Captain America but not before his directorial debut filming 1:30 Train, which he will also produce and star. 1:30 Train is set to release sometime in 2014, while Avengers: Age of Ultron is set to release May 1, 2015.[26][27]

Personal life

From 2004 to 2006, Evans dated actress Jessica Biel.[28] He also dated actress Minka Kelly[29] in September 2012 after briefly dating her in 2007 but broke up again in October 2013.[30]

He is also a supporter of LGBT rights,[31] and practices Buddhism.[32]

Filmography

Evans at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.
Film
Year Title Role Note
2000 The Newcomers Judd
2001 Not Another Teen Movie Jake Wyler
2003 Paper Boy, TheThe Paper Boy Ben Harris Short
2004 Perfect Score, TheThe Perfect Score Kyle Curtis
2004 Cellular Ryan Hewitt
2005 Fierce People Bryce Langley
2005 Fantastic Four Johnny Storm / Human Torch
2005 London Syd
2007 TMNT Casey Jones Voice only
2007 Sunshine Robert Mace
2007 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Johnny Storm / Human Torch
2007 Nanny Diaries, TheThe Nanny Diaries Hayden "Harvard Hottie"
2007 Battle for Terra Stewart Stanton Voice only
2008 Street Kings Detective Paul Diskant
2009 Push Nick Gant
2009 Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, TheThe Loss of a Teardrop Diamond Jimmy Dobyne
2010 Losers, TheThe Losers Jake Jensen
2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Lucas Lee
2011 Puncture Michael David "Mike" Weiss
2011 Captain America: The First Avenger Steve Rogers / Captain America
2011 What's Your Number? Colin Shea
2012 Avengers, TheThe Avengers Steve Rogers / Captain America
2013 The Iceman Robert "Captain Freezy" Pronge
2013 Snowpiercer Curtis
2013 Thor: The Dark World Steve Rogers / Captain America / Loki Illusion Cameo
2014 Captain America: The Winter Soldier Steve Rogers / Captain America Post-production
2014 A Many Splintered Thing Narrator Post-production
2014 1:30 Train Pete Cooper Director; Filming
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Opposite Sex Cary Baston Lead Role
2000 Fugitive, TheThe Fugitive Zack Lardner Episode: "Guilt"
2001 Boston Public Neil Mavromates Episode: "Chapter Nine"
2002 Eastwick Adam TV pilot
2003 Skin Brian Episode: "Pilot"
2008 Robot Chicken Various voices Episode: "Monstourage"
2009 Attack of the Show! Himself 1 episode
Video Games
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Fantastic Four Johnny Storm / The Human Torch Voice only
2011 Captain America: Super Soldier Steve Rogers / Captain America Voice only

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated work Award Result
2005 Fantastic Four MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team Won
2007 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Action Adventure Won
2007 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Rumble Won
2011 Captain America: The First Avenger Scream Awards Best Superhero Won
2011 Captain America: The First Avenger Saturn Award for Best Actor Nominated
2011 Captain America: The First Avenger People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie Superhero Nominated
2011 Captain America: The First Avenger MTV Movie Award for Best Hero Nominated
2011 Captain America: The First Avenger Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Fight Nominated
2011 Captain America: The First Avenger Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer Movie Star: Male Nominated
2012 Avengers, TheThe Avengers Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Male Scene Stealer Nominated
2013 The Avengers People's Choice Award for Favorite Action Movie Star Nominated
2013 The Avengers Peoples Choice Award for Favorite Movie Superhero Nominated
2013 The Avengers MTV Movie Award Movie of the Year (shared with cast) Won
2013 The Avengers MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (shared with Robert Downey, Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Tom Hiddleston) Won

