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==Personal life== |
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From 2004 to 2006, Evans dated actress [[Jessica Biel]]<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/chris-evans-minka-kelly-dating-again-201249 |title=Chris Evans, Dating Again! |magazine=[[Us Weekly]] |first=Zach |last=Johnson |date=September 4, 2012 |accessdate=April 16, 2013}}</ref> He also dated actress [[Minka Kelly]],<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/chris-evans-minka-kelly-dating-again-201249 | title =Exclusive: Chris Evans, Minka Kelly Dating Again! | first= Zach | last= Johnson | work = [[Us Weekly]] | date= September 4, 2012 | accessdate= September 4, 2012}}</ref> in September 2012 after briefly dating her in 2007 but broke up again in October 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Minka Kelly, Chris Evans break up again|url=http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/10/23/Minka-Kelly-Chris-Evans-break-up-again/7481382571306/|accessdate=25 October 2013|agency=[[United Press International]]|date=October 23, 2013}}</ref> |
From 2004 to 2006, Evans dated actress [[Jessica Biel]]<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/chris-evans-minka-kelly-dating-again-201249 |title=Chris Evans, Dating Again! |magazine=[[Us Weekly]] |first=Zach |last=Johnson |date=September 4, 2012 |accessdate=April 16, 2013}}</ref> He also dated actress [[Minka Kelly]],<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/chris-evans-minka-kelly-dating-again-201249 | title =Exclusive: Chris Evans, Minka Kelly Dating Again! | first= Zach | last= Johnson | work = [[Us Weekly]] | date= September 4, 2012 | accessdate= September 4, 2012}}</ref> in September 2012 after briefly dating her in 2007 but broke up again in October 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Minka Kelly, Chris Evans break up again|url=http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/10/23/Minka-Kelly-Chris-Evans-break-up-again/7481382571306/|accessdate=25 October 2013|agency=[[United Press International]]|date=October 23, 2013}}</ref> He is currently married to Sebastian Stan. |
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He is also a supporter of [[LGBT]] rights,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.advocate.com/news/2009/01/05/list-chris-evans |title=A List: Chris Evans |work=[[The Advocate]] |first=Brandon|last=Voss|date=January 5, 2009 |accessdate=July 20, 2010}}</ref> and has a great interest in the philosophies of [[Buddhism]].<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/cover-stars/201205/chris-evans-avengers |title=''The Avengers''{{'}} Chris Evans: Just Your Average Beer-Swilling, Babe-Loving Buddhist |magazine=[[Details (magazine)|Details]] |first=Adam |last=Sachs | date=May 2012 |accessdate=April 16, 2013}}</ref> |
He is also a supporter of [[LGBT]] rights,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.advocate.com/news/2009/01/05/list-chris-evans |title=A List: Chris Evans |work=[[The Advocate]] |first=Brandon|last=Voss|date=January 5, 2009 |accessdate=July 20, 2010}}</ref> and has a great interest in the philosophies of [[Buddhism]].<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/cover-stars/201205/chris-evans-avengers |title=''The Avengers''{{'}} Chris Evans: Just Your Average Beer-Swilling, Babe-Loving Buddhist |magazine=[[Details (magazine)|Details]] |first=Adam |last=Sachs | date=May 2012 |accessdate=April 16, 2013}}</ref> |
Revision as of 21:54, 3 November 2014
Chris Evans | |
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Born | Christopher Robert Evans June 13, 1981 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Years active | 2000–present |
Relatives | Scott Evans (brother) Mike Capuano (uncle) |
Christopher Robert "Chris" Evans (born June 13, 1981)[1] is an American actor and film director. Evans is best known for his superhero roles as Johnny Storm / Human Torch in Fantastic Four (2005) and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007); and Steve Rogers / Captain America in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Marvel's The Avengers (2012) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), a role he will reprise in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).
Evans began his career on the television series Opposite Sex (2000), moving to film in 2001 with Not Another Teen Movie.
