Finally, the famous actor we will watch in the movie "Our Son": Who is Luke Evans?
We wrote the biography of actor Luke Evans, who carried his career that started in stage plays to the movie industry and made his name known by showing outstanding performances.
His full name is Luke George Evans, he was born on April 15, 1979 in Pontypool, Wales. He was born as the only child of his mother, Yvonne, and father, David Evans. Raised in Aberbargoed, Evans was raised as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Despite this, Evans, who decided to leave religion at the age of 16, left his education halfway.
The following year, Evans moved to Cardiff, where he studied with singing coach Louise Ryan. In the following years, Evans won scholarships at London Studio Center and Kings Cross, London, and graduated in 2000. After graduating, he appeared in several West End productions, including "La Cava", "Taboo", "Rent", "Miss Saigon" and "Avenue Q" until 2008.
He also appeared in several sideshows in London and at the Edinburgh Festival, later making his most prominent stage role at Donmar Warehouse, playing "Small Change" in Peter Gill's play "Small Change". With his performance, he managed to grab the attention of film directors and US talent agencies, and was nominated for the Evening Standard Award for Best Newcomer. Later in the year, he appeared in his second appearance in "Piaf" at the Donmar Warehouse, where he played Yves Montand.
Evans, who auditioned at the age of thirty, made his first role in the 2009 remake of the movie of the same name as the Greek god Apollo in the action fantasy film "Clash of the Titans" (2010), directed by Louis Leterrier. The film, which made generally negative comments, nevertheless achieved a successful box office success. In the same year, he appeared as Clive Richards in the biopic "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll" directed by Mat Whitecross. The film received mixed or average reviews and received awards and nominations in various fields.
Later, he appeared in the action movie "Robin Hood" directed by Ridley Scott. The film, which was a healthy grossing success at the box office, was met with mixed reviews. Later, he appeared as Andy Cobb in the romantic comedy film "Tamara Drewe" directed by Stephen Frears. The film, which received mostly positive feedback, did not achieve much success at the box office. In 2011, he starred as DI Craig Stokes in the action thriller "Blitz" directed by Elliott Lester. The film, which received mixed reviews, was able to earn a small profit.
In the same year, he appeared as Adrian in the black comedy film "Flutter" directed by Giles Borg. He then starred with Matthew Macfadyen, Logan Lerman, Ray Stevenson, Milla Jovovich, Mads Mikkelsen, Orlando Bloom and Christoph Waltz in the action adventure movie "The Three Musketeers" directed by Paul WS Anderson based on the novel of the same name. The film received mixed reviews, resulting in a healthy box office success.
In 2011, he starred alongside Henry Cavill, Stephen Dorff, John Hurt, Isabel Lucas, Kellan Lutz, Freida Pinto, Joseph Morgan, Daniel Sharman and Mickey Rourke in the fantasy action movie "Immortals" directed by Tarsem Singh Dhandwar. Upon its release, the film was a huge commercial hit and garnered mixed reviews.
The following year, he co-starred with John Cusack, Alice Eve, and Brendan Gleeson in the crime thriller "The Raven," directed by James McTeigue. The film, which received mixed reviews from critics, grossed at the box office to match its production budget. Later, he got the lead role as Driver in the horror movie "No One Lives" directed by Ryuhei Kitamura. The film, which received mixed reviews, did not find success at the box office.
He then appeared as Bard the Archer in the epic high fantasy adventure movie "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" as the beginning of the trio series based on a novel directed by Peter Jackson. Released on December 14, 2012, the film received mixed reviews from critics. It also became the fourth highest-grossing film of 2012 with its gross. In addition, he was nominated for many awards and nominations. The following year, he starred in the action movie "Fast & Furious 6" directed by Justin Lin, alongside Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, and Sung Kang. Upon its release, the film garnered generally positive reviews, making it the sixth highest-grossing film of 2013.
Later in the year, he appeared in the sequel to the epic high fantasy adventure movie "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug". Upon its release, the film received mostly positive reviews, making it the fourth highest-grossing film of 2013. It has also received many awards and nominations in various categories.
In 2014, he took the lead role as Dracula in the action horror movie "Dracula Untold" directed by Gary Shore. The film received mixed reviews and grossed nearly three times its production budget. That same year, he reappeared in the sequel "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies". The film, which received mixed reviews from critics, became the second highest-grossing film of 2014 with its revenue.
In 2015, he starred alongside Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller and Elisabeth Moss in the dystopian thriller "High-Rise" based on the novel of the same name. Upon its release, the film was a modest critical success and failed to even meet its production budget at the box office. That year, he was named one of the "50 best-dressed British men" by GQ magazine.
In 2016, he appeared alongside Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Haley Bennett, Justin Theroux, Allison Janney, Édgar Ramírez and Lisa Kudrow in the mystery psychological thriller "The Girl on the Train", based on the novel of the same name directed by Tate Taylor. Upon its release, the film was a box office success and garnered mixed reviews. He later appeared with Emma Watson and Dan Stevens in the musical romantic fantasy film "Beauty and the Beast" directed by Bill Condon. The film, which received praise in all areas, received mostly positive reviews from critics. It became the second highest-grossing film of 2017 and the tenth highest-grossing film of all time.
In 2017, he appeared in the biographical drama film "Professor Marston and the Wonder Women" directed by Angela Robinson, starring William Moulton Marston, with Rebecca Hall, Bella Heathcote, JJ Feild, Oliver Platt and Connie Britton. The following year, he starred in the period drama television series "The Alienist", based on the novel of the same name, as newspaper illustrator John Moore, with Daniel Brühl and Dakota Fanning. The series was met with generally positive reviews. Evans announced the release of his first studio album, "At Last," in November 2019.
In the same year, he appeared in the war film "Midway" directed by Roland Emmerich with Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Aaron Eckhart, Nick Jonas, Mandy Moore and Woody Harrelson. Upon its release, the film received mixed reviews and was considered a box office bomb. Later in the year, Octavia Spencer, Juliette Lewis, Diana Silvers, Corey Fogelmanis, Gianni Paolo and McKaley Miller starred together in the psychological horror film "Ma" directed by Tate Taylor. The movie was a box office success and was met with mixed reviews.
He appeared alongside Nicole Kidman, Melissa McCarthy, and Michael Shannon in the drama television miniseries "Nine Perfect Strangers" based on the novel of the same name, which aired on Hulu in 2021. The series was met with mixed or average reviews from critics.
In 2022, he voiced with Tom Hanks and Cynthia Erivo in the live-action/computer-animated musical fantasy film "Pinocchio" directed by Robert Zemeckis. Upon its release, the film received generally negative reviews from critics and received six Golden Raspberry Award nominations. Evans was honored with the Man of the Year Award at the ninth annual Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards.
That same year, he starred with Michiel Huisman and Jessica Ann Collins in the action thriller television series "Echo 3" created by Mark Boal. In 2023, he starred in the Bill Oliver-directed drama "Our Son" with Billy Porter, Robin Weigert, Andrew Rannells, Isaac Cole Powell and Phylicia Rashad. The movie is scheduled for release in June 2023.
Private life
Despite being openly gay, Evans, who does not want to discuss his sexuality in the press, claims that his private life is private and deliberately protects his family from the press. Between 2014 and 2016, Evans was in a relationship with actor and model Jon Kortajarena.