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Chris Evans

Acting

Born June 13, 1981 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Also known as Christopher Robert Evans

Biography

Christopher Robert Evans (born June 13, 1981) is an American actor. He gained worldwide recognition for portraying Steve Rogers / Captain America in various Marvel Cinematic Universe films, from Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) to Avengers: Secret Wars (2027). His work in the franchise established him as one of the world's highest-paid actors. Evans's films as a leading actor, particularly in the franchise, have grossed $11.4 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing film stars of all time. He began his career with roles in television series, including Opposite Sex in 2000. Following appearances in several teen films, including 2001's Not Another Teen Movie, he gained further attention for his portrayal of Marvel Comics character the Human Torch in Fantastic Four (2005) and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), which he later reprised in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). Evans made further appearances in film adaptations of comic books and graphic novels: TMNT (2007), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), and Snowpiercer (2013). Aside from comic book roles, Evans has starred in the drama Gifted (2017), the mystery film Knives Out (2019), the television miniseries Defending Jacob (2020), and the action films The Gray Man (2022) and Red One (2024). He also voiced Buzz Lightyear in Lightyear (2022) and Lucas Lee in the animated series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023), reprising his live-action role. Evans made his directorial debut in 2014 with the romantic drama Before We Go, which he also produced and starred in. Evans made his Broadway debut in the 2018 revival of Kenneth Lonergan's play Lobby Hero, which earned him a Drama League Award nomination. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Evans (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Broadway.com Audience Awards · 2018
  • Teen Choice AwardChoice Movie Actor - Sci-Fi/Fantasy · 2016
  • 41st People's Choice Awards · 2015
  • Teen Choice AwardChoice Movie Scene Stealer · 2015
  • MTV Movie AwardBest Fight · 2013

Filmography50+ titles

Defending Jacob

2020as Andy Barber

Avengers: Endgame

2019as Steve Rogers / Captain America

Avengers: Infinity War

2018as Steve Rogers / Captain America

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

2020as Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

2023as Lucas Lee (voice)

Gifted

2017as Frank Adler

The Avengers

2012as Steve Rogers / Captain America

America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

2006as Narrator (voice)

Knives Out

2019as Ransom Drysdale

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

2014as Steve Rogers / Captain America

Deadpool & Wolverine

2024as Johnny Storm

Free Guy

2021as Chris Evans

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

2010as Lucas Lee

Marvel Studios: Legends

2021as Steven Rogers / Captain America (archive footage) (uncredited)

Captain America: Civil War

2016as Steve Rogers / Captain America

Spider-Man: Homecoming

2017as Steve Rogers / Captain America

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015as Steve Rogers / Captain America

Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter

2013as Steve Rogers / Captain America (archive footage)

The Graham Norton Show

2007as Self

Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20

2023as Self

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye

2022as Self (archive footage)

Don't Look Up

2021as Devin Peters (uncredited)

Ant-Man

2015as Steve Rogers / Captain America (uncredited)

Red One

2024as Jack O'Malley

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

2022as Steve Rogers / Captain America (archive footage) (uncredited)

Captain America: The First Avenger

2011as Captain America / Steve Rogers

Sunshine

2007as Mace

Ghosted

2023as Cole Turner

Lightyear

2022as Buzz Lightyear (voice)

The Gray Man

2022as Lloyd Hansen

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

2014as Self / Steve Rogers / Captain America

Snowpiercer

2013as Curtis

Captain Marvel

2019as Steve Rogers / Captain America (uncredited)

The Red Sea Diving Resort

2019as Ari Levinson

Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!

2014as Self

Pain Hustlers

2023as Pete Brenner

Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years

2016as Self

Before We Go

2014as Nick Vaughan

Puncture

2011as Mike Weiss

The Iceman

2012as Robert Pronge

Street Kings

2008as Detective Paul Diskant

Thor: The Dark World

2013as Loki as Captain America (uncredited)

What's Your Number?

2011as Colin Shea

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019as Self

The Nanny Diaries

2007as Hayden “Harvard Hottie”

Cellular

2004as Ryan Hewitt

The Daily Show

1996as Self

Materialists

2025as John

The Losers

2010as Jensen

Push

2009as Nick Gant