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Evan Peters

Acting

Born January 20, 1987 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Also known as Evan Thomas Peters

Biography

Evan Thomas Peters is an American actor. He is best known for his multiple roles on the FX anthology series American Horror Story, as Stan Bowes in the first season of the FX ballroom drama series Pose, and as Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver in the X-Men film series (2014–2019) and the Marvel Cinematic Universe series WandaVision. In 2021, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance in Mare of Easttown. In the same year Peters returned to the American Horror Story universe, playing writer and entertainer Austin Sommers in the first part, Red Tide, of the tenth season. Most recently Peters portrayed infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in the Ryan Murphy created Netflix miniseries, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.

Awards & recognition

  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actor – Miniseries or Television Film · 2023

Filmography45 titles

The Office

2005as Luke Cooper

House

2004as Oliver

The Mentalist

2008as Oliver McDaniel

Pose

2018as Stan

Criminal Minds

2005as Charlie

Mare of Easttown

2021as Colin Zabel

American Horror Story

2011as Tate Langdon

Ghost Whisperer

2005as Dylan Hale

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

2022as Jeffrey Dahmer

Monk

2002as Eric Tavela

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

as Jeffrey Dahmer

One Tree Hill

2003as Jack Daniels

Deadpool 2

2018as Quicksilver (uncredited)

X-Men: Days of Future Past

2014as Peter / Quicksilver

Parenthood

2010as Brandon

An American Crime

2007as Ricky Hobbs

Without a Trace

2002as Craig Baskin

Conan

2010as Self - Guest

Marvel Studios Assembled

as Self - Pietro Maximoff

Kick-Ass

2010as Todd

In Plain Sight

2008as Joey Wilson / Joey Roston

Invasion

2005as Jesse Varon

The Pirates of Somalia

2017as Jay Bahadur

China, IL

2008as Clint (voice)

Never Back Down

2008as Max Cooperman

Phil of the Future

2004as Seth Wosmer

American Animals

2018as Warren Lipka

Dirt

2007as Craig Hope

The Beauty

2026as Cooper Madsen

Tron: Ares

2025as Julian Dillinger

X-Men: Apocalypse

2016as Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver

Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown

2011as Max Cooperman

Wish

2023as Simon (voice)

I Am Woman

2019as Jeff Wald

The Good Doctor

2011as Donny Nixon

Gardens of the Night

2008as Rachel / Brian

Adult World

2013as Alex

X-Men: Dark Phoenix

2019as Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver

Elvis & Nixon

2016as Dwight Chapin

Sleepover

2004as Russell

Safelight

2015as Charles

The Lazarus Effect

2015as Clay

Mama's Boy

2007as Keith

Remarkable Power

2008as Ross

The Beauty: Official Podcast

as Self