Luke Evans
{{Short description|Welsh actor and singer (born 1979)}}
{{This|the actor and singer|other people}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Luke Evans
| image = Luke Evans in 2018 (cropped 4).jpg
| caption = Evans in 2018
| alt = Luke Evans attending Queen Elizabeth's II birthday party held at the Royal Albert Hall in 2018.
| birth_name = Luke George Evans
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|4|15}}
| birth_place = Pontypool, Torfaen, Wales
| alma_mater = London Studio Centre
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer}}
| years_active = 2000–present
| website = {{URL|lukeevansofficial.com}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes
| background = solo_singer
| label = BMG}}
}}
Luke George Evans (born 15 April 1979){{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2010/09/09/evans-finds-himself-among-the-stars-91466-27231260/|title=Evans finds himself among the stars|date=8 September 2010|work=walesonline|access-date=1 March 2015|archive-date=15 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015135209/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2010/09/09/evans-finds-himself-among-the-stars-91466-27231260/|url-status=live}} is a Welsh actor and singer. He began his career on the stage, and performed in London's West End productions of 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 re-imagined 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.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2011/06/luke-evans-to-play-bard-in-the-hobbit-140657/|work=Deadline Hollywood|title=Luke Evans To Play Bard in 'The Hobbit'|first=Mike|last=Fleming|date=16 June 2011|access-date=16 June 2011|archive-date=17 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617144349/http://www.deadline.com/2011/06/luke-evans-to-play-bard-in-the-hobbit/|url-status=live}} Evans portrayed the vampire Dracula in the character's 2014 film origin story Dracula Untold.{{cite news|url=https://screenrant.com/dracula-reboot-year-zero-movie-cast-luke-evans/Luke|title=Luke|author=Justin Vactor|work=Screen Rant|date=4 January 2013 |access-date=1 March 2015|archive-date=6 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706135943/http://screenrant.com/dracula-reboot-year-zero-movie-cast-luke-evans/Luke/|url-status=live}} 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), 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 2020, he starred in a three-part miniseries The Pembrokeshire Murders. In 2021, he had a main role in the Hulu drama series Nine Perfect Strangers. He then starred in the black ops military series Echo 3 (2022).
Early life and education
Luke George Evans was born on Easter Sunday, 15 April 1979, in Pontypool,{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/pontypool-born-luke-evans-hopes-new-1838589|title=Pontypool-born Luke Evans hopes to be new Bourne star|date=9 April 2011|work=walesonline|access-date=1 March 2015|archive-date=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006150528/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/pontypool-born-luke-evans-hopes-new-1838589|url-status=live}} and brought up in Aberbargoed, the only child of Yvonne and David Evans.{{cite web |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/rhymney-valley/2010/06/03/aberbargoed-actor-luke-evans-success-in-hollywood-91466-26573387/ |title=Aberbargoed actor Luke Evans' success in Hollywood |publisher=Wales Online |date=3 June 2010 |access-date=25 July 2013 |archive-date=19 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119181138/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/aberbargoed-actor-luke-evans-success-1911255 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |author=Rachel Mainwaring |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/05/30/welsh-actor-luke-evans-is-hot-hollywood-property-91466-26550815/ |title=Welsh actor Luke Evans is hot Hollywood property |publisher=Wales Online |date=30 May 2010 |access-date=25 July 2013 |archive-date=15 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015135224/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/05/30/welsh-actor-luke-evans-is-hot-hollywood-property-91466-26550815/ |url-status=live }} He was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, though he left the religion when he was 16 and left school at the same time.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/dec/07/luke-evans-swaps-valleys-for-shire-hobbit |work=The Guardian |title=Hobbit star Luke Evans swaps the valleys for the Shire |date=7 December 2013 |access-date=11 December 2013 |archive-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210192229/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/dec/07/luke-evans-swaps-valleys-for-shire-hobbit |url-status=live }}
