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Chris Evans

Evans at the Toronto International Film Festival, September 2008
Born Christopher Robert Evans
June 13, 1981 (1981-06-13) (age 28)
Sudbury, Massachusetts,
United States
Occupation Actor
Years active 2000–present

Christopher Robert "Chris" Evans (born June 13, 1981) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films Not Another Teen Movie and as the Human Torch in the Fantastic Four films. In 2009, Evans was listed in Forbes' "Most Bankable Stars" list due to his high earnings.[1]

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Early life

Evans was born on June 13, 1981 in Sudbury, Massachusetts, the son of Lisa, a dancer, and Bob Evans, a dentist.[2] He has two sisters, Carly DuBray and Shanna who was adopted as a baby, and a younger brother, Scott, who is currently featured on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live. Evans is of Italian and Irish descent and is Catholic.[3][4][5] 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 television 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 and Ellen Burstyn. The latter is based on a play created by Tennessee Williams. Evans also appeared in the 2009 sci-fi thriller, Push,[6] along with Dakota Fanning and Camilla Belle. Evans performed his own fight scenes, which took weeks to film, and was bruised during filming.[7] Evans was featured in an article in The Advocate for his role in Push.[8]

In 2010, Chris will appear in Sylvain White's The Losers, an adaptation of Vertigo and DC Comics' comic book series of the same name. [9]. Chris will also appear in another comic book adaption in Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World where he will potray Lucas Lee, one of Ramona Flowers' seven boyfriends who Scott Pilgrim must defeat in order to win her affections.[10]

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 Hayden aka "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 post-production
The Losers Jensen post-production
Kill Your Darlings Jack Kerouac pre-production
Satisfaction Jimmy pre-production
Criminal Empire for Dummy's Ray
2011 Safety Point Mike Weiss pre-production
What's Your Number[11] TBA
Year Television appearance Role Other notes
2000 Opposite Sex Cary Baston 8 Episodes, Lead Role
The Fugitive Zack Episode: "Guilt"
2001 Boston Public Neil Mavromates Episode: "Chapter Nine"
2003 Skin Brian Episode: "Pilot"
2008 Robot Chicken various Episode: "Monstourage"

References

  1. ^ "Chris Evans: Star Currency (2009)". Forbes.com. http://star-currency.forbes.com/celebrity/chris-evans. Retrieved 2009-08-23. 
  2. ^ Keck, William (September 9, 2004). "Chris Evans' career ready to sizzle". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-09-09-chris-evans_x.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-10. 
  3. ^ "Meet curious Chris". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20070929125532/http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/May272007/enter200705263888.asp. Retrieved 2009-06-08. 
  4. ^ "Chris-EvansV.net". http://www.chris-evansv.net/exclusiveq&a.php. Retrieved 2009-06-08. 
  5. ^ "Sunshine - Chris Evans interview - Your London Reviews". IndieLondon. http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Film-Review/sunshine-chris-evans-interview. Retrieved 2009-06-08. 
  6. ^ "Chris Evans in PUSH, Video Clip". http://entertainment.aol.ca/article/exclusive-clip-from-push/484747/. Retrieved 2009-06-08. 
  7. ^ "Push Comes to Shove for Chris Evans". Parade. February 4, 2009. http://www.oregonlive.com/celebrity-news/index.ssf/2009/02/push_comes_to_shove_for_chris.html. Retrieved 2009-05-03. 
  8. ^ "A-List: Chris Evans". http://www.advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid70341.asp. Retrieved 2009-06-08. 
  9. ^ "Complete Look at the Full Cast of Sylvain White's The Losers". http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/07/13/complete-look-at-the-full-cast-of-sylvain-whites-the-losers/. Retrieved 2009-07-13. 
  10. ^ "A HANDY CAST GUIDE TO SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD". http://www.chud.com/articles/articles/17846/1/A-HANDY-CAST-GUIDE-TO-SCOTT-PILGRIM-VS-THE-WORLD/Page1.html. Retrieved 2009-20-01. 
  11. ^ "Casting Tidits: Anna Faris, Liv Tyler, Ryan Gosling and More". http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/03/08/casting-tidits-anna-faris-liv-tyler-ryan-gosling-and-more/#ixzz0hgFCFbBt. Retrieved 2010-8-03. 

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