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Christopher Robert Evans (born June 13, 1981) is an American actor. He began his career with roles in television series such as '' Opposite Sex'' in 2000. Following appearances in several teen films, including 2001's ''
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'', he gained attention for his portrayal of
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character the
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in ''
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'' (2005) and '' Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'' (2007). Evans made further appearances in film adaptations of
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s and
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s: '' TMNT'' (2007), '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' (2010), and ''
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'' (2013). Evans gained wider recognition for his portrayal of Steve Rogers / Captain America in several
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films, from '' Captain America: The First Avenger'' (2011) to '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019). His work in the franchise established him as one of the world's highest-paid actors. Aside from comic book roles, Evans has starred in the drama ''
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'' (2017), the mystery film ''
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'' (2019), and the television miniseries '' Defending Jacob'' (2020). He made his directorial debut in 2014 with the romantic drama ''
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'', which he also produced and starred in. Evans made his
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debut in the 2018 revival of
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's play ''
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'', which earned him a
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nomination.


Early life

Christopher Robert Evans was born on June 13, 1981, in
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,
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, and grew up in the nearby town of Sudbury.Pai, Tanya. His mother, Lisa (née Capuano), is an artistic director at the Concord Youth Theater, and his father, Bob, is a dentist. His father is of Irish descent, while his mother is of half Irish and half Italian descent. His parents divorced in 1999. Evans has two sisters, Carly and Shanna, and a brother, actor Scott Evans. He and his siblings were raised
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.Evans in Their uncle,
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, represented
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. He enjoyed
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as a child, and attended acting camp. He played Randolph MacAfee in the musical ''
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.'' 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
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. Evans graduated from
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in 1999. He was a schoolmate of Jeremy Strong.


Career


1997–2004: Early roles

Evans's first credited appearance was in a short
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titled ''Biodiversity: Wild About Life!'' in 1997. In 1999, Evans was the model for "Tyler" in
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's board game Mystery Date. The special edition of the game included an electronic phone, which Evans is shown speaking into on the game box. In September 2000, he moved to Los Angeles and lived in Oakwood Apartments in
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, a complex where he met fellow young actors. 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. It was a great time. It really was. It's like the L.A. welcoming committee". 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 (
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). Evans also had a lead role in the television series ''Opposite Sex'' which lasted for eight episodes. Lastly, Evans acted in an episode of ''The Fugitive'' named ''Guilt''. In 2001, he starred in ''
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,'' a
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of
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s, in which he plays a high school footballer. The film garnered mainly negative reviews, but grossed $38 million domestically and $28 million overseas for a worldwide $66 million. In 2004, he had a lead role in ''
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'', a teen heist-comedy about a group of students who break into an office to steal answers to the
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exam. The film was critically panned; Matthew Leyland of the
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thought Evans' performance was "bland", and the cast had "little chemistry". Also that year, he co-starred in the action-thriller ''
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,'' with
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,
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and
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. Evans plays college student Ryan, who must save a kidnapped woman (Basinger), after randomly receiving a phone call from her. Although the feature received a mixed response, ''
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''s review opined that "Evans proves himself a sufficiently charismatic leading man". In a retrospective interview, Evans remarked that some of his early films were "really terrible".


