J u m p t o c o n t e n t
M a i n m e n u
M a i n m e n u
N a v i g a t i o n
● M a i n p a g e ● C o n t e n t s ● C u r r e n t e v e n t s ● R a n d o m a r t i c l e ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● C o n t a c t u s ● D o n a t e
C o n t r i b u t e
● H e l p ● L e a r n t o e d i t ● C o m m u n i t y p o r t a l ● R e c e n t c h a n g e s ● U p l o a d f i l e
S e a r c h
Search
A p p e a r a n c e
● C r e a t e a c c o u n t ● L o g i n
P e r s o n a l t o o l s
● C r e a t e a c c o u n t ● L o g i n
P a g e s f o r l o g g e d o u t e d i t o r s l e a r n m o r e ● C o n t r i b u t i o n s ● T a l k
( T o p )
1 E a r l y l i f e a n d e d u c a t i o n
2 C a r e e r
3 P e r s o n a l l i f e
4 D i s c o g r a p h y
T o g g l e D i s c o g r a p h y s u b s e c t i o n
4 . 1 S t u d i o a l b u m s
4 . 2 S o u n d t r a c k a l b u m s
4 . 3 S i n g l e s
5 T o u r s
6 F i l m o g r a p h y
T o g g l e F i l m o g r a p h y s u b s e c t i o n
6 . 1 F i l m
6 . 2 T e l e v i s i o n
6 . 3 V i d e o g a m e s
6 . 4 T h e m e p a r k r i d e s
7 A w a r d s a n d n o m i n a t i o n s
8 R e f e r e n c e s
T o g g l e R e f e r e n c e s s u b s e c t i o n
8 . 1 S o u r c e s
9 E x t e r n a l l i n k s
T o g g l e t h e t a b l e o f c o n t e n t s
L u k e E v a n s
4 7 l a n g u a g e s
● ا ل ع ر ب ي ة ● ব া ং ল া ● Б е л а р у с к а я ● Б ъ л г а р с к и ● C a t a l à ● Č e š t i n a ● C y m r a e g ● D a n s k ● D e u t s c h ● E s p a ñ o l ● E u s k a r a ● ف ا ر س ی ● F r a n ç a i s ● G a l e g o ● 한 국 어 ● Հ ա յ ե ր ե ն ● B a h a s a I n d o n e s i a ● I t a l i a n o ● ע ב ר י ת ● Қ а з а қ ш а ● K r e y ò l a y i s y e n ● L a t v i e š u ● M a g y a r ● მ ა რ გ ა ლ უ რ ი ● م ص ر ى ● N e d e r l a n d s ● 日 本 語 ● N o r s k b o k m å l ● P o l s k i ● P o r t u g u ê s ● R o m â n ă ● Р у с с к и й ● S h q i p ● S i m p l e E n g l i s h ● S l o v e n č i n a ● С р п с к и / s r p s k i ● S r p s k o h r v a t s k i / с р п с к о х р в а т с к и ● S u o m i ● S v e n s k a ● த ம ி ழ ் ● ไ ท ย ● T ü r k ç e ● У к р а ї н с ь к а ● T i ế n g V i ệ t ● 粵 語 ● Z a z a k i ● 中 文
E d i t l i n k s
● A r t i c l e ● T a l k
E n g l i s h
● R e a d ● E d i t ● V i e w h i s t o r y
T o o l s
T o o l s
A c t i o n s
● R e a d ● E d i t ● V i e w h i s t o r y
G e n e r a l
● W h a t l i n k s h e r e ● R e l a t e d c h a n g e s ● U p l o a d f i l e ● S p e c i a l p a g e s ● P e r m a n e n t l i n k ● P a g e i n f o r m a t i o n ● C i t e t h i s p a g e ● G e t s h o r t e n e d U R L ● D o w n l o a d Q R c o d e ● W i k i d a t a i t e m
P r i n t / e x p o r t
● D o w n l o a d a s P D F ● P r i n t a b l e v e r s i o n
I n o t h e r p r o j e c t s
● W i k i m e d i a C o m m o n s
A p p e a r a n c e
F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
( R e d i r e c t e d f r o m L u k e E v a n s ( a c t o r ) )
Luke George Evans (born 15 April 1979)[1] Welsh actor and singer. He began his career on the stage, and performed in London's West End productions of Rent Miss Saigon Piaf Clash of the Titans Immortals The Raven re-imagined The Three Musketeers
In 2013, Evans starred as the antagonist Owen Shaw in Fast & Furious 6 Bard the Bowman in Peter Jackson 's three-part adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien 's The Hobbit [2] vampire Dracula in the character's 2014 film origin story Dracula Untold [3] Gaston in Disney 's live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast William Moulton Marston in the biographical drama Professor Marston and the Wonder Women the Coachman in Disney's live-action remake of Pinocchio (2022). He released his debut album, At Last , on 22 November 2019. In 2020, he starred in a three-part miniseries The Pembrokeshire Murders Hulu drama series Nine Perfect Strangers Echo 3
Early life and education [ edit ]