At age 17, he moved to Cardiff,{{cite news|url=https://collider.com/luke-evans-interview-tamara-drewe-immortals-three-musketeers/53235/|title=Luke Evans Interview TAMARA DREWE|work=Collider|date=7 October 2010 |access-date=1 March 2015|archive-date=14 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214005015/http://collider.com/luke-evans-interview-tamara-drewe-immortals-three-musketeers/53235/|url-status=live}} where he studied with singing coach Louise Ryan.{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/05/30/welsh-actor-luke-evans-is-hot-hollywood-property-91466-26550815/|title=Welsh actor Luke Evans is hot Hollywood property|date=29 May 2010|work=walesonline|access-date=1 March 2015|archive-date=15 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015135224/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/05/30/welsh-actor-luke-evans-is-hot-hollywood-property-91466-26550815/|url-status=live}} In 1997, he won a scholarship to London Studio Centre, then in Kings Cross, London.{{cite web|url=http://www.mymovies.it/biografia/?a=143933|title=Luke Evans|author=Mo-Net s.r.l. Milano-Firenze|work=mymovies.it|access-date=1 March 2015|archive-date=16 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216205355/http://www.mymovies.it/biografia/?a=143933|url-status=live}} He graduated in 2000.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/dec/07/luke-evans-swaps-valleys-for-shire-hobbit|title=Hobbit star Luke Evans swaps the valleys for the Shire|website=The Guardian|last=Godfrey|first=Alex |date=7 December 2013}}
Career
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From 2000 to 2008, Evans starred in many West End productions including La Cava, Taboo, Rent, Miss Saigon and Avenue Q, as well as several fringe shows in London and at the 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 Award for Outstanding Newcomer. Later that same year he did his second show at the Donmar Warehouse, Piaf, 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. Also in 2010, he appeared as Clive in the film Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, directed by Matt Whitecross, as the Sheriff of Nottingham's thug in Robin Hood, alongside Matthew Macfadyen (whom he would later play alongside again in The Three Musketeers), and played handyman and good guy Andy, in director Stephen Frears' film Tamara Drewe, based on Posy Simmond's comic strip. Evans went on to portray DI Craig Stokes in Blitz (2011), the film adaptation of 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, directed by Giles Borg.
Evans played the Musketeer Aramis in Paul W. S. Anderson's version of The Three Musketeers (filmed in 2010 and released in 2011). He was cast in a lead role in Tarsem Singh's Greek epic, Immortals (2011), in which he played the King of the Gods, Zeus. And at the end of 2010, he took a role opposite John Cusack in James McTeigue's film The Raven, replacing 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.{{cite news | last=Leins | first=Jeff | title=Luke Evans, Alice Eve Join 'The Raven' | work=News in Film | url=http://www.newsinfilm.com/2010/10/13/luke-evans-alice-eve-join-the-raven/ | access-date=13 October 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109034005/http://www.newsinfilm.com/2010/10/13/luke-evans-alice-eve-join-the-raven/ | archive-date=9 January 2011 | df=dmy-all }} Shooting took place in Budapest and Serbia in November 2010. In 2011, he shot No One Lives, a psychological horror film directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, in New Orleans, and began filming a role in Peter Jackson's three-part adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, playing the role of Bard the Bowman.
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In 2013, Evans played the antagonist Owen Shaw in Fast & Furious 6, and in 2014, he played Dracula in the film Dracula Untold.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/05/the-crow-flies-with-luke-evans-490382/|title='The Crow' Reboot Flies With Luke Evans – Deadline|author=Mike Fleming Jr|work=Deadline|date=4 May 2013|access-date=1 March 2015|archive-date=31 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140731052444/http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/the-crow-flies-with-luke-evans/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/04/dracula-movie-release-date-august-8-2014-luke-evans/|title=Universal Dates 'Dracula' Origin Pic For August 8, 2014 – Deadline|author=The Deadline Team|work=Deadline|date=25 April 2013|access-date=1 March 2015|archive-date=19 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619011659/http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/dracula-movie-release-date-august-8-2014-luke-evans/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/title-change-dracula-renamed-dracula-627342/|title=Title Change: 'Dracula' Renamed 'Dracula Untold'|author=Pamela McClintock|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=11 September 2013|access-date=10 February 2022|archive-date=17 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017234353/http://m.hollywoodreporter.com/news/title-change-dracula-renamed-dracula-627342|url-status=live}} Evans was cast as Eric Draven in the reboot of The Crow. In June 2014, he joined the cast of the film High-Rise with Tom Hiddleston and Jeremy Irons.{{cite web|author1=Oliver Lyttelton|title='The Hobbit' Star Luke Evans Joins Tom Hiddleston in Ben Wheatley's 'High Rise'|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2014/06/the-hobbit-star-luke-evans-joins-tom-hiddleston-in-ben-wheatleys-high-rise-84864/|publisher=Indie Wire|access-date=10 February 2022|date=13 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140616214225/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/the-hobbit-star-luke-evans-joins-tom-hiddleston-in-ben-wheatleys-high-rise-20140613|archive-date=16 June 2014|url-status=dead}} In January 2015, Evans officially exited The Crow to pursue other projects.