2005–2010: Breakthrough

In 2005, Evans starred in the
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drama '' Fierce People'', an adaptation of Dirk Wittenborn's 2002 novel of the same name. He also starred in ''
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'' (2005), a romantic drama, in which he played a drug user with relationship problems. ''London'' was negatively received by critics; ''
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'' magazine described it as "noxious", and thought Evans' character was the worst, and film critic Roger Ebert called the film "dreck". For his first
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role, he portrayed superhero Johnny Storm / Human Torch in ''
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'' (2005), based on the
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of the same name. Upon release, the film was a commercial success despite a divided reception. In his mixed review,
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of ''Variety'' praised the cast for their efforts and thought Evans gave a "charismatic breakout performance". Two years later, he reprised the role of Johnny Storm / Human Torch in the sequel '' Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'' (2007). ''
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''s Rob Salem thought the film was a "significant improvement" from the first, and the critic from ''
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'' thought the cast were "amusing enough" to carry the sequel. In 2016, reflecting on his experience of the ''Fantastic Four'' films, Evans said they left him "a little uneasy – because the movies weren't exactly the way I'd envisioned them". He voiced the character
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in the
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'' TMNT'' (2007), based on the ''
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'' comic book series. The film was released by
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and
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, to mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success, grossing $95 million worldwide. Next, he starred in
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's science fiction thriller '' Sunshine'' (2007), about a group of astronauts on a dangerous mission to reignite the dying sun. It garnered generally favorable reviews; Roger Ebert wrote the cast were "effective ... they almost all play professional astronaut/scientists, and not action-movie heroes". He also had a role in the comedy drama ''
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'' (2007), in which he plays the love interest to
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's character. His final release of 2007 was ''
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'', another science fiction animation, about a peaceful alien planet which faces destruction from colonization by a displaced remainder of the human race. It premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, followed by a wider theatrical release in 2009. Critical reception was largely mixed;
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gave the film an approval rating of 49% based on 95 critics. In 2008, Evans appeared as Detective Paul Diskant in the thriller '' Street Kings'', with co-stars Keanu Reeves,
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, and
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. He was cast in '' The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond'', co-starring
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. It is a romantic drama based on
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' 1957 screenplay. The feature received negative reviews, and ''
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'' critic called Evans' performance " catatonic". The following year he appeared in the science fiction thriller ''
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'', with
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and Camilla Belle. The film follows a group of people born with various superhuman abilities who unite to take down a secret agency that is genetically transforming normal citizens into an army of super soldiers.
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was held in
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, where Evans suffered bruises from doing his own fight scenes. The film's response was generally negative; Claudia Puig of ''
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'' described it as "silly" and "convoluted", while Mick LaSelle of ''
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'' criticized the story which "makes no sense", and predicted that Evans, "one of these days he's going to make a good movie". In 2010, Evans appeared in
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's '' The Losers'', an adaptation of the comic book series of the same name from the
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. Evans was drawn to playing Captain Jake Jensen because the character "doesn't take things too seriously. He's the one that kind of loves life and he's always looking for a joke". Although the film gained mixed reviews, ''
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''s critic praised the cast for their "breezy charm" and for Evans' comic relief. Evans appeared in another comic book adaptation,
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's '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' (2010), in which he portrayed Lucas Lee, one of Ramona Flowers' seven evil exes. The film was a
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but received positive reviews from critics and found a second life as a
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. He starred in
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and
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's drama, ''
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'', which was filmed in
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, Texas. The film premiered at the 2011
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as one of the spotlight projects for the 10th anniversary of the festival. Evans portrays Mike Weiss, who was a real-life young lawyer and drug addict. Upon release, critical reception was divided;
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of the ''
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'' praised the "solid" performances despite noting weaknesses in the dialogue and subplots. ''
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'' critic thought the film "rarely manages to focus on
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. Next, Evans was cast in the romantic comedy ''
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'' (2011) opposite
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, an adaptation of
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's book ''20 Times a Lady''. Critic
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of ''The A.V. Club'' gave the film a grade C+, and opined that Evans' and Faris' chemistry was "frisky".


