Chris Evans

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June 13, 1981Born

Boston, Massachusetts, USAFrom

60+Screen credits

About Chris

Christopher Robert Evans (born June 13, 1981) is an American actor. He gained worldwide recognition for portraying Steve Rogers / Captain America in various Marvel Cinematic Universe films, from Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) to Avengers: Secret Wars (2027). His work in the franchise established him as one of the world's highest-paid actors. Evans's films as a leading actor, particularly in the franchise, have grossed $11.4 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing film stars of all time.

He began his career with roles in television series, including Opposite Sex in 2000. Following appearances in several teen films, including 2001's Not Another Teen Movie, he gained further attention for his portrayal of Marvel Comics character the Human Torch in Fantastic Four (2005) and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), which he later reprised in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). Evans made further appearances in film adaptations of comic books and graphic novels: TMNT (2007), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), and Snowpiercer (2013).

Aside from comic book roles, Evans has starred in the drama Gifted (2017), the mystery film Knives Out (2019), the television miniseries Defending Jacob (2020), and the action films The Gray Man (2022) and Red One (2024). He also voiced Buzz Lightyear in Lightyear (2022) and Lucas Lee in the animated series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023), reprising his live-action role.

Evans made his directorial debut in 2014 with the romantic drama Before We Go, which he also produced and starred in. Evans made his Broadway debut in the 2018 revival of Kenneth Lonergan's play Lobby Hero, which earned him a Drama League Award nomination.

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Signature roles

The performances that built the name.

2011
Captain America: The First Avenger Steve Rogers / Captain America · Movie
Steve Rogers — the star-spangled man with a plan, across a decade of Marvel.
2005
Fantastic Four Johnny Storm · Movie
The Human Torch — his first Marvel role, all flame and charm.
2019
Knives Out Ransom Drysdale · Movie
Ransom Drysdale — the sweater-wearing suspect who stole the whodunit.
2013
Snowpiercer Curtis Everett · Movie
Curtis Everett — the revolution's reluctant leader on Bong Joon Ho's train.
2017
Gifted Frank Adler · Movie
Frank Adler — the gentle uncle in the year's most tear-jerking drama.

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The kid who almost said no to the shield

Chris Evans was born in 1981 in Boston, Massachusetts, and he spent the 2000s as Hollywood's most promising almost-star: the Human Torch in Fantastic Four (2005) and its sequel, the wisecracking lead of Not Another Teen Movie (2001), solid turns in Sunshine (2007) and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010). Then Marvel offered him Captain America -- and he said no. Multiple times. The nine-picture commitment terrified him; he has social anxiety about the industry machine, and the idea of being locked in felt like a trap. His family talked him into it. 'Best decision of my life,' he said later.

He was right. As Steve Rogers, Evans did something almost impossible: he made sincerity compelling. Across The First Avenger (2011), The Winter Soldier (2014), Civil War (2016), Infinity War (2018), and Endgame (2019), he played the moral compass of the biggest franchise in history -- and when he handed the shield to Sam Wilson, played by Anthony Mackie, it felt like the end of an era because it was. Off the shield, he showed his range: the vengeful survivor of Snowpiercer (2013), the sweater-wearing scene-stealer of Knives Out (2019).

The director and the dog guy

Evans directed his first feature, Before We Go (2014), a bittersweet New York romance, and he has talked about wanting to direct more than act. He was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2022 -- an honor he accepted with the same self-deprecating humor he brings to everything. Married to actress Alba Baptista, devoted to his rescue dog Dodger, and refreshingly blunt about fame's absurdities: Chris Evans turned the most square-jawed role in movies into the most human one. That took real acting.

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