Luke Evans

Welsh actor and singer

Photo by: Raph_PH · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Born:April 15, 1979

Age:47

Zodiac Sign:Aries

Born in:Pontypool, United Kingdom

Residence:Shoreditch, United Kingdom

Languages:English

Film Actor Singer Actor Stage Actor

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Famous For

Notable Work

Beauty and the BeastPinocchio

Movies & TV

The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyThe Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesFurious 7Beauty and the Beast

Awards

Teen Choice Awards

Luke Evans

Welsh actor and singer

Biography

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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Photos

Luke Evans at The Queen's Birthday Party in 2018

Actor

Luke Evans in 2018

Luke Evans (born 15 April 1979)is a Welsh actor and singer. Evans began his career on the stage, performing in many of London's West End productions such as Rent, Miss Saigon, and Piaf before getting his breakthrough role in Hollywood starring in the Clash of the Titans 2010 remake, playing Apollo. Following his debut, Evans was cast in such action and thriller films as Immortals (2011), The Raven (2012), and the re-imagined The Three Musketeers (2011), in which he played Aramis.

Luke Evans at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Canada on September 10th 2026.

Luke Evans (born 15 April 1979) is a Welsh actor and singer. Evans began his career in stage acting performing in many of London's West End productions such as Rent, Miss Saigon, and Piaf before getting his breakthrough role in Hollywood starring in 2010's Clash of the Titans remake, playing Apollo. Following his debut, Evans was cast in action and thriller films such as Immortals, The Raven and played Aramis in the 2011 revamped adaptation of The Three Musketeers. Photo by : Walterlan Papetti In 2013, Evans starred as the main antagonist Owen Shaw in the blockbuster Fast & Furious 6. He was also cast as Bard the Bowman in Peter Jackson's three-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.[2] Evans has been cast as the lead in the reboot of the comic book film The Crow[3] and is slated to portray the vampire Dracula in the character's film origin story Dracula Untold.[4]