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/luke-evans-officially-exits-the-crow-reboot-relativity-seeking-new-star/|title=Luke Evans Officially Exits 'The Crow' Reboot; Relativity Seeking New Star|work=TheWrap|date=24 January 2015|access-date=1 March 2015|archive-date=11 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311020016/http://www.thewrap.com/luke-evans-officially-exits-the-crow-reboot-relativity-seeking-new-star/|url-status=live}} The same year, GQ named him one of the 50 best dressed British men.{{cite news|title=50 Best Dressed Men in Britain 2015 |url=http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/style/articles/2015-01/05/best-dressed-men-2015/ |work=GQ |date=5 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107145128/http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/style/articles/2015-01/05/best-dressed-men-2015 |archive-date=7 January 2015 }}
In 2016, Evans appeared in the thriller film The Girl on the Train, co-starring Emily Blunt.{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_girl_on_the_train_2016/ |title=Luke Evans in The Girl on the Train |date=12 October 2016 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=12 October 2016 |archive-date=9 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009024526/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_girl_on_the_train_2016 |url-status=live }} In 2017, he had the villainous role of Gaston in Disney's live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, directed by Bill Condon and co-starring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens.{{cite web|url=https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/luke-evans-star-emma-watson-disneys-beauty-and-the-beast/|title=Luke Evans To Star Opposite Emma Watson In Disney's Beauty And The Beast|date=4 March 2015|access-date=19 February 2020|archive-date=21 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921142838/https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/luke-evans-star-emma-watson-disneys-beauty-and-the-beast/|url-status=live}} Evans was also set to reprise his role as Gaston in a Beauty and the Beast prequel limited series for Disney+, alongside Josh Gad, who was serving as co-creator, co-writer and executive producer.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/beauty-beast-prequel-series-works-at-disney-1282859/|title='Beauty and the Beast' Prequel Series in the Works at Disney+ (Exclusive)|date=6 March 2020|first=Lesley|last=Goldberg|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=7 March 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=8 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308014446/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/beauty-beast-prequel-series-works-at-disney-1282859}}
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, as newspaper illustrator John Moore.{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2018/02/20/its-time-to-light-a-fire-under-sleepy-alienist/|title=It's time to light a fire under sleepy 'Alienist'|date=20 February 2018|access-date=24 February 2018|archive-date=21 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221021637/https://nypost.com/2018/02/20/its-time-to-light-a-fire-under-sleepy-alienist/|url-status=live}} The following year, he announced the release of his debut studio album, At Last, which was released on 22 November 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.out.com/music/2019/10/09/luke-evans-cover-chers-if-i-could-turn-back-time-debut-album|title=Luke Evans to Cover Cher's 'If I Could Turn Back Time' on Debut Album|website=Out|last=Dommu|first=Rose|date=9 October 2019|access-date=13 October 2019|archive-date=13 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013033937/https://www.out.com/music/2019/10/09/luke-evans-cover-chers-if-i-could-turn-back-time-debut-album|url-status=live}}
On 8 November 2019, Evans starred in Roland Emmerich's war movie Midway, alongside Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Mandy Moore, Aaron Eckhart, Nick Jonas, Dennis Quaid, and Woody Harrelson.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/features/roland-emmerich-midway-1203387268/|title=Roland Emmerich Just Made a $100 Million Indie Film. Will It Work?|last=Donnelly|first=Matt|date=31 October 2019|website=Variety|access-date=31 October 2019|archive-date=31 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031172406/https://variety.com/2019/film/features/roland-emmerich-midway-1203387268/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Fleming |first1=Mike Jr.