Evan Jonigkeit (; born February 18, 1983) is an American actor known for his roles in '' X-Men: Days of Future Past'', ''

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'', and '' Easy''. He currently stars as Captain Chesterfield in

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's ''

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''.

Early life

Jonigkeit was raised in

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and graduated from

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in 2001. He got accepted into

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with a baseball scholarship but after being sidelined with tendonitis, he started pursuing theater. As a young adult, Jonigkeit was employed doing lawn work.

Career

After working in the theater community in Philadelphia, Jonigkeit was picked up by agency in New York. He got his break by starring in the 2011

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'' which eventually led him to star in the Broadway play ''The Snow Geese'' alongside

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in 2013. In 2014, Jonigkeit made his big-screen debut in '' X-Men: Days of Future Past'' playing comic book villain

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. In 2015, he starred alongside

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in western ''

'' as Deputy Nick. In the same year he was cast to play Captain Chesterfield in

's series ''

''. Jonigkeit and his production company, Rooster Films, produced their first short, ''Mildred & The Dying Parlor'' that starred

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and

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. In 2017, he produced a live event on Facebook called: ''Stand For Rights: A Benefit for the ACLU with Tom Hanks'', for which he earned a

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nomination, and co-produced the

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. In 2017, Jonigkeit and ''

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'' actress

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partnered with

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to produce an anthology series titled ''Fabled''. Jonigkeit starred on the

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drama ''

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'', based on the novel of the same name. He played Will the backwaiter assigned to train Tess, who then becomes her first friend; the series premiered on May 6, 2018, and aired until 2019. In 2020, he had key roles in the horror films ''

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'' and '' The Empty Man''. Jonigkeit starred in season 1 of the Netflix series ''

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'' as Samuel Davenport, a major character and one of the main antagonists. Netflix released all eight episodes of season 1 of Archive 81 on Jan. 14, 2022.

Personal life

In 2013, Jonigkeit started dating actress

. They married on October 2, 2016.

Filmography

Film

Television

Producer

Theatre

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jonigkeit, Evan Living people American male television actors 1983 births Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American male actors