Chris Evans Biography

Chris Evans is that sorta handsome, sorta nondescript actor who is known mostly for his roles as Captain America and as the Human Torch in movies based on Marvel comics.

He began getting film and television roles in the early 2000s, and landed a lead role in 2004’s The Perfect Score (starring Scarlett Johansson). He was then cast as Johnny Storm, aka “The Human Torch,” in the movies Fantastic Four (2005) and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), marking the beginning of his appearances in comic book based movies, including The Losers (2010), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), Snowpiercer (2013) and, more famously, Captain America in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), The Avengers (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). His other films include Danny Boyle‘s Sunshine (2007), Street Kings (2008, starring Keanu Reeves) and Before We Go (2014, which he also directed).