|title=Bona Film Group Stakes $80M On Roland Emmerich/Mark Gordon WWII Battle Pic 'Midway:' Cannes|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/midway-roland-emmerich-bona-film-group-mark-gordon-1202101145/|access-date=24 May 2017|work=Deadline|date=23 May 2017|archive-date=15 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315204259/https://deadline.com/2017/05/midway-roland-emmerich-bona-film-group-mark-gordon-1202101145/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Wiseman|first1=Andreas|title=Roland Emmerich's WWII Epic 'Midway' Sets Sail With Woody Harrelson, Mandy Moore & AGC Studios — Cannes Hot Pic|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/roland-emmerichs-wwii-epic-midway-sets-sail-with-woody-harrelson-mandy-moore-agc-studios-1202374631/|access-date=4 May 2018|work=Deadline|date=2 May 2018|archive-date=3 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303143914/https://deadline.com/2018/05/roland-emmerichs-wwii-epic-midway-sets-sail-with-woody-harrelson-mandy-moore-agc-studios-1202374631/|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Kit |first1=Borys |title=Luke Evans Joins Roland Emmerich's Naval Action Movie 'Midway' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/luke-evans-joins-roland-emmerichs-naval-movie-midway-1124746/ |access-date=10 February 2022 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=3 July 2018 |archive-date=4 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404003634/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/luke-evans-joins-roland-emmerichs-naval-movie-midway-1124746 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Marc |first1=Christopher |title=Roland Emmerich's WWII Epic 'Midway' Adds 'The Guest' Cinematographer |url=https://thegww.com/roland-emmerichs-wwii-epic-midway-adds-the-guest-cinematographer/ |access-date=24 July 2018 |work=thegww.com |date=24 July 2018 |archive-date=17 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017002024/https://thegww.com/roland-emmerichs-wwii-epic-midway-adds-the-guest-cinematographer/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=Roland Emmerich's WWII Epic 'Midway' To Open Veterans Day Weekend 2019 |url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/roland-emmerichs-wwii-epic-midway-to-open-veterans-day-weekend-2019-1202457811/ |access-date=6 September 2018 |work=Deadline |date=5 September 2018 |archive-date=31 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331163739/https://deadline.com/2018/09/roland-emmerichs-wwii-epic-midway-to-open-veterans-day-weekend-2019-1202457811/ |url-status=live }}
In 2021, Evans played Lars Lee in the Hulu miniseries, Nine Perfect Strangers, based on the 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.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/nine-perfect-strangers-luke-evans-nicole-kidman-melissa-mccarthy-hulu-limited-series-1202970365/|title=Luke Evans Joins 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Hulu Limited Series|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=26 June 2020|access-date=26 June 2020|archive-date=27 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627064348/https://deadline.com/2020/06/nine-perfect-strangers-luke-evans-nicole-kidman-melissa-mccarthy-hulu-limited-series-1202970365/|url-status=live}}
He also played The Coachman in Robert Zemeckis' live-action film adaptation of Disney's Pinocchio, with Tom Hanks.{{cite web|title='Beauty And The Beast' Star Luke Evans Joins Disney's Tom Hanks 'Pinocchio' Movie|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/pinocchio-disney-movie-luke-evans-joins-cast-1234680924/|work=Deadline Hollywood|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=26 January 2021|access-date=26 January 2021|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126220240/https://deadline.com/2021/01/pinocchio-disney-movie-luke-evans-joins-cast-1234680924/|url-status=live}}
Evans was awarded Man of the Year at the ninth annual Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/article/2020-virgin-altantic-attitude-awards-powered-by-jaguar-winners-from-taylor-swift-to-luke-evans/24104/|title=2020 Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards: From Taylor Swift to Luke Evans|work=Attitude|publisher=Stream Publishing Limited|date=1 December 2020|access-date=2 December 2020|archive-date=2 December 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201202083401/https://www.attitude.co.uk/article/2020-virgin-altantic-attitude-awards-powered-by-jaguar-winners-from-taylor-swift-to-luke-evans/24104/|url-status=dead}}
Personal life
While Evans is gay,{{sfn|Barclay|2002|p=55}} he chooses not to discuss his sexuality in the press, asserting his personal life to be private.{{sfn|Swithinbank|2017}} He deliberately shields his family from the press.{{sfn|Swithinbank|2017}} 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."{{sfn|Swithinbank|2017}}
Between 2014 and 2016, Evans dated actor and model Jon Kortajarena.{{cite news |title=Luke Evans splits from Jon Kortajarena |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/Luke-Evans-splits-from-Jon-Kortajarena/articleshow/54809955.cms |access-date=7 December 2018 |work=The Times of India |date=29 January 2017 |archive-date=15 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415203408/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/Luke-Evans-splits-from-Jon-Kortajarena/articleshow/54809955.cms |url-status=live }} Since 2021, he has been in a relationship with Fran Tomas.{{cite news|last=Phillips|first=Hedy|date=9 January 2023|title=Luke Evans and Boyfriend Fran Tomas Hit the Miami Shore in Speedos After Red Carpet Debut as Couple|url=https://people.com/style/luke-evans-boyfriend-fran-tomas-wear-speedos-in-miami/|url-status=live|work=People|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719175014/https://people.com/style/luke-evans-boyfriend-fran-tomas-wear-speedos-in-miami/|archive-date=19 July 2023|access-date=24 October 2023}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
=Soundtrack albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Release date |
