Luke Evans (born 15.4.1979) Luke Evans is a Welsh actor acknowledged for his appearances in theatre and film including: La Cava, Taboo, Miss Saigon, Avenue Q, Rent and his more recent film breakthroughs: The Three Musketeers, Immortals, Fast and Furious Six and The Hobbit.
Childhood: Luke Evans was born to parents, Yvonne and David Evans in Aberbargoed, a small town in the Rhymney Valley, South Wales. When he was 17, Luke studied under the supervision of Louise Ryan, a notable and acknowledged singing coach which contributed to him obtaining a scholarship to the London Studio Centre in 1997 to which he graduated in 2000.
Acting Career: Throughout the start of the 21st Century Evans starred and performed in many West-End productions including: La Cava, Taboo, Rent, Miss Saigon and Avenue Q as well as making appearances at the Edinburgh and London cultural and art festivals. In 2008 Evans secured his most significant theatre role as Vincent in Small Change, written and directed by Peter Gill, performed at the Donmar Warehouse, a 251 seat, not for profit theatre in Covent Garden, London.
His performance was viewed by film casting directors and US talent agencies, obtaining Evans with professional film recognition. He was also nominated for the evening standard for best newcomer. Later that year Evans made his second performing appearance at the Donmar Warehouse, playing Yves Montand in Piaf. Evans acted in small budget shorts including: Don't Press Benjamin's Buttons and Cowards and Monsters before getting his first feature film audition at the age of thirty for the 2010 Clash of the Titans remake.
Evans played God, Apollo alongside Liam Neeson and Sam Worthington. In 2010 Evans played supporting roles in Russell Crowe's Robin Hood and Tamara Drewe before working alongside The Hobbit co-star, Orlando Bloom and Robin Hood co-star Matthew Macfadyen in the 2011's The Three Musketeers. Evans played a supporting role in indie-film Flutter before returning to his role as a Greek God, this time as Zeus in the 75 million dollar film, Immortals.
Luke Evans worked alongside Henry Cavill and Mickey Rourke before co-starring in the Raven with John Cussack. Evans played roles in mysterious horror/thrillers No One Lives and Ashes before being cast as Shaw in box office hit Fast and Furious six. The all-star cast included: Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson which resulted in the film winning best trailer at the Golden Trailer awards. Evans was cast as Bard the Bowman for the second and third instalments of The Hobbit trilogy due for release later this year. Evans is due to appear in The Crow, The Great Train Robbery and Dracula.
Personal Life: Evans previously stated he was openly gay in the past (2002) when he was an up and coming actor however upon reaching notable success Evans has avoided talking to the media about his personal life.
Biography by Contactmusic.com