Luke George Evans was born on Easter Sunday, 15 April 1979, in Pontypool ,[4] Aberbargoed ,[1] [5] [6] Jehovah's Witness , though he left the religion when he was 16 and left school at the same time.[7]
At age 17, he moved to Cardiff ,[8] [9] Kings Cross, London .[10]
Evans at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con
From 2000 to 2008, Evans starred in many West End productions including La Cava Taboo Rent Miss Saigon Avenue Q Edinburgh Festival .
In 2008, he landed his most significant stage role playing Vincent in the play Small Change written and directed by Peter Gill at the Donmar Warehouse . His performance drew attention from film casting directors and U.S. talent agencies, and he was nominated for the Evening Standard AwardPiaf , in which he played Yves Montand.
Evans had his first film audition at age thirty. In 2009, he landed his first film role, playing the Greek god Apollo in the 2010 remake Clash of the Titans Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Robin Hood Matthew Macfadyen (whom he would later play alongside again in The Three Musketeers Stephen Frears ' film Tamara Drewe Blitz Ken Bruen 's novel of the same name, in which he starred with Jason Statham and Paddy Considine . In early 2010, he shot the independent film, Flutter
Evans played the Musketeer Aramis in Paul W. S. Anderson 's version of The Three Musketeers Tarsem Singh 's Greek epic, Immortals John Cusack in James McTeigue 's film The Raven Jeremy Renner . In the film, released in 2012 and set in mid-nineteenth century Baltimore, Evans played Detective Emmett Fields, who investigates a series of murders inspired by the poetry and short stories of Edgar Allan Poe .[11] No One Lives Peter Jackson 's three-part adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien 's The Hobbit Bard the Bowman .[2]
Evans at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival
In 2013, Evans played the antagonist Owen Shaw in Fast & Furious 6 Dracula in the film Dracula Untold [12] [13] [14] The Crow . In June 2014, he joined the cast of the film High-Rise Tom Hiddleston and Jeremy Irons .[15] The Crow to pursue other projects.[16] GQ [17]
In 2016, Evans appeared in the thriller film The Girl on the Train Emily Blunt .[18] Gaston in Disney's live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast Bill Condon and co-starring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens .[19] Beauty and the Beast prequel limited series for Disney+ , alongside Josh Gad , who was serving as co-creator, co-writer and executive producer).[20]
He also played the lead role, William Moulton Marston , the creator of Wonder Woman , in the film Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
In 2018, Evans starred in TNT drama The Alienist [21] At Last , which was released on 22 November 2019.[22]
On 8 November 2019, Evans starred in Roland Emmerich 's war movie Midway Ed Skrein , Patrick Wilson , Mandy Moore , Aaron Eckhart , Nick Jonas , Dennis Quaid , and Woody Harrelson .[23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]
In 2021, Evans played Lars Lee in the Hulu miniseries, Nine Perfect Strangers novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty , which features Nicole Kidman in the lead role, alongside Melissa McCarthy , Michael Shannon , Samara Weaving , Asher Keddie , and Bobby Cannavale .[29]
He also played The Coachman in Robert Zemeckis ' live-action film adaptation of Disney's Pinocchio Tom Hanks .[30]
Evans was awarded Man of the Year at the ninth annual Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards.[31]
Personal life [ edit ]
While Evans is openly gay, he chooses not to discuss his sexuality in the press, asserting his personal life to be private. He deliberately shields his family from the press. When asked about the opinion that Hollywood might have of his sexuality, he argued that his private life is not connected to Hollywood and that "Talent, success, what you do in your personal life – I don't see how one should have an effect on the other."
