Chris Evans (b. 1981)
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Actor Chris Evans as in the 2011 movie "Captain America: The First Avenger"
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Chris Evans (b. June 13, 1981) is best known for portraying a pair of Marvel Comics superheroes on the big screen: first appearing as Johnny Storm (The Human Torch) in the Fantastic Four movies, and then as Captain America in Captain America : The First Avenger, and in the upcoming Avengers Movie.
Christopher Robert Evans was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in the Boston suburb of Sudbury after his family moved when he was eleven years old. As a teen at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, Chris Evans found success as an actor after receiving significant encouragement from his theater arts teacher. Gaining his initial acting experiences in high school plays and in the local theater, Evans pursued his passion for acting and moved to New York City, where he enrolled in the famous Lee Strasberg Theater Institute. While in New York, Chris Evans landed an internship at a acting casting office, where he became friends with an agent
Chris Evans' first significant role in front of a camera came with an appearances as an actor on an episode of the CBS remake,"The Fugitive" ( 2000-01). A bigger opportunity came when Chris Evans landed a spot as a murder suspect in the popular high school drama series on Fox TV, "Boston Public" (2000-04). That job led to his first major film role in the comedy film, "Not Another Teen Movie" (2001).
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Chris Evans in Not Another Teen Movie
Chris Evans' career proceeded with a series of minor roles in mostly forgettable movies, until 2005, when he was chosen to play Johnny Storm, also known as The Human Torch, in the first of two Fantastic Four movies. This role earned him some attention, and he was later picked to portray Captain America in Captain America: First Avenger. When chosen to play Steve "Cap" Rogers, Evans was basically signed to play the role in two Captain America films as well as the much anticipated (by comics fanboys the world over), The Avengers.
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Chris Evans as Steve Rogers in Captain America: First Avenger
Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson in The Avengers Movie
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Chris Evans continues to star as Captain America in the highly-anticipated new Marvel movie Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which hits theaters on April 4, 2014. Below is the first image released from the filming of that new Cap film.
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier Picture
Year Movie/Film Title Character Role 2000
The Newcomers
Judd
2001
Not Another Teen Movie
Jake Wyler
2003
The Paper Boy
Ben Thomas
2004
The Perfect Score
Kyle
2004
Cellular
Ryan
2005
Fierce People
Bryce Langley
2005
Fantastic Four
Jonathan "Johnny" Storm / Human Torch
2005
London
Syd
2007
TMNT
Casey Jones
2007
Sunshine
Mace
2007
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Jonathan "Johnny" Storm / Human Torch
2007
The Nanny Diaries
Hayden aka "Harvard Hottie"
2007
Battle for Terra
Stewart Stanton
2008
Street Kings
Detective Paul Diskant
2009
Push
Nick Gant
2009
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
Jimmy Dobyne
2010
]The Losers
Jake Jensen
2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Lucas Lee
2011
Puncture
Michael David 'Mike' Weiss
2011
Captain America: The First Avenger
Steven "Steve" Rogers / Captain America
2011
What's Your Number?
Colin Shea
2012
The Avengers
Steven "Steve" Rogers / Captain America
2013
The Iceman
Robert 'Mr.Softee' Pronge
2013
Snow Piercer
Will Hawkins
2014
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Steven "Steve" Rogers / Captain America
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