Chris Evans biography
Christopher Robert Evans (born June 13, 1981) is an United States actor. He is best known for his roles in the films
Not Another Teen Movie,
Cellular (film), and
Fantastic Four (film) (as Human Torch).
Early life
Christopher Robert Evans was born on June 13th, 1981 in Sudbury, Massachusetts, the son of Lisa, a dancer, and Bob Evans, a dentist. Evans is of Italian American and Irish American descent and is a Catholic. He graduated from Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School in 1999 and had originally planned to attend New York University after graduating high school.
Career
After completing his junior year in high school, Evans traveled to New York where he interned at a casting agency and took a summer acting program. That same summer he met an agent that helped him get his start in acting after completing high school. Evans had small parts on television series such as
Boston Public and
The Fugitive (2000 TV series) and a role in the TV series
Opposite Sex (TV series) before landing his first notable role as Jake Wyler in
Not Another Teen Movie.
After filming wrapped on
Not Another Teen Movie, Evans landed several more lead roles in
The Perfect Score and
Cellular (film). He also starred in a few independent films where audiences got to see a different side to Evans. In
London (2005 film), Evans played a strung out drug user with relationship problems. He was then chosen to play the the Human Torch in the 2005 Fantastic four adaptation
Fantastic Four (2005 film). He was named 'Male Superstar of Tomorrow' at the 2005 Young Hollywood Awards. Evans reprised the role of Johnny Storm/The Human Torch in the sequel
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, and as the engineer Mace in Danny Boyle's sci-fi film
Sunshine (2007 film).
In 2008, Evans appeared in
Street Kings (film), co-starring Keanu Reeves, and
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, co-starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Ellen Burstyn and David Strathairn. The latter is based on a play created by Tennessee Williams. Evans is also working on a supernatural thriller (genre),
Push (film), along with Dakota Fanning and Camilla Belle.
Filmography
Chris Evans in the news
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Brisbane TimesAustralia detains boat carrying 194 suspected refugees in Indian OceanThe Canadian Press... in sight in terms of the numbers of people moving through southeast Asia," Immigration Minister Chris Evans told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio. ...More will seek Australian safety: ministerAustralia Network News95 kids on Christmas Island and countingCrikeyForeign aid boost can stem human tide: reportABC OnlineMelbourne Herald Sun -NEWS.com.au -Courier Mailall 137 news articles »
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: New Push DVD Deleted SceneMovieWebAgainst this setting, a young man (Chris Evans) and a teenage girl (Dakota Fanning) take on a clandestine agency in a race against time that will determine ...and more »
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Crunch.co.uk meets Chris Evans on Radio 2's Drivetime showSourceWire (press release)... practice dedicated to freelancers, contractors and independent consultants, featured on Chris Evans' Radio 2 Drivetime show on Monday 29 June. ...and more »
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Piggies bow to Irish visitors in exhibitionCanada.com"Our guys were up against a very good side," said Cowichan coach Chris Evans. "It's always difficult when you're expected to perform in the middle of the ...Ballymena Under 23s stunning with their runningBCLocalNewsall 2 news articles »
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Ultimate DisneyUltimateDisney.com and DVDizzy.com:Ultimate DisneyChris Evans, Dakota Fanning, and Camilla Belle play young people with psychic powers in Push, our newest review subject. Future visions, telekinesis ...and more »
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MUSIC: DJ Chris Evans' pub to hold jazz nightMid Sussex TimesDJ Chris Evans' pub The Lickfold Inn is hosting its second live jazz night on Sunday, July 5, from 6pm onwards in the West Sussex village from which it took ...and more »
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