Between 2014 and 2016, Evans dated actor and model Jon Kortajarena .[34] [35]
Discography [ edit ]
Studio albums [ edit ]
Soundtrack albums [ edit ]
Singles [ edit ]
At Last! The Live Tour (2021)[46]
Filmography [ edit ]
Key
†
Denotes works that have not yet been released
Television [ edit ]
Video games [ edit ]
Theme park rides [ edit ]
Awards and nominations [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Justin Vactor. "Luke" . Screen Rant . Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015 .
^ "Pontypool-born Luke Evans hopes to be new Bourne star" . walesonline . 9 April 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2015 .
^ "Aberbargoed actor Luke Evans' success in Hollywood" . Wales Online. 3 June 2010. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2013 .
^ Rachel Mainwaring (30 May 2010). "Welsh actor Luke Evans is hot Hollywood property" . Wales Online. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2013 .
^ "Hobbit star Luke Evans swaps the valleys for the Shire" . The Guardian . 7 December 2013. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013 .
^ "Luke Evans Interview TAMARA DREWE" . Collider . Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2015 .
^ "Welsh actor Luke Evans is hot Hollywood property" . walesonline . 29 May 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2015 .
^ Mo-Net s.r.l. Milano-Firenze. "Luke Evans" . mymovies.it . Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015 .
^ Leins, Jeff. "Luke Evans, Alice Eve Join 'The Raven' . News in Film . Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2010 .
^ Mike Fleming Jr (4 May 2013). " . Deadline . Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2015 .
^ The Deadline Team (25 April 2013). "Universal Dates 'Dracula' Origin Pic For August 8, 2014 – Deadline" . Deadline . Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2015 .
^ Pamela McClintock (11 September 2013). "Title Change: 'Dracula' Renamed 'Dracula Untold' . The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2022 .
^ Oliver Lyttelton (13 June 2014). " . Indie Wire. Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2022 .
^ "Luke Evans Officially Exits 'The Crow' Reboot; Relativity Seeking New Star" . TheWrap . 24 January 2015. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015 .
^ "50 Best Dressed Men in Britain 2015" . GQ the original on 7 January 2015.
^ "Luke Evans in The Girl on the Train" . Rotten Tomatoes Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016 .
^ "Luke Evans To Star Opposite Emma Watson In Disney's Beauty And The Beast" . 4 March 2015. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020 .
^ Goldberg, Lesley (6 March 2020). " . The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020 .
^ "It's time to light a fire under sleepy 'Alienist' . 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018 .
^ Dommu, Rose (9 October 2019). "Luke Evans to Cover Cher's 'If I Could Turn Back Time' on Debut Album" . Out Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ Donnelly, Matt (31 October 2019). "Roland Emmerich Just Made a $100 Million Indie Film. Will It Work?" . Variety Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019 .
^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (23 May 2017). "Bona Film Group Stakes $80M On Roland Emmerich/Mark Gordon WWII Battle Pic 'Midway:' Cannes" . Deadline . Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2017 .
^ Wiseman, Andreas (2 May 2018). "Roland Emmerich's WWII Epic 'Midway' Sets Sail With Woody Harrelson, Mandy Moore & AGC Studios — Cannes Hot Pic" . Deadline . Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2018 .
^ Kit, Borys (3 July 2018). "Luke Evans Joins Roland Emmerich's Naval Action Movie 'Midway' (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2022 .
^ Marc, Christopher (24 July 2018). "Roland Emmerich's WWII Epic 'Midway' Adds 'The Guest' Cinematographer" . thegww.com . Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018 .
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (5 September 2018). "Roland Emmerich's WWII Epic 'Midway' To Open Veterans Day Weekend 2019" . Deadline . Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2018 .
^ Andreeva, Nellie (26 June 2020). "Luke Evans Joins 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Hulu Limited Series" . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020 .
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (26 January 2021). " . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021 .
^ a b "2020 Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards: From Taylor Swift to Luke Evans" . Attitude the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020 .
