![]() ![]() After more plays and regional theatre, he moved to New York and attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. While at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, his drama teacher cited his performance as "Leontes" in "The Winter's Tale" as exemplary of his skill. Bitten by the acting bug in the first grade because his older sister, Carly, started performing, Evans followed suit and began appearing in school plays. ![]() The family moved to suburban Sudbury when he was 11 years-old. He has an older sister, Carly Evans, and two younger siblings, a brother named Scott Evans, who is also an actor, and a sister named Shana Evans. Chris's father is of half German and half Welsh/English/Scottish ancestry, while Chris's mother is of half Italian and half Irish descent. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Lisa (Capuano), who worked at the Concord Youth Theatre, and G. Evans began his acting career in typical fashion: performing in school productions and community theatre. He will next reunite with the Russo Brothers for The Gray Man, which will pit his character against Ryan Gosling's rival assassin.Christopher Robert Evans is an American actor, film producer, and director. Evans and co-stars Michelle Dockery and Jaeden Martell all received critical raves for their work. His most recent series was Apple's Defending Jacob, playing a man whose son is accused of murder. In recent years Chris Evans won praise for his slyly comic turn as Ransom in Rian Johnson's twisty comic thriller Knives Out. The movie received great reviews and was later adapted into a Netflix series. In 2012 he played the main role in the sci-fi action movie Snowpiercer, where what remains of mankind survives on a crammed train that travels around the globe, with the oppressed passengers rising up against their rulers. Of course, he remained busy outside the MCU, appearing in the likes of 2011's frothy romantic comedy What's Your Number? with Anna Faris and crime drama The Iceman. As for his height, Evans stands at 6 foot tall, or 1.83 m.Ĭhris Evans is now retired from Steve Rogers but his turn has come to define Captain America for many fans. He made his MCU debut as the title character in 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger, and returned for two direct sequels and all of The Avengers movies. One of his most popular roles is the villainous "evil ex" Lucas Lee in Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, where he's having a great time hamming it up. ![]() More comic book-inspired projects would follow for Chris Evans, including voicing Casey in 2007's animated adventure TMNT and he played team "geek" Jensen in The Losers. Faring much better from 2007 is Danny Boyle's sci-fi epic Sunshine which follows a team of astronauts hoping to reignite a dying sun with a nuclear weapon. Both the movie and its 2007 sequel Fantastic 4: Rise Of The Silver Surfer received weak reviews upon release and they're not fondly remembered now, but again, Evans' cocky Johnny Storm was easily the most charismatic character in either film. His first major role in a blockbuster came with 2005's Fantastic Four, based on the classic Marvel comic. Chris Evans appeared alongside Scarlett Johansson in 2004's The Perfect Score and Jason Statham in intense thriller Cellular, based on a story by the late Larry Cohen. ![]()
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