Details of Chris Evans and his career, who is best known for his superhero roles in addition to his dramatic and romantic films, and who is engraved in everyone's memories as 'Captain America'.
His full name is Christopher Robert Evans, he was born on June 13, 1981 in Massachusetts, USA. His mother, Lisa Capuano, is an artistic director, and his father, Bob, is a dentist. His father is of Irish descent and his mother is of half Irish and half Italian descent. His parents divorced in 1999. Evans has two sisters named Carly and Shanna and a brother named actor Scott Evans.
Evans, who enjoyed musical theater as a child and attended acting camps, played the role of Randolph MacAfee in the musical 'Bye Bye Birdie'. After graduating from Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School in 1999, he moved to New York and began taking classes at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute.
Moving to Los Angeles in September 2000, Evans settled in the Oakwood Apartments in Toluca Lake, where he met the young actors. That same year, Evans made his screen debut with Kate Bosworth in a television family drama movie, "The Newcomers." Evans also starred in the eight-episode television comedy-drama series "Opposite Sex" (2000). Most recently, he appeared in the episode 'Guilt' of the action drama tv series 'The Fugitive'.
In 2001, he starred in "Not Another Teen Movie," a teen parody film directed by Joel Gallen and portraying a high school football player. The film received generally negative reviews. But it was a healthy commercial success, grossing $66 million worldwide.
In the following years, he played the lead role in "The Perfect Score" (2004), a teen heist comedy film directed by Brian Robbins. The film received moderately critical responses. Also that year, he starred alongside Jason Statham, Kim Basinger, and William H. Macy in the action-thriller "Cellular," directed by David R. Ellis. Evans played college student Ryan. Although his performance took mixed turns, it was considered that he proved to be a charismatic enough lead actor. In a retrospective interview, Evans said that some of his early films were "really terrible."
In 2005, Evans starred in the independent drama thriller "Fierce People", based on the novel of the same name directed by Dirk Wittenborn. He then appeared in "London" (2005), a romantic drama film directed by Hunter Richards. The film was negatively interpreted by critics.
Evans' first comic book role came as Johnny Storm / Flame Man in the superhero movie "The Fantastic Four" (2005), based on the Marvel Comic of the same name. The film was a commercial success, despite divided and mixed reactions. Joe Leydon of Variety magazine said Evans had a "charismatic debut performance". He reprized his role two years later in its sequel, "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" (2007). Rob Salem of the Toronto Star reported that the film was a "significant and major breakthrough" from the outset, and the Chicago Reader newspaper critic reported that the cast was "fun" enough to carry the sequel.
In 2007, he voiced the character of Casey Jones in the animated superhero movie "TMNT"(2007), based on the Ninja Turtles comic book series. The film was released to mixed reviews from critics. However, it was a commercial success. Later, he starred in the science fiction psychological thriller "Sunshine" (2007) directed by Danny Boyle. The film received generally positive reviews.
He also starred in the comedy-drama film "The Nanny Diaries" (2007), based on a novel of the same name, with Scarlett Johansson and Laura Linney. His last film in 2007 was the animated-adventure science fiction film "Battle for Terra" directed by Aristomenis Tsirbas. Premiering at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, the film had a wider theatrical release in 2009. Critical reactions to the film were largely mixed.
In 2008, Evans starred as a detective in the action thriller "Street Kings" directed by David Ayer, alongside Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker and Hugh Laurie. That same year, he co-starred with Bryce Dallas Howard and Ellen Burstyn in an independent film called "The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond," a romantic drama based on a 1957 screenplay by Tennessee Williams. The film received particularly negative reviews.
The following year, he appeared in the superhero sci-fi thriller "Push" (2009), directed by Paul McGuigan, with Dakota Fanning and Camilla Belle. Principal photography for the movie was filmed in Hong Kong, where Evans was bruised while filming his own fight scenes. Reactions to the film were generally negative.
In 2010, Evans starred in the action movie "The Losers" directed by Sylvain White, an adaptation of the comic book series of the same name. Although the film received mixed reviews, the cast and Evans' performance were praised. Later, Evans appeared in another comic book adaptation, Edgar Wright's action comedy "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World"(2010). The film received positive reviews from critics, while being a box office failure. Additionally, it was considered a cult movie.
He starred in the drama film "Poncture"(2011), directed by Mark Kassen and Adam Kassen and shot in Texas. The film tells the story of Mike Weiss, a real-life young lawyer and drug addict, and Evans played Mike Weiss. While it was premiered as one of the highlights at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival, critical reactions were divided after its release. Some critics praised the "solid" performances while citing weaknesses in the dialogue and subplots. Later, Evans starred with Anna Faris in the romantic comedy "What's Your Number?" (2011) based on Karyn Bosniak's book '20 Times a Lady'. The film received moderate reviews, and it was noted that Evans and Faris' chemistry was compatible.
Evans entered a multi-film deal with Marvel Studios to portray the Marvel Comics character Steve Rogers-Captain America. Evans, who initially turned down the role, is Robert Downey Jr who encouraged him to take on the role spoke with. At Marvel's insistence, Evans accepted the role and found it fun to portray the character. The first movie to be released was "Captain America: The First Avenger"(2011), a superhero movie directed by Joe Johnston, starring Evans. The film was both a critical and commercial success. Additionally, it grossed over $370 million worldwide at the box office, and Evans' role was praised.
A year later, he reprized his character in the superhero movie "The Avengers" with a large cast including Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and Jeremy Renner. The film was another commercial success, too. It became one of the highest-grossing films of all time, with a huge grossing success of $ 1.519 billion. The film also earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects and a British Academy Film Award (BAFTA) nomination.
