Chris Evans is an American actor who made his film debut in Biodiversity: Wild About Life!, a 1997 educational film co-produced by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, before making appearances in minor television roles in the early 2000s. Evans has described his filmography of the early to mid 2000s as being "really terrible". He appeared in the television comedy-drama Opposite Sex (2000), comedies Not Another Teen Movie (2001) and The Perfect Score (2004), and the action thriller Cellular (2004).
In 2005, Evans had his breakthrough performance as Johnny Storm / Human Torch in the superhero film Fantastic Four, his highest-paid role at the time, and reprised the role for the film's 2007 sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Fantastic Four would be the first of many roles in films adapted from comic books and graphic novels for Evans, including Casey Jones in TMNT (2007), Jake Jensen in The Losers (2010), Lucas Lee in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), and Curtis Everett in Snowpiercer (2013). His most prolific comic book movie role would be as Steve Rogers (Captain America) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) series of films, with credited appearances and cameos as the character in eleven films and one video game; notable appearances include the headlining films Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), and Captain America: Civil War (2016), and the ensemble films The Avengers (2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). He is slated to reprise his role in Avengers: Doomsday (2026) and Avengers: Secret Wars (2027).
While comic book films formed the bulk of Evans's filmography from the late 2000s through the entirety of the 2010s, he concurrently acted in a range of non-comic book projects, including Danny Boyle's psychological thriller Sunshine (2007), Marc Webb's drama Gifted (2017), and a critically acclaimed performance in Rian Johnson's Knives Out (2019). He also starred in several romantic comedy films, including The Nanny Diaries (2007), What's Your Number? (2011), and Playing It Cool (2015), the latter of which he also executive produced. Evans made his directorial debut in 2014 with the romantic drama Before We Go, which he also produced and starred in. His Broadway debut was in the 2018 revival of Kenneth Lonergan's play Lobby Hero, for which he was nominated for a Drama League Award. Throughout the 2020s, he has appeared in multiple films and series that have debuted on streaming services, including Defending Jacob (2020), The Gray Man (2022), and Ghosted (2023).
Film
Year Title Role Notes 1997 Biodiversity: Wild About Life! Rick Educational film 2000 Judd 2001 Not Another Teen Movie 2003 Paper Boy Ben Short film 2004 Kyle Seth Unreleased Cellular Ryan 2005 Fierce People Bryce Langley London Syd Fantastic Four 2007 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer TMNT Voice role Sunshine Battle for Terra Voice role 2008 Street Kings 2009 Push 2010 Jensen Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 2011 Puncture What's Your Number? Captain America: The First Avenger 2012 2013 Snowpiercer Thor: The Dark World Loki as Captain America Uncredited cameo 2014 Captain America: The Winter Soldier Before We Go Also director and producer 2015 Playing It Cool Me Also executive producer Avengers: Age of Ultron Ant-Man Uncredited cameo, post-credits scene 2016 Captain America: Civil War 2017 Gifted Spider-Man: Homecoming Cameo 2018 Avengers: Infinity War 2019 Captain Marvel Uncredited cameo, mid-credits scene Avengers: Endgame Also in 2026 extended version Superpower Dogs Henry Voice role, documentary Knives Out 2021 Free Guy Himself Cameo Don't Look Up Uncredited cameo 2022 Lightyear Buzz Lightyear Voice role The Gray Man 2023 Ghosted Also producer Pain Hustlers 2024 Deadpool & Wolverine Red One 2025 Honey Don't! Reverend Drew Devlin Materialists John Pitts Sacrifice Mike Tyler 2026 Steve Rogers Post-production TBA Jack Normandie Filming
Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 Opposite Sex Cary 8 episodes Episode: "Guilt" Just Married Josh Unaired 2001 Boston Public Episode: "Chapter Nine" 2002 Eastwick Adam Unaired pilot 2003 Skin Brian Episode: "Pilot" 2008 Robot Chicken Various voices Episode: "Monstourage" 2015 America's Game: The 2014 New England Patriots Narrator Documentary 2017 America's Game: The 2016 New England Patriots 2018 Chain of Command Documentary series 2020 Defending Jacob 8 episodes, also executive producer 2023 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Voice role, 8 episodes
Video games YearTitleRoleDeveloper2005Fantastic Four7 Studios2011Captain America: Super SoldierNext Level Games2012DiscoveredHimselfMicrosoft, Intel
Stage YearProductionRoleVenue Notes 2017 Our Town Fox Theatre Benefit reading2018 Lobby Hero Bill Helen Hayes Theatre Broadway
Music videos Year Title Performer Role Album 2001 "Tainted Love" Marilyn Manson Jake Wyler Not Another Teen Movie: Music from the Motion Picture and The Golden Age of Grotesque
Web Year Title Role 2009 28 Drinks Later Himself 2012 Himself
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