Early life
Chris Evans was born in Boston[2] and raised in the town of Sudbury.[3] His mother, Lisa (Capuano), is an artistic director at the Concord Youth Theater,[4][5] and his father, Bob, is a dentist.[6] He has two sisters, Carly,[6] a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and a high school drama and English teacher at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School,[4][7] Shanna,[6] and a younger[8] brother, Scott,[6] who was featured on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. Their uncle, Mike Capuano, represents the same Massachusetts Congressional district formerly represented by Tip O'Neill.[9] His mother is of half Italian and half Irish ancestry.[9][10][11]
Evans graduated from Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School.[3] He and his siblings were raised Catholic.[10][11]
Career
After filming wrapped on Not Another Teen Movie,[12] 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.[13] He then played 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.[14] That year, he starred as engineer-turned-astronaut Mace in Danny Boyle's science-fiction film Sunshine.[15]
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.[16]
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.[17] Also that year, Evans appeared in Sylvain White's The Losers, an adaptation of the comic-book series from the DC Comics imprint Vertigo.[18] 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 evil exes.[19]
In 2011, Evans played the Marvel Comics character Captain America in Captain America: The First Avenger, and starred in the film What's Your Number?, a romantic comedy co-starring Anna Faris.[20][21] There were initially scheduling conflicts, as both films were set to film in the summer of 2010.[22] With actress Evan Rachel Wood, he was part of a 2011 advertising campaign for the perfume Gucci Guilty,[23] and the cologne Guilty pour Homme.[24]
Evans had signed on to appear in multiple films as Captain America, and first reprised the role in the 2012 film The Avengers.[20] He next starred opposite Michael Shannon in The Iceman, replacing James Franco, who had dropped out.[25] Evans wore a long wig and grew out a beard for the role.[26] He starred in South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's English-language film Snowpiercer.[27]
In 2014, Evans starred in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.[28] He also starred opposite Michelle Monaghan in the romantic comedy Playing It Cool.[29] His directorial debut, Before We Go,[30] debuted at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival
His upcoming films include the 2015 film Avengers: Age of Ultron and the 2016 film Captain America: Civil War.[31][32] Evans said in March 2014 that once his contract with Marvel is up, he may consider doing less acting so he could work more on directing,[33] and believes he will be finished playing Captain America in 2017.[30]
Personal life
From 2004 to 2006, Evans dated actress Jessica Biel[34] He also dated actress Minka Kelly,[35] in September 2012 after briefly dating her in 2007 but broke up again in October 2013.[36] He is currently married to Sebastian Stan.
He is also a supporter of LGBT rights,[37] and has a great interest in the philosophies of Buddhism.[38]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Note |
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2000 | The Newcomers | Judd | |
2001 | Not Another Teen Movie | Jake Wyler | |
2003 | The Paper Boy | Ben Harris | Short film |
2004 | The Perfect Score | Kyle Curtis | |
2004 | Cellular | Ryan Hewitt | |
2005 | Fierce People | Bryce Langley | |
2005 | Fantastic Four | Johnny Storm / Human Torch | |
2005 | London | Syd | |
2007 | TMNT | Casey Jones | Voice only |
2007 | Sunshine | Robert Mace | |
2007 | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Johnny Storm / Human Torch | |
2007 | The Nanny Diaries | Hayden "Harvard Hottie" | |
2007 | Battle for Terra | Stewart Stanton | Voice only |
2008 | Street Kings | Detective Paul Diskant | |
2009 | Push | Nick Gant | |
2009 | The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond | Jimmy Dobyne | |
2010 | The Losers | Jake Jensen | |
2010 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Lucas Lee | |
2011 | Puncture | Michael David "Mike" Weiss | |
2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | Steve Rogers / Captain America | |
2011 | What's Your Number? | Colin Shea | |
2012 | The Avengers | Steve Rogers / Captain America | |
2013 | The Iceman | Robert "Mr. Freezy" Pronge | |
2013 | Snowpiercer | Curtis Everett | |
2013 | Thor: The Dark World | Steve Rogers / Captain America | Uncredited Cameo |
2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Steve Rogers / Captain America | |
2014 | Playing It Cool | Narrator | |
2014 | Before We Go | Nick Vaughan | Director and producer; completed |
2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Steve Rogers / Captain America | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Opposite Sex | Cary Baston | Lead Role |
2000 | The Fugitive | Zack Lardner | Episode: "Guilt" |
2001 | Boston Public | Neil Mavromates | Episode: "Chapter Nine" |
2002 | Eastwick | Adam | TV pilot |
2003 | Skin | Brian | Episode: "Pilot" |
2008 | Robot Chicken | Various voices | Episode: "Monstourage" |
2009 | Attack of the Show! | Himself | Episode: "1.906" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Fantastic Four | Johnny Storm / The Human Torch | Voice only |
2011 | Captain America: Super Soldier | Steve Rogers / Captain America | Voice only |
Awards and nominations
References
- ^ "Today in History". The Guardian. London. Associated Press. June 13, 2009. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2008.
