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
Sinking boat: Rescued passengers on way to Christmas Is - ABC Online
Radio AustraliaSinking boat: Rescued passengers on way to Christmas IsABC Online, Australia - 3 hours agoImmigration Minister Chris Evans says there is constant pressure on people smugglers in the region. But the Opposition's immigration spokesman, ...Australian navy rescues 12 from sinking boat GMA news.tvNavy rescues suspected asylum seekers Melbourne Herald SunNavy saves sinking 12 The AgeABC Onlineall 30 news articles
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Australian Jews, Muslims protest fascistJewish Telegraphic Agency, NY - 7 hours agoRobert Goot, president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, told ABC radio on Thursday he had written to Immigration Minister Chris Evans, ...
read moreChris Evans' bids farewell to beloved dog Enzo - Mirror.co.uk
Chris Evans' bids farewell to beloved dog EnzoMirror.co.uk, UK - 12 hours agoChris Evans took his beloved dog Enzo for one last walk before having him put down this week. The Radio 2 star paid £5000 for his German Shepherd to have a ...
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BBC NewsDown Under still the destination of choice for UK emigrantsVisa Bureau, UK - 12 hours agoSenator Chris Evans, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, said in an interview last month (reported by Nine MSN News) that he expects the number of ...Fewer Brits moving Down Under: survey The Ageall 276 news articles
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HS Football -- Knights aim for winning record, City TitleStamford Times, CT - Nov 19, 2008Twenty of those went to fellow senior Chris Evans, who broke former Black Knight standout Kenny Fersner's single season mark, as well. ...
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Homes WorldwideMarket rates would make 457 visas 'redundant'Queensland Business Review, Australia - Nov 18, 2008Immigration Minister Senator Chris Evans says paying market rates would ensure workers brought in under the scheme were not used to "undermine" the wages ...Immigration Minister agrees with 457 visa review Visa BureauReforms flagged for skilled migrant visas Australian MiningVisa worker deaths double in a year Sydney Morning Heraldall 42 news articles
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2SNAPS.TVMadonna and Guy Reach Deal in Divorce2SNAPS.TV, CA - 7 hours ago... sources suggest he has done a 'Piper' - a reference to Billie Piper, the actress who divorced the broadcaster Chris Evans without asking for anything. ...Madonna To Get Divorced Tomorrow Sky NewsCelebrity gossip from the man with the unpronounceable name ... New Zealand Heraldall 515 news articles
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Tiger Sports DigestAU loses family in StarksPress-Register - al.com, AL - Nov 10, 2008By EVAN WOODBERY AUBURN — When Chris Evans ran onto the field to be recognized during Saturday's pre-game Senior Day festivities, he expected to be standing ...Auburn associate AD dies of heart attack Columbus Ledger-EnquirerAU Mourns Loss of "Head Academics Coach" Tiger Sports DigestAuburn's Starks dies of heart attack Savannah Morning Newsall 92 news articles
read moreRecord intake good for nation: Evans - Sydney Morning Herald
AFPRecord intake good for nation: EvansSydney Morning Herald, Australia - Oct 26, 2008THE Immigration Minister, Chris Evans, defended the Government's record high immigration intake yesterday, saying migrants often have better job outcomes ...Migrant flow can be turned off if needed: Evans ABC OnlineGovt may cut migration intake: Evans The AgeAustralia may cut immigration amid financial crisis: minister AFPBBC News - RTT Newsall 192 news articles
read moreEvans orders probe into Afghan asylum seekers report - ABC Online
BBC NewsEvans orders probe into Afghan asylum seekers reportABC Online, Australia - Oct 26, 2008Immigration Minister Chris Evans has asked his department to investigate claims that 20 Afghans who applied for asylum in Australia were killed after being ...Afghans sent home to die Sydney Morning HeraldAustralia To Probe Into Death Of Rejected Afghan Asylum Seekers RTT NewsRoyal commission call as refugees killed The AustralianThe Age - guardian.co.ukall 308 news articles
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