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 ''The Perfect Score'' is a 2004 American Teen film, teen comedy-heist film directed by Brian Robbins and starring Chris Evans (actor), Chris Evans, Erika Christensen, Bryan Greenberg, Scarlett Johansson, Darius Miles, and Leonardo Nam. The film ...

'' (2004), and the action thriller '' Cellular'' (2004). In 2005, Evans had his breakthrough performance as Johnny Storm / Human Torch in the

superhero film A superhero film (or superhero movie) is a film that focuses on the actions of superheroes. Superheroes are individuals who possess superhuman abilities and are dedicated to protecting the public. These films typically feature action, advent ...

'' 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 book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...

s and

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s for Evans, including

Casey Jones John Luther "Casey" Jones (March 14, 1863 – April 30, 1900) was an American railroader who was killed when his passenger train collided with a stalled freight train at Vaughan, Mississippi. Jones was a locomotive engineer for the Illinois C ...

in '' TMNT'' (2007), Jake Jensen in '' The Losers'' (2010), Lucas Lee in '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' (2010), and Curtis Everett in ''

Snowpiercer ''Snowpiercer'' () is a 2013 post-apocalyptic science fiction action film based on the French climate fiction graphic novel ''Le Transperceneige'' by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette. The film was directed by Bong Joon-ho a ...

'' (2013). His most prolific comic book movie role would be as Steve Rogers ( Captain America) in the

Marvel Cinematic Universe The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appear in American comic books published by ...

(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). 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 Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He is known for his work on films including '' Shallow Grave'', '' Trainspotting'' and its sequel '' T2 Trainspotting'', '' The Beach'', ''28 Days Later'', '' S ...

's psychological thriller '' Sunshine'' (2007), Marc Webb's drama ''

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'' (2017), and a critically acclaimed performance in

Rian Johnson Rian Craig Johnson (born December 17, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He made his directorial debut with the neo-noir mystery film '' Brick'' (2005), which received positive reviews and grossed nearly $4 million on a $450,000 budget. Transitio ...

's ''

Knives Out ''Knives Out'' is a 2019 American mystery film written, directed, and co-produced by Rian Johnson. It follows a master detective, Benoit Blanc, investigating the death of the patriarch of a wealthy, dysfunctional family. The film stars an ensem ...

'' (2019). He also starred in several

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films, including ''

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'' (2007), ''

What's Your Number? ''What's Your Number?'' is a 2011 American romantic comedy film directed by Mark Mylod and starring Anna Faris and Chris Evans. Written by Gabrielle Allan and Jennifer Crittenden, it is based on Karyn Bosnak's book ''20 Times a Lady''. It was ...

'' (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 ''Before We Go'' is a 2014 American romantic drama film directed by Chris Evans in his directorial debut. It stars Evans (who also co-produced) and Alice Eve as two strangers stuck in Manhattan, New York City, for the night. The film had its ...

'', which he also produced and starred in. His

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debut was in the 2018 revival of

Kenneth Lonergan Kenneth Lonergan (born October 16, 1962) is an American film director, playwright, and screenwriter. He is the co-writer of the film ''Gangs of New York'' (2002), and wrote and directed '' You Can Count on Me'' (2000), ''Margaret'' (2011), and ' ...

's play ''

Lobby Hero ''Lobby Hero'' is a play by Kenneth Lonergan. It premiered Off-Broadway in 2001. Production history ''Lobby Hero'' premiered Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons, on March 13, 2001, and closed on April 15, 2001, reopening at the John Houseman ...

'', for which he was nominated for a

Drama League Award The Drama League Awards, created in 1922, honor distinguished productions and performances both on Broadway and Off-Broadway, in addition to recognizing exemplary career achievements in theatre, musical theatre, and directing. Each May, the awards ...

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