References

  1. ↑ "World news". The Guardian (London). January 23, 2008. 
  2. ↑ Itzkoff, Dave (July 8, 2011). "Chris Evans in 'Captain America: The First Avenger'". The New York Times. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pai, Tanya. "America's Most Wanted". Boston. June 2011. Archived from the original on July 5, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2013. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Marotta, Terry (July 19, 2007). "Grease is the word". Gatehouse News Service via Wicked Local Sudbury. Retrieved July 19, 2010. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Keck, William (September 9, 2004). "Chris Evans' career ready to sizzle". USA Today. Retrieved December 10, 2007. 
  6. ↑ "Weddings". Boston Globe. July 31, 1977. 
  7. ↑ "Capuano to be joined by actor nephew at 'Open Mike' Nov. 9". Wicked Local Somerville. Perinton, New York: GateHouse Media. 6 November 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2010. 
  8. ↑ Stickgold, Emma (July 21, 2010). "Rita Capuano; campaigned with vigor for husband, son; at 90". Boston Globe. Retrieved July 22, 2010. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Meet curious Chris". Deccan Herald. May 27, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2009. 
  10. ↑ "Chris Evans". 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Sunshine – Chris Evans interview". IndieLondon.co.uk. Retrieved June 8, 2009. 
  12. ↑ Rebecca Murray, Fred Topel. "Interview with Mia Kirshner & Chris Evans from "Not Another Teen Movie"". About.com. Retrieved June 7, 2013. 
  13. ↑ "Fierce People". cinemablend.com. Retrieved June 7, 2013. 
  14. ↑ ""London" Movie Trailer". About.com. Retrieved June 7, 2013. 
  15. ↑ "Human Torch Chris Evans Says Fantastic Four 3 Will Probably Not Happen". slashfilm.com. March 21, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2013. 
  16. ↑ Chupnick, Steven (July 22, 2007). "Traveling to the SUNSHINE with Danny Boyle and Chris Evans". Collider. Retrieved June 7, 2013. 
  17. ↑ "Push Comes to Shove for Chris Evans". Parade. February 4, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2010. 
  18. ↑ "Chris Evans: Star Currency (2009)". Forbes. Retrieved August 23, 2009. 
  19. ↑ Rosen, Christopher (April 22, 2011). "Chris Evans and the Kassen Brothers Talk Puncture, Captain America and the Tribeca Film Festival". Movieline. Retrieved June 7, 2013. 
  20. ↑ Billington, Alex (July 13, 2009). "Complete Look at the Full Cast of Sylvain White's The Losers". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved July 13, 2009. 
  21. ↑ Fischer, Russ (January 20, 2009). "A Handy Cast Guide To Scott Pilgrim Vs The World". Chud.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009. 
  22. ↑ Graser, Marc (March 22, 2010). "Chris Evans to play Captain America'". Variety. Retrieved March 23, 2010. 
  23. ↑ Anderton, Ethan (March 8, 2010). "Casting Tidits: Anna Faris, Liv Tyler, Ryan Gosling and More". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved August 3, 2010. 
  24. ↑ Rosenblit, Rachel. "Chris Evans and Evan Rachel Wood Promote Guilty", Elle, August 12, 2010.
  25. ↑ "Gucci Guilty Pour Homme To Launch", RealStyleNetwork.com, January 10, 2011.
  26. ↑ Maidy, Alex (August 1, 2013). "Before Age of Ultron, Chris Evans will make his directorial debut with 1:30 Train". JoBlo.com. 
  27. ↑ Silverio, Ben (July 31, 2013). "Joss Whedon Explains Villain Choice In ‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron’". 
  28. ↑ Johnson, Zach (September 4, 2012). "Chris Evans, Dating Again!". Us Weekly. Retrieved April 16, 2013. 
  29. ↑ Johnson, Zach (September 4, 2012). "Exclusive: Chris Evans, Minka Kelly Dating Again!". Us Weekly. Retrieved September 4, 2012. 
  30. ↑ "Minka Kelly, Chris Evans break up again". upi.com. October 23, 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013. 
  31. ↑ Voss, Brandon (January 5, 2009). "A List: Chris Evans". The Advocate. Retrieved July 20, 2010. 
  32. ↑ Sachs, Adam (May 2012). "The Avengers' Chris Evans: Just Your Average Beer-Swilling, Babe-Loving Buddhist". Details. Retrieved April 16, 2013. 

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