Chris Evans
Biography of Christopher Robert 'Chris' Evans
Date of Birth: 06/13/1981
Christopher Robert 'Chris' Evans – American actor. He became known for the role of Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe 'Fantastic Four' (2005) and its sequel in 2007.
Place of Birth. Education. Chris Evans was born on June 13, 1981, in Boston and grew up in Sudbury. His mother Lisa works as a theater director at the Concord Youth Theater, and his father is a dentist. Chris' mother is half Italian and half Irish. Evans was raised in Catholicism.
In his childhood, he was passionate about musical theater and attended an acting camp. During his school years, he played Randolph Macafee in the musical 'Bye Bye Birdie'. Before his last year of high school, Evans spent the summer in New York and attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. He graduated from Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School.
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Career. Evans made his first appearance in an educational short film titled 'Biodiversity: Unintelligent Design!' in 1997.
In September 2000, he moved to Los Angeles. That same year, Evans made his film debut in the TV movie 'The Newcomers'. He then starred in the series 'Opposite Sex', which ran for eight seasons. In 2001, he played a high school football player in the film 'Not Another Teen Movie', a parody of teen movies. The film received largely negative reviews.
In 2004, he starred in the teen comedy 'The Perfect Score', in which a group of students breaks into an office to steal the answers for the SAT test. The film received critical acclaim. That same year, Evans starred in the action film 'Cellular' alongside Jason Statham, Kim Basinger, and William H. Macy. The role received mixed reviews.
In 2005, Evans appeared in the independent drama 'Fierce People', based on the novel of the same name by Dirk Wittenborn. He then followed with a role in the romantic drama 'London' (2005), where he played a relationship-plagued drug addict. 'London' was poorly received by critics. Chris Evans then played the superhero Human Torch in 'Fantastic Four' (2005), based on the Marvel comic of the same name. After its release, the film was commercially successful despite mixed reviews.Two years later, Evans reprised his role as Johnny Storm in the sequel 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' (2007).
In 2007, he starred in the science fiction thriller 'Sunshine' by Danny Boyle, in which a group of astronauts undertakes a dangerous mission to revive the dying sun. The film received overall positive reviews.He then had a role in the comedy-drama series 'The Nanny Diaries' (2007), where Chris played the main character's boyfriend Scarlett Johansson.
In 2008, he played the role of Detective Paul Diskant in the thriller 'Street Kings' with Keanu Reeves. He then took on a role in the film 'The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond'. This romantic drama is based on a script by Tennessee Williams from 1957. The film received negative reviews.
The following year, he appeared in the science fiction thriller 'Push' (2009). The reaction to the film was overall negative. That same year, Evans starred in the adaptation of the DC Comics series 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' (2010) by Edgar Wright, where he played Lucas Lee.The film was a 'box office flop' but received positive reviews.
In 2010, Evans signed a contract with Marvel Studios for multiple films in which he was to play the Marvel comic character Steve Rogers/Captain America. The first film in the series was 'Captain America: The First Avenger' (2011).
A year later, he reprised his role in 'The Avengers' (2012) with a large ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, and Jeremy Renner. The film was another commercial success, grossing $1.519 billion and becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time. That same year, he played the hitman Robert Pronge in the biopic 'The Iceman' about the hitman Richard Kuklinski.
Back in the science fiction genre, Evans starred in Bong Joon-ho's film 'Snowpiercer' (2013).
In 2014, Evans starred in the film 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'. Evans prepared by doing strength training for three months and rehearsing all fight scenes. Like the first film, the second was well received and was commercially successful, grossing worldwide over $714 million.