^ "Luke Evans splits from Jon Kortajarena" . The Times of India . 29 January 2017. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2018 .
^ Phillips, Hedy (9 January 2023). "Luke Evans and Boyfriend Fran Tomas Hit the Miami Shore in Speedos After Red Carpet Debut as Couple" . People Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023 .
^ "Luke Evans | full Official Chart history" . Official Charts Company . Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2019 .
^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . 2 December 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019 .
^ "Irish Albums Chart: 29 November 2019" . Irish Recorded Music Association . Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2019 .
^ "Luke Evans" . Genius . Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2019 .
^ "British certifications – Luke Evans" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 17 December 2022 .Type Luke Evans in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ a b "Horizons Blue, my new single, is out now! Horizons Blue is taken from my new album A Song For You" . Facebook Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022 .
^ "Love Is A Battlefield was released #onthisday in 2019 and it was the first single to be taken from my debut album!" . Twitter . October 2022. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022 .
^ "Luke Evans Changing" . Facebook Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022 .
^ "Luke Evans Teams Up with Charlotte Church" . Entertainment Focus . 14 October 2022. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022 .
^ "Listen to Luke Evans and Nicole Kidman become musical icons on new duet 'Say Something' . EW Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022 .
^ @thereallukevans (7 April 2020). "Hey guys, I'm really happy to announce that my postponed tour dates have now been rescheduled!!..." (Tweet ). Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020 – via Twitter .
^ "Luke Evans Joins Sixth 'Fast & Furious' Film" . The Hollywood Reporter. 9 May 2012. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2022 .
^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (13 August 2017). "Teen Choice Awards 2017 Winners: 'Wonder Woman', 'Beauty And The Beast', 'Riverdale' Among Honorees" . Deadline . enske Business Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017 .
^ "2023 BAFTA Cymru Awards: The Nominations" . BAFTA. 6 September 2023.
Sources [ edit ]
Swithinbank, Robin (23 March 2017). "Roll The Tape: Luke Evans" . The Jackal . Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019 .
External links [ edit ]
Wales
Film
Theatre
Television
LGBT
International
National
Academics
Artists
People
Other
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luke_Evans&oldid=1227903837 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● 1 9 7 9 b i r t h s ● L i v i n g p e o p l e ● 2 0 t h - c e n t u r y W e l s h m a l e a c t o r s ● 2 1 s t - c e n t u r y W e l s h m a l e a c t o r s ● W e l s h g a y m u s i c i a n s ● F o r m e r J e h o v a h ' s W i t n e s s e s ● W e l s h L G B T s i n g e r s ● G a y s i n g e r s ● P e o p l e f r o m A b e r b a r g o e d ● P e o p l e f r o m P o n t y p o o l ● W e l s h g a y a c t o r s ● W e l s h m a l e f i l m a c t o r s ● W e l s h m a l e s t a g e a c t o r s ● W e l s h m a l e t e l e v i s i o n a c t o r s ● W e l s h m a l e v o i c e a c t o r s ● 2 1 s t - c e n t u r y W e l s h L G B T p e o p l e H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n m a t c h e s W i k i d a t a ● U s e B r i t i s h E n g l i s h f r o m J a n u a r y 2 0 2 1 ● U s e d m y d a t e s f r o m J a n u a r y 2 0 2 1 ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a ● A r t i c l e s w i t h h C a r d s ● P a g e s u s i n g S i s t e r p r o j e c t l i n k s w i t h h i d d e n w i k i d a t a ● O f f i c i a l w e b s i t e d i f f e r e n t i n W i k i d a t a a n d W i k i p e d i a ● A r t i c l e s w i t h I S N I i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h V I A F i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h W o r l d C a t E n t i t i e s i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h B I B S Y S i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h B N E i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h B N F i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h B N F d a t a i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h G N D i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h J 9 U i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h L C C N i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h N K C i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h N L A i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h N L K i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h N T A i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h P L W A B N i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h C I N I I i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h M u s i c B r a i n z i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h D T B I O i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h S U D O C i d e n t i f i e r s
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 8 J u n e 2 0 2 4 , a t 1 2 : 1 5 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
Wales
Film
Theatre
Television
LGBT