| scope="row" | Beauty and the Beast
| 10 March 2017 |
|---|
=Singles=
Tours
Filmography
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|+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} |Denotes works that have not yet been released |
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Film ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2" |2002
|Ding Dong |Gareth |Short film |
| Taboo
| Billy | Musical |
| 2009
| Don't Press Benjamin's Buttons | Benjamin's Father |rowspan=2| Short film |
| rowspan="5" | 2010
| Cowards and Monsters | Paul |
| Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
| Clive Richards | |
| Clash of the Titans
| Apollo | |
| Robin Hood
| Sheriff's Thug | |
| Tamara Drewe
| Andy Cobb | |
| rowspan="4" | 2011
| Blitz | DI Craig Stokes | |
| The Three Musketeers
| Aramis | |
| Immortals
| Zeus | |
| Flutter
| Adrian | |
| rowspan="4" | 2012
| Ashes | Crewcut | |
| The Raven
| Inspector Emmett Fields | |
| No One Lives
| Driver | |
| The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
| Bard, son of Girion, Lord of Dale | Extended edition only |
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| Owen Shaw{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/luke-evans-joins-sixth-fast-322544/ |title=Luke Evans Joins Sixth 'Fast & Furious' Film |date=9 May 2012 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=10 February 2022 |archive-date=18 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818133917/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/luke-evans-fast-and-furious-6-322544 |url-status=live }} | |
| The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
| Bard and Girion, Lord of Dale |
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| |
| The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
| Bard | |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| Owen Shaw | Cameo |
| High-Rise
| Richard Wilder | |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| Dr. Paul Wentworth | |
| The Girl on the Train
| Scott Hipwell | |
| rowspan="3" | 2017
| Gaston | |
| The Fate of the Furious
| Owen Shaw | Cameo |
| Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
| |
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| Emile | |
| 10x10
| Robert Lewis | |
| rowspan="6" |2019
| Ma | Ben Hawkins | |
| Murder Mystery
| Charles Cavendish | |
| Anna
| Alex Tchenkov | |
| StarDog and TurboCat
| Felix (voice) | |
| Angel of Mine
| Mike | |
| Midway
| Commander Wade McClusky | |
| 2021
| Crisis | Dr. Bill Simons | |
| rowspan="2"|2022
| |
| Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
| Ebenezer Scrooge (voice) | |
| rowspan="2"|2023
| Our Son | Nicky | |
| Good Grief
| Oliver | |
| rowspan="2"|2024
| John Lawlor | |
| 5lbs of Pressure
| Adam | |
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| TBA
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=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2013
| Miniseries |
| 2016, 2018
| Various characters (voices) | 2 episodes |
| 2017
| Himself | Episode: "Jaaaaaaaags" |
| 2018–2020
| John Moore | Main role |
| 2020–2021
| King Merriman (voice) | Main role; 20 episodes |
| rowspan=2|2021
| Steve Wilkins | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| Nine Perfect Strangers
| Lars Lee | Main role; 8 episodes |
| 2022–2023
| Echo 3 | Bambi | Main role |
| 2024
| The Way | Hogwood | Miniseries (episodes unknown) |
| {{TableTBA}}
| Criminal | Tracy Lawless |{{cite magazine |last1=Otterson |first1=Joe |date=11 July 2024 |title=Luke Evans Joins Crime Drama Series Criminal at Amazon in Lead Role (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/luke-evans-criminal-series-amazon-graphic-novel-1236067323/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711223818/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/luke-evans-criminal-series-amazon-graphic-novel-1236067323/ |archive-date=11 July 2024 |magazine=Variety }} |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Voice role !width=60| Notes |
|---|
| 2013
| Owen Shaw | |
=Theme park rides=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Voice role !width=50| Notes |
|---|
| 2015
| Fast & Furious: Supercharged | Owen Shaw | |
Awards and nominations
References
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=Sources=
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- {{cite magazine|last=Barclay|first=Paris|date=3 September 2002|title=Breaking the Taboo|magazine=The Advocate|url=https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/theater/2011/08/09/breaking-taboo|page=55|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=18 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818215155/https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/theater/2011/08/09/breaking-taboo|url-status=live}}
- {{cite magazine|author1-first=Robin|author1-last=Swithinbank|magazine=The Jackal|title=Roll The Tape: Luke Evans|url=https://www.thejackalmagazine.com/luke-evans-interview|date=23 March 2017|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831002941/https://www.thejackalmagazine.com/luke-evans-interview|url-status=live}}
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External links
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- {{official website|http://www.lukeevansofficial.com}}
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