2011–2017: Captain America and directorial debut

In 2010, Evans signed on for a multi-film deal with
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, to portray Marvel Comics character Steve Rogers / Captain America. Evans initially turned down the part, but he consulted with
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, who encouraged him to take the role. At Marvel's persistence, Evans accepted, and he went to see a therapist afterwards. He found the character fun to portray, and added, "I think Marvel is doing a lot of good things right now". The first film to be released was '' Captain America: The First Avenger'' (2011). The story follows the protagonist who is transformed into the super-soldier Captain America and must stop the
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from using the
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as an energy-source for world domination. The film was a critical and commercial success, earning over $370 million worldwide box office. In their positive review, ''
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'' thought the film was a "fresh twist on 20th-century history", and praised Evans' "confident-but-subtle treatment" displayed in his role. A year later, he reprised the character in '' The Avengers'', with a large
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cast that included Robert Downey Jr.,
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,
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, Scarlett Johansson, and Jeremy Renner. The feature was another commercial success; it grossed $1.519 billion and became one of the highest-grossing films of all time. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an approval rating of 92% based on more than 350 reviews. ''The Avengers'' received an
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nomination for Best Visual Effects and a
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(BAFTA) nomination for Best Special Visual Effects. For his last release of 2012, he played
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Robert Pronge in the
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'' The Iceman'', about the murderer
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. Evans' role was originally intended for
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, but he dropped out before filming began. In order to look the part, Evans wore a wig and grew a beard. Writing for ''
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'', David Rooney complimented Evans' versatile performance, which was unlike his Captain America persona. Returning to the science fiction genre, Evans was cast in Bong Joon-ho's ''
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'' (2013), which is based on the French graphic novel ''
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''. Bong was initially reluctant to cast him, but changed his mind after seeing Evans' performances in ''Sunshine'' and ''Puncture'', which showed a "sensitive" side. The story takes place aboard the ''Snowpiercer'' train as it travels around the globe, carrying the last members of humanity after a failed attempt at
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to stop
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. The film was critically acclaimed, with the critic from ''
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'' magazine describing the cast performances as "sensational". ''Snowpiercer'' appeared in several lists of best films of 2014, including ''The Guardian''s classics of modern
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. In 2014, Evans starred in '' Captain America: The Winter Soldier'', the sequel to ''Captain America: The First Avenger''. In the film, Captain America joins forces with Black Widow and
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to uncover a conspiracy within the spy agency
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while facing an assassin known as the Winter Soldier. Principal photography began in August 2013; Evans prepared by undertaking three months of strength training and learning all the fight sequences. Similarly to the first film, it was well received and a commercial success, grossing $714 million worldwide. Peter Howell of ''Toronto Star'' thought Evans was "impressive" for bringing the comic book character to life, despite the plot being "a little too complicated". Evans has said ''The Winter Soldier'' was his favorite Marvel film because he started to understand his character, and enjoyed working with directors
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. In March 2014, Evans said he may consider doing less acting so that he can focus on directing. In the same year, he made his directorial debut in the romantic comedy ''
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'', in which he also starred, opposite
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. The film tells the story of two strangers who meet at
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, and form an unlikely bond overnight. It premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival; ''
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'' critic, Ben Keninsberg, opined that it was a moderate effort and the actors' chemistry made it watchable. In the same year, he starred in another romantic comedy, opposite
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in ''
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''. The following year, he played Captain America again in '' Avengers: Age of Ultron'', the sequel to 2012's ''The Avengers''. In 2016, he reprised the role in '' Captain America: Civil War'', the sequel to ''Captain America: The Winter Soldier''. Both of these films were box office hits, grossing $1.4 billion and $1.1 billion worldwide, respectively. ''The Hollywood Reporter'' later learned that his salary for ''Civil War'' was $15 million. Evans starred in the family drama ''
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'' in 2017, about an
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seven-year-old who becomes the subject of a custody battle between her uncle (Evans) and grandmother (
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). Although set in Florida, filming took place in Georgia to take advantage of the state's financial incentive of $3 million. The film received a favorable response; ''
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'' magazine opined that Evans played his part with "conviction" despite a predictable plot. In the same year, he was invited to join the
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.


