Evan Peters
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| Evan Peters | |
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| Born | Evan Peters January 20, 1987 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Evan Peters (born January 20, 1987) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Tate Langdon in American Horror Story, Jesse Varon in the ABC TV series Invasion and as Cooper Day in The Days, also on ABC. He also had a recurring role in Disney Channel's show Phil of the Future as Phil's geeky friend Seth Wosmer.
Peters is originally from St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Julie and Phil Peters (vice president of administration for the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation). Peters' break-out role was in the 2004 film Clipping Adam as Adam Sheppard. He played Russell AKA SpongeBob, a goofy skateboarder, in the 2004 movie Sleepover along with Hunter Parrish and Shane Hunter as his skateboarding crew. He also played Ricky Hobbs in the film An American Crime. In 2004, he won the award for Best Breakthrough Performance at the Phoenix Film Festival.
He also appeared on House, as a hostage in the episode "Last Resort". He appeared in the seventh season premiere of The Office as Luke Cooper, the nephew of the protagonist of the show Michael Scott.
[edit] Filmography
| Television | |||
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| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | American Horror Story | Tate Langdon | TV series (12 episodes) |
| The Office (U.S. TV series) | Luke Cooper | "Nepotism" | |
| 2010 | Parenthood (2010 TV series) | Brandon | |
| Criminal Minds | Charlie Hillridge | ||
| 2009 | Ghost Whisperer | Dylan | |
| 2009/08 | One Tree Hill (TV series) | Jack Daniels | |
| 2006 | Invasion (TV series) | Jesse Varon | |
| 2004 | The Days | Cooper Day | |
| Phil of the Future | Seth Wosmer | ||
| Films | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown | Max Cooperman | |
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | Todd | |
| 2008 | Never Back Down | Max Cooperman | |
| 2007 | Mama's Boy | Keith | |
| Remarkable Power | Ross | ||
| Gardens of the Night | Brian/Rachel | ||
| An American Crime | Ricky Hobbs | ||
| 2004 | Sleepover (2004 film) | Russel Hayes | |
| Clipping Adam | Adam Sheppard | ||