He made his debut in 2012, playing hitman Robert Pronge in "The Iceman," a biographical crime film about murderer Richard Kuklinski directed by Ariel Vromen. For the role of Evans, he wore a wig and grew a beard. Evans' versatile performance was also praised for being different from the role of Captain America.
Returning to the science fiction genre, Evans starred in "Snowpiercer" (2013), based on the French comic book directed by Bong Joon-ho. Initially reluctant to choose Evans, Bong changed his mind after seeing his earlier performances. The story of the movie is set on a Snowpiercer train that travels the world, carrying the last members of humanity after a failed climate engineering attempt to stop global warming. The movie received great acclaim along with the performances of the cast. It also featured on several lists of the best movies of 2014.
In 2014, Evans reprized the same character in the sequel superhero movie "Captain America: The Winter Soldier." In the movie, Captain America tries to uncover a conspiracy by joining forces with Black Widow and Falcon; they were facing an assassin known as the Winter Soldier. Evans prepared for the film by doing three months of strength training and learning all the fight scenes. The film was well received upon its release and was a huge commercial success, grossing $714 million worldwide.
Later that year, Evans said he was considering acting less so he could focus on directing. In the same year, he made his directorial debut in the romantic comedy drama film "Before We Go". Additionally, he acted alongside Alice Eve in the movie. The film premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. Also in 2014, he co-starred with Michelle Monaghan in another romantic comedy film, "Playing It Cool".
The following year, he reprized the role of Captain America in its sequel, "Avengers: Age of Ultron." And in 2016, he reprized his role in "Captain America: Civil War", the sequel to "Captain America: The Winter Soldier." Both of these films broke box office records by grossing worldwide. The Hollywood Reporter said Evans' salary for the movie Civil War was $15 million.
Evans appeared in the lead role in "Gifted" (2017), a family drama film directed by Marc Webb. The film featured an intellectually gifted seven year old boy who becomes the subject of a custody battle between his uncle and grandmother. The movie received positive reviews. That same year, Evans was invited to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
He appeared in the sequel "Avengers: Infinity War" in 2018 and in the fourth sequel "Avengers: Endgame" in 2019, reprising the same role. He was directed by Anthony and Joe Russo in both films. The film faced some mixed reviews. When he finished filming the last movie in October 2018, Evans explained that it was very emotional. In addition, the fourth film was another huge success, grossing $2.7 billion worldwide.
Evans appeared in "Lobby Hero" directed by Trip Cullman and opened at the Helen Hayes Theater in March 2018 as part of the Second Stage Theatre's first Broadway season. This was his Broadway debut. His performance was described as a "great debut on Broadway," and Evans was nominated for a Drama League Award.
In 2019, Evans played an Israeli Mossad agent in the Netflix spy thriller "The Red Sea Diving Resort." The film was loosely based on the events of Operation Moses and Operation Joshua in 1984-85. The film and Evans' performance received mixed reviews. Later that year, he played the role of a spoiled womanizer, Ransom Drysdale, in the mystery film "Knives Out," directed by Rian Johnson. The film was a critically acclaimed success, grossing $309 million worldwide.
In 2020, Evans starred in "Defending Jacob," a crime drama mini-series produced by Apple TV+ based on the novel of the same name. In the movie, he played Andy Barber, assistant district attorney whose son was accused of murder. Evans' performance has been praised. In 2022, Evans voiced the title character in the Disney/Pixar computer-animated science fiction adventure movie "Lightyear," which received mostly positive reviews. He then co-starred with Ryan Gosling, Ana De Armas, in the Netflix action thriller "The Gray Man," based on the novel of the same name directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. The film received mixed reviews.
Evans will star alongside Ana de Armas in "Ghosted," a romantic action-adventure movie directed by director Dexter Fletcher. It has also been rumored that he will be playing DDS's Orin Scrivello in a remake of the musical "Little Shop of Horrors". Additionally, he will star in the action comedy Christmas movie "Red One" and alongside Emily Blunt for the Netflix conspiracy drama movie "Pain Hustlers" directed by David Yates.
Private life
He dated actress Jessica Biel from 2004 to 2006. Later, he started a relationship with Minka Kelly in 2007. The couple separated after 7 years. Evans, who started a relationship with Jenny Slate in 2016, announced their separation in 2017. Finally, he fell in love with the player Portuguese Alba Baptista.
Evans is a fan of the New England Patriots football team. Additionally, Evans narrated the documentary series 'America's Game: The Story of the 2014 New England Patriots' and 'America's Game: 2016 Patriots'. In 2015, Evans adopted a dog named Dodger from a animal shelter. He was recognized as the "Sexiest Man Alive" by People magazine in 2022. Evans, who was a model for the Gucci cosmetics brand for a while, also became the face of the brand's Guilty Intense perfume.
Evans is a supporter of 'Christopher's Haven', a charity that provides housing to families affected by childhood cancer, and is a philanthropist who also participates in fundraising events to benefit the organization. In 2015, he and actor Chris Pratt visited patients at Seattle Children's Hospital after making a fundraising bet for Christopher's Haven. In May 2020, Evans held a virtual fundraising event featuring Avengers co-stars to benefit some of their organizations.
An American actor and director, Evans has an estimated net worth of $70 million as of 2020. Coming from a Catholic family, Evans believes in Buddhism. The role he wanted to play in the Marvel universe was Loki, and he got the shield and headgear as a souvenir from his costume on the set of Captain America. Evans has a phobia of heights.