2018–present: Post-''Avengers'' work

In 2018, he starred in the sequel '' Avengers: Infinity War'', and in spring 2019, the fourth sequel '' Avengers: Endgame''. Both of these were directed by Anthony and Joe Russo; they had intended to film them simultaneously but scrapped the idea due to complexities. Evans admitted that he and Scarlett Johansson did not see the full script to ''Avengers: Infinity War'' before filming, saying, "We had to fight to get an actual paper script. There were giving us either pages or bits on an iPad. It's been tricky." While ''USA Today'' opined that Evans and co-star Chris Hemsworth were a "blast to watch" in ''Avengers: Infinity War'', the reviewer from ''
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'' magazine criticized the film for its lack of pacing and substance. When ''Avengers: Endgame'' completed filming in October 2018, Evans explained that it was emotional: "For the last month of filming I was letting myself go to work every day and be a little overwhelmed and a little nostalgic and grateful. By the last day, I was bawling. I cry pretty easy, but I was definitely bawling." The fourth sequel grossed $2.7 billion worldwide, and the filmmakers were praised by ''
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''s
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for creating one of the most entertaining films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Evans made his
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debut in the play ''
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'', directed by Trip Cullman, which opened in March 2018 at the
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as a part of
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's first Broadway season.
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of ''The New York Times'' labeled it a "terrific Broadway debut" and found his performance to be a "marvel of smooth calculation and bluster". Evans was nominated for a
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. In 2019, Evans played an Israeli Mossad agent in the
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thriller ''
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'', loosely based on the events of
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and
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in 1984–85. Frank Scheck of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' gave the film a mixed review; he thought Evans gave a "sincere" performance, despite observing weaknesses in the film's pacing and tone. Later that year, he starred as Ransom Drysdale, a spoiled playboy, in
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's mystery film ''
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'', which received critical acclaim and grossed $309 million worldwide. In
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,
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wrote of Evans's performance: "it's a special treat to see him tear right into this rich-brat bit, both preternaturally handsome and cheerfully obnoxious, a one-man cable-knit charm offensive." In 2020, Evans starred in '' Defending Jacob'', an
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crime drama miniseries based on the novel of the same name. He played Andy Barber, an assistant
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whose son is accused of murder. Daniel Fienberg of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' praised Evans's performance, stating that he "is sturdy and conveys the right measure of empathy and fear". He had a cameo in Adam McKay's
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comedy, ''
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'', which featured an ensemble cast. In 2022, Evans voiced the
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in the
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/
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animation ''
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'', which gained mostly favorable reviews, and starred in the Netflix thriller ''
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'', an adaptation of the 2009 novel of the same name directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. ''The Gray Man'' received mixed reviews.


Upcoming projects

Evans will star in the action-adventure film '' Ghosted'', from director
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, and is also slated to play Gene Kelly in an as-yet-untitled film based on an original idea of his own, as well as to play Orin Scrivello, DDS in a new version of ''Little Shop of Horrors''. Additionally, he will star in the action comedy '' Red One'', as well in David Yates's '' Pain Hustlers'' starring
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for Netflix.


Personal life

Evans is a follower of
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. He is a fan of the
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, and narrated the documentary series '' America's Game: The Story of the 2014 New England Patriots'' and ''America's Game: 2016 Patriots''. While filming ''Gifted'' in 2015, Evans adopted a dog named Dodger from a local animal shelter. In 2022, he was named the "Sexiest Man Alive" by ''
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'' magazine.


Political views

Evans affirmed his support for
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in 2012, stating, "It's insane that civil rights are being denied people in this day and age. It's embarrassing, and it's heartbreaking. It goes without saying that I'm completely in support of gay marriage. In ten years we'll be ashamed that this was an issue." In August 2016, he supported
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's continued enforcement of the state's ban on assault weapons. Evans endorsed
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in the 2016 presidential election, and was critical of Donald Trump's presidency. After Alabama enacted the Human Life Protection Act in May 2019, which imposes a near-total ban on
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s in the state, Evans called the bill "absolutely unbelievable" and continued by writing, "If you're not worried about ''
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'', you're not paying attention." In July 2020, he launched '' A Starting Point'', a website that publishes short interviews of American elected officials on political issues, with a goal of presenting "both the Democratic and
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point of view on dozens of issues across the political landscape." In October, Evans took part in a virtual fundraising event in support of Joe Biden in his 2020 presidential campaign. He endorsed
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in the 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary.


Philanthropy

Evans is a supporter of Christopher's Haven, a charity providing housing to families affected by
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, and has taken part in fundraisers to benefit the organization. In 2015, he and actor
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visited patients in the
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after the two made a bet that eventually raised donations for the hospital as well as Christopher's Haven. In May 2020, Evans organized a virtual fundraiser involving his ''Avengers'' co-stars to benefit the organizations
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,
Meals on Wheels Meals on Wheels is a programme that delivers meals to individuals at home who are unable to purchase or prepare their own meals. The name is often used generically to refer to home-delivered meals programmes, not all of which are actually named ...
,
World Central Kitchen World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a not-for-profit non-governmental organization devoted to providing meals in the wake of natural disasters. Founded in 2010 by chef José Andrés, the organization prepared food in Haiti following its devastati ...
, and
No Kid Hungry Share Our Strength is a national organization working to end childhood hunger and poverty in the United States. Share Our Strength holds culinary events, solicits individual donations, and uses social media to raise funds, which are then used to ...
. The following year, he won $80,000 for Christopher's Haven by placing third in a charity fantasy football tournament with his ''Avengers'' co-stars.


Awards and nominations


References


External links

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