Although the feature received a mixed response, Slant Magazine 's review opined that "Evans proves himself a sufficiently charismatic leading man". Evans plays college student Ryan, who must save a kidnapped woman (Basinger), after randomly receiving a phone call from her. Also that year, he co-starred in the action-thriller Cellular, with Jason Statham, Kim Basinger and William H. The film was critically panned Matthew Leyland of the BBC thought Evans' performance was "bland", and the cast had "little chemistry". In 2004, he had a lead role in The Perfect Score, a teen heist-comedy about a group of students who break into an office to steal answers to the SAT exam. The film garnered mainly negative reviews, but grossed $38 million domestically and $28 million overseas for a worldwide $66 million. In 2001, he starred in Not Another Teen Movie, a parody of teen movies, in which he plays a high school footballer. Lastly, Evans acted in an episode of The Fugitive named ''Guilt''.
Evans also had a lead role in the television series Opposite Sex which lasted for eight episodes. In the same year, Evans made his screen debut in a television film, The Newcomers a family drama in which he plays a boy called Judd who falls in love with a girl ( Kate Bosworth). When he recalled of his experience during this time, he said, "You make a lot of strange connections with a lot of thirsty people, but you kind of are one of the thirsty people, too. In September 2000, he moved to Los Angeles and lived in Oakwood Apartments in Toluca Lake, a complex where he met fellow young actors. The special edition of the game included an electronic phone, which Evans is shown speaking into on the game box. In 1999, Evans was the model for "Tyler" in Hasbro's board game Mystery Date. Career 1997–2004: Early rolesĮvans's first credited appearance was in a short educational film titled Biodiversity: Wild About Life! in 1997. Evans graduated early from Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School. He and siblings also performed in front of relatives during Christmases recalling that being onstage "felt like home." Before starting his senior year of high school, Evans spent the summer in New York City, and took classes at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. He played Randolph MacAfee in the musical Bye Bye Birdie. He enjoyed musical theater as a child, and attended acting camp. Evans has Irish, and from his maternal grandfather, Italian, ancestry.
Their uncle, Mike Capuano, represented Massachusetts's 8th congressional district. He and his siblings were raised Catholic. Įvans has two sisters, Carly and Shanna, and a brother, actor Scott Evans. His mother, Lisa (née Capuano), is an artistic director at the Concord Youth Theater, and his father, Bob, is a dentist. 2.3 2011–2017: Captain America and directorial debutĬhristopher Robert Evans was born on June 13, 1981, in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in the nearby town of Sudbury.Evans made his Broadway debut in the 2018 revival of Kenneth Lonergan's play Lobby Hero, which earned him a Drama League Award nomination. He made his directorial debut in 2014 with the romantic drama Before We Go, which he also produced and starred in. Īside from comic book roles, Evans starred in the drama Gifted (2017), the mystery film Knives Out (2019), and the television miniseries Defending Jacob (2020). His work on the Marvel series established him as one of the world's highest-paid actors. He portrayed Steve Rogers / Captain America in several MCU films, namely Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), and Captain America: Civil War (2016), and the ensemble films The Avengers (2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Evans made further appearances in film adaptations of comic books and graphic novels: TMNT (2007), Scott Pilgrim vs. Following appearances in several teen films including 2001's Not Another Teen Movie, he gained attention for his portrayal of Marvel Comics character Human Torch in 2005's Fantastic Four, and its sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007). Known for his role as Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Evans began his career with roles in television series, such as in Opposite Sex in 2000.
Christopher Robert Evans (born June 13, 1981) is an American actor.