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Pontypool, Wales, UK
Luke George Evans (born 15 April 1979) is a Welsh actor. Evans began his career on the stage, performing in many of London's West End productions such as Rent, Miss Saigon, and Piaf before making his film breakthrough in the Clash of the Titans 2010 remake. Following his debut, Evans was cast in such action and thriller films as Immortals (2011), The Raven (2012), and the re-imagined The Three…
Known for
- The Get Out — Joe Carver2026
- Worldbreaker — Dad2025
- Alison Hammond's Big Weekend — Self - Interviewed Guest2025
- 5lbs of Pressure — Adam2024
- Weekend in Taipei — John Lawlor2024
- The Way — Hogwood2024
- Our Son — Nicky2023
- Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas — Self2023
- Good Grief — Oliver2023
- Scrooge: A Christmas Carol — Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)2022
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1929-08-16
- Active to
- 1980-09-15
Discography
- New Jazz Conceptions1957
- The Ivory Hunters1959
- Know What I Mean?1961
- Empathy1962
- Interplay1962
- Undercurrent1962
- Conversations With Myself1963
- The Gary McFarland Orchestra1963
- Trio 641964
- Waltz for Debby1964
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- Listeners
- 33,465
- Total plays
- 259,221
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Luke Evans (born April 15, 1979) is a Welsh theatre and film actor. He is known to theatregoers for his stage roles in Rent, Miss Saigon, Small Change and Piaf, and to filmgoers for his roles in Immortals, The Three Musketeers, Clash of the Titans, and Tamara Drewe. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Luke+Evans">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key facts
- Born
- Luke George Evans , ( 1979-04-15 ) 15 April 1979 (age 47) , Pontypool , Torfaen , Wales
- Alma mater
- London Studio Centre
- Occupations
- Actor singer
- Years active
- 2000–present
- Genres
- Pop soul
- Label
- BMG
- Website
- lukeevansofficial .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Luke
- Family name
- Evans
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Pontypool
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Teen Choice Awards
- Notable work
- Pinocchio
- Field of work
- acting
- Official website
- www.lukeevans.uk.com
- Image
- Luke Evans in 2018 (cropped 4).jpg
- Residence
- Shoreditch
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- Luke Evans
- birth name
- Luke George Evan
- start of work period
- 2003-00-00
- date of birth
- 1979-04-15
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
- social media followers
- 496097
- name in native language
- Luke George Evans
- notable role
- Gaston
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Encyclopedic overview
Luke George Evans (born 15 April 1979) is a Welsh actor and singer. He began his career on the stage, and performed in London's West End productions of Taboo, Rent, Miss Saigon, and Piaf before making his film breakthrough in the 2010 remake of Clash of the Titans. Following his debut, Evans was cast in the action and thriller films Immortals (2011), The Raven (2012), and the reimagined The Three Musketeers (2011).
In 2013, Evans starred as the antagonist Owen Shaw in Fast & Furious 6, and also played Bard the Bowman in Peter Jackson's three-part adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Evans portrayed the vampire Dracula in the character's 2014 film origin story Dracula Untold. Evans then portrayed Gaston in Disney's live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (2017), psychologist William Moulton Marston in the biographical drama Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017), played a lead role as John Schuyler Moore in Seasons 1 and 2 of The Alienist (2018–2020), Wade McClusky in Midway, and the Coachman in Disney's live-action remake of Pinocchio (2022). He released his debut album, At Last, on 22 November 2019. In 2021, he had a main role in the Hulu drama series Nine Perfect Strangers. Evans starred in the 2026 production of The Rocky Horror Show on Broadway, for which he received a Tony Award nomination.
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