Chris Evans (actor)
| Chris Evans | |
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 Evans at the Captain America: The First Avenger panel from the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con |
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| Born | Christopher Robert Evans June 13, 1981 [1] Boston, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Christopher Robert "Chris" Evans (born June 13, 1981) is an American actor. He played Cary Baston on the television series Opposite Sex, and transitioned to a film career, starring in several hits, including Not Another Teen Movie (2001), Fierce People (2005), Fantastic Four (2005), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).
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[edit] Early life
Chris Evans was born in Boston, Massachusetts[2] and raised in the Boston suburb 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 and of Scottish and Welsh ancestry.[4][5][6] He is the nephew of U.S. Congressman Mike Capuano, who is his mother's brother.[7][8] He has two sisters, Carly, a graduate of New York University's Tisch School 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. His mother is of half Italian and half Irish ancestry.[9][10][11] Evans was raised Catholic,[9] and graduated from Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School.[3]
[edit] Career
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After filming wrapped on Not Another Teen Movie, 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, and London, playing a strung-out drug user with relationship problems. He then played Johnny Storm, the superhero 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. That year he also starred as engineer turned astronaut Mace in Danny Boyle's science-fiction film Sunshine.
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.[12] Also that year, Evans was ranked 474th in Forbes' "Star Currency" rankings, based on films' global box-office performance.[13]
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.[citation needed] Also that year, Evans appeared in Sylvain White's The Losers, an adaptation of the comic-book series from the DC Comics imprint Vertigo.[14] 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.[15] Evans played the Marvel Comics character Captain America in Captain America: The First Avenger, and will reprise the role in the film The Avengers and at least two sequels to Captain America.[16]
Evans starred in the film What's Your Number?, a romantic comedy co-starring Anna Faris.[17]
With actress Evan Rachel Wood, he is part of the advertising campaign for the perfume Gucci Guilty,[18] and the cologne Guilty pour Homme.[19] Evans is a supporter of gay rights.[20]
[edit] Feature films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | The Newcomers | Judd | Film debut |
| 2001 | Not Another Teen Movie | Jake Wyler | |
| 2003 | The Paper Boy | Ben Thomas | Short film |
| 2004 | The Perfect Score | Kyle | |
| Cellular | Ryan | ||
| 2005 | Fierce People | Bryce Langley | |
| Fantastic Four | Jonathan "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 | Jonathan "Johnny" Storm / Human Torch |
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| The Nanny Diaries | Hayden aka "Harvard Hottie" | ||
| Battle for Terra | Stewart Stanton | Voice | |
| 2008 | Street Kings | Detective Paul Diskant | |
| 2009 | Push | Nick Gant | |
| The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond | Jimmy Dobyne | ||
| 2010 | The Losers | Jake Jensen | |
| Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Lucas Lee | Nominated — Detroid Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Nominated — Scream Award for Best Vilain (shared with Satya Bhabha, Brandon Routh, Mae Whitman, Shota Saito, Keita Saito and Jason Schwartzman) |
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| 2011 | Puncture | Michael David 'Mike' Weiss | |
| Captain America: The First Avenger | Steven "Steve" Rogers / Captain America | Lead Role Scream Award for Best Superhero Nominated - Scream Award for Best Science Fiction Actor Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer: Movie Actor Nominated - People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie Superhero |
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| What's Your Number? | Colin Shea | ||
| 2012 | The Avengers | Steven "Steve" Rogers / Captain America | |
| 2013 | The Iceman | Robert Pronge |
[edit] Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | Opposite Sex | Cary Baston | Lead Role |
| The Fugitive | Zack Lander | Episode: "Guilt" | |
| 2001 | Boston Public | Neil Mavromates | Episode: "Chapter Nine" |
| 2002 | Eastwick | Adam | TV film |
| 2003 | Skin | Brian | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2008 | Robot Chicken | Gobo Fraggle / Human Torch / Teacher / Pilot (voice) | Episode: "Monstourage" |
[edit] Video games
| Year | Game | Role | Notes | Country |
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| 2005 | Fantastic Four | Johnny Storm / The Human Torch | U.S. | |
| 2011 | Captain America: Super Soldier | Steven "Steve" Rogers / Captain America | U.S. |
[edit] References
- ^ "World news". The Guardian (London). January 23, 2008. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/8556516.
- ^ Itzkoff, Dave (July 8, 2011). "Chris Evans in ‘Captain America: The First Avenger'". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/movies/chris-evans-in-captain-america-the-first-avenger.html.
- ^ a b Pai, Tanya. "America's Most Wanted", Boston, June 2011. WebCitation archive.
- ^ a b Marotta, Terry (July 19, 2007). "Grease is the word". Gatehouse News Service via Wicked Local Sudbury. http://www.wickedlocal.com/sudbury/columnists/x580418862. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ a b 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 December 10, 2007.
- ^ "Weddings". Boston Globe. July 31, 1977. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/1996898972.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Jul+31%2C+1977&author=&pub=Boston+Globe+(1960-1979)&desc=WEDDINGS&pqatl=google.
- ^ "Capuano to be joined by actor nephew at "Open Mike" Nov. 9". Wicked Local Somerville. Nov 6, 2009. http://www.wickedlocal.com/somerville/town_info/government/x1156078852/Capuano-to-be-joined-by-actor-nephew-at-Open-Mike-Nov-9. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ Stickgold, Emma (July 21, 2010). "Rita Capuano; campaigned with vigor for husband, son; at 90". Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2010/07/21/rita_capuano_campaigned_with_vigor_for_husband_son_at_90/. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
- ^ a b "Meet curious Chris". Deccan Herald. May 27, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20070929125532/http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/May272007/enter200705263888.asp. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
- ^ . http://articles.boston.com/2010-07-21/bostonglobe/29300213_1_italian-fare-soda-bread-husband.[dead link]
- ^ "Sunshine - Chris Evans interview". IndieLondon.co.uk. http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Film-Review/sunshine-chris-evans-interview. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
- ^ "Push Comes to Shove for Chris Evans". Parade. February 4, 2009. http://www.parade.com/celebrity/celebrity-parade/archive/chris-evans-push-comes-to-shove.html?npId=171. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ "Chris Evans: Star Currency (2009)". Forbes.com. http://star-currency.forbes.com/celebrity/chris-evans. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ^ Billington, Alex (July 13, 2009). "Complete Look at the Full Cast of Sylvain White's The Losers". FirstShowing.net. http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/07/13/complete-look-at-the-full-cast-of-sylvain-whites-the-losers/. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
- ^ Fischer, Russ (January 20, 2009). "A Handy Cast Guide To Scott Pilgrim Vs The World". Chud.com. http://www.chud.com/articles/articles/17846/1/A-HANDY-CAST-GUIDE-TO-SCOTT-PILGRIM-VS-THE-WORLD/Page1.html. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
- ^ Graser, Marc (March 22, 2010). "Chris Evans to play Captain America'". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118016757.html. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
- ^ Anderton, Ethan (March 8, 2010). "Casting Tidits: Anna Faris, Liv Tyler, Ryan Gosling and More". FirstShowing.net. http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/03/08/casting-tidits-anna-faris-liv-tyler-ryan-gosling-and-more/#ixzz0hgFCFbBt. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
- ^ Rosenblit, Rachel. "Chris Evans and Evan Rachel Wood Promote Guilty", Elle, August 12, 2010.
- ^ "Gucci Guilty Pour Homme To Launch", RealStyleNetwork.com, January 10, 2011.
- ^ Voss, Brandon (January 6, 2009). "A List: Chris Evans". The Advocate. http://www.advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Film/A_List__Chris_Evans/. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
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