Actor Chris Evans is 28.
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- ^ a b Pai, Tanya. "America's Most Wanted". Boston. June 2011. Archived from the original on July 5, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
- ^ a b Marotta, Terry (July 19, 2007). "Grease is the word". Gatehouse News Service via Wicked Local Sudbury. Archived from the original on April 3, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
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- ^ a b c d Keck, William (September 9, 2004). "Chris Evans' career ready to sizzle". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2007.
...Evans' siblings, Scott, Carly and Shanna.
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- ^ Krebs, Sean (December 14, 2009). "Behind The Scenes: The Scott Evans Cover Shoot". Instinct. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
- ^ a b Stickgold, Emma (July 21, 2010). "Rita Capuano; campaigned with vigor for husband, son; at 90". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2010. (subscription required)
- ^ a b "Meet curious Chris". Deccan Herald. May 27, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
- ^ a b "Sunshine – Chris Evans interview". IndieLondon.co.uk. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
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- ^ ""London" Movie Trailer". About.com. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ "Human Torch Chris Evans Says Fantastic Four 3 Will Probably Not Happen". /Film. March 21, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ Chupnick, Steven (July 22, 2007). "Traveling to the SUNSHINE with Danny Boyle and Chris Evans". Collider.com. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ "Push Comes to Shove for Chris Evans". Parade. February 4, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ Rosen, Christopher (April 22, 2011). "Chris Evans and the Kassen Brothers Talk Puncture, Captain America and the Tribeca Film Festival". Movieline.com. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ Billington, Alex (July 13, 2009). "Complete Look at the Full Cast of Sylvain White's The Losers". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
- ^ Fischer, Russ (January 20, 2009). "A Handy Cast Guide To Scott Pilgrim Vs The World". Chud.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
- ^ a b Graser, Marc (March 22, 2010). "Chris Evans to play 'Captain America'". Variety. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
- ^ Anderton, Ethan (March 8, 2010). "Casting Tidits: Anna Faris, Liv Tyler, Ryan Gosling and More". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
- ^ Ward, Kate (March 19, 2010). "Captain America offered to Chris Evans". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Fleming Jr., Mike (November 11, 2011). "Chris Evans Replacing James Franco In 'The Iceman'". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ^ Malec, Brett (April 23, 2013). "Captain America, Who?! Chris Evans Gets Hairy Makeunder in New Movie The Iceman". E!. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (January 13, 2012). "Chris Evans warms to 'Snow Piercer'". Variety. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ^ Chitwood, Adam (September 18, 2012). "Chris Evans Talks 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'; Says Sequel Will Get Into Material That Was Cut from 'The Avengers'". Collider.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Johnson, Zach (September 4, 2012). "Chris Evans, Dating Again!". Us Weekly. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
- ^ Johnson, Zach (September 4, 2012). "Exclusive: Chris Evans, Minka Kelly Dating Again!". Us Weekly. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ^ "Minka Kelly, Chris Evans break up again". United Press International. October 23, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- ^ Voss, Brandon (January 5, 2009). "A List: Chris Evans". The Advocate. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
- ^ Sachs, Adam (May 2012). "The Avengers' Chris Evans: Just Your Average Beer-Swilling, Babe-Loving Buddhist". Details. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
External links
- Chris Evans at IMDb
- Chris Evans on Twitter
- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Sudbury, Massachusetts
- Male actors from Massachusetts
- American male film actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American people of Irish descent
- American film directors of Italian descent
- LGBT rights activists from the United States
- American male voice actors
- Male actors of Italian descent
- American Buddhists
- American male television actors
- American film producers
- American film directors