Christopher Robert Evans (born June 13, 1981) is an American actor. Evans made his film debut in a wildlife educational film, and this was followed by television appearances, such as in the series Opposite Sex in 2000. Afterwards, he starred in several teen films including Not Another Teen Movie (2001) and The Perfect Score (2004). In 2005, he gained attention for his portrayal of Marvel Comics character Human Torch in Fantastic Four (2005), and its 2007 sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

Evans made further film appearances, which were adaptations from comic books and graphic novels, playing 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). He gained worldwide attention for his portrayal of Steve Rogers / Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) series of films, with credited appearances and cameos in eleven films. His notable performances are in 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). His work in the Marvel film series established him as one of the highest-paid actors in the world.