Luke Evans
Biography
Luke George Evans, born 15 April 1979 in Pontypool, Wales, United Kingdom, is a Welsh male actor. He began his professional career on the stage, appearing in several West End productions including Rent, Miss Saigon and Piaf. Evans made his film breakthrough with the 2010 remake of Clash of the Titans. He subsequently appeared in the action and thriller films Immortals (2011), The Raven (2012) and the re‑imagined The Three Musketeers (2011). In 2013 he portrayed the main antagonist Owen Shaw in Fast & Furious 6 and also played Bard the Bowman in Peter Jackson’s three‑part adaptation of The Hobbit. He later took on the role of Dracula in the film origin story titled Drac.
Career overview
Luke George Evans, born on 15 April 1979 in Pontypool, Wales, began his performing career on the stage, appearing in several West End productions that included Rent, Miss Saigon and Piaf. Transitioning to film, Evans achieved his breakthrough with the 2010 remake of Clash of the Titans, establishing himself as a leading actor in action‑drama cinema.
Following that debut, he took roles in Immortals (2011), The Raven (2012) and the re‑imagined The Three Musketeers (2011). In 2013 he portrayed the primary antagonist Owen Shaw in Fast & Furious 6, and also appeared as Bard the Bowman in Peter Jackson’s three‑part adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. That same year Evans was cast as the vampire Dracula in the origin‑story film Drac, adding a classic literary figure to his varied screen résumé.
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- The Get Out (2026) as Joe Carver
- Worldbreaker (2025) as Dad
- Alison Hammond's Big Weekend (2025) as Self - Interviewed Guest
- Weekend in Taipei (2024) as John Lawlor
- The Way (2024) as Hogwood
- 5lbs of Pressure (2024) as Adam
- Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas (2023) as Self
- Good Grief (2023) as Oliver
- Our Son (2023) as Nicky
- Pinocchio (2022) as Coachman
- Echo 3 (2022) as Alex 'Bambi' Chesborough
- Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022) as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
- Luke Evans: Showtime! (2022) as Himself
- Nine Perfect Strangers (2021) as Lars
- Crisis (2021) as Dr. Bill Simons
- The Pembrokeshire Murders (2021) as DCS Steve Wilkins
- The Pembrokeshire Murders: Catching the Gameshow Killer (2021)
- Crossing Swords (2020) as King Merriman (voice)
- The Disney Family Singalong (2020) as Self - Performer
- Served! With Jade Thirlwall (2020) as Self
- The Men of Midway (2020) as Self
- Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission (2020) as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Anna (2019) as Alex Tchenkov
- Midway (2019) as Commander Wade McClusky
- Murder Mystery (2019) as Charles Cavendish
- Ma (2019) as Ben Hawkins
- StarDog and TurboCat (2019) as Felix (voice)
- Angel of Mine (2019) as Mike
- State Like Sleep (2019) as Emile
- Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered (2019) as Self
- The Alienist (2018) as John Moore
- 10x10 (2018) as Lewis
- McKellen: Playing the Part (2018)
- The Queen's Birthday Party (2018) as Self - Performer
- Beauty and the Beast (2017) as Gaston
- The Fate of the Furious (2017) as Owen Shaw
- Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017) as Dr. William Moulton Marston
- Message from the King (2017) as Wentworth
- The Grand Tour (2016) as Self
- The Girl on the Train (2016) as Scott Hipwell
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self - Guest
- Furious 7 (2015) as Owen Shaw
- High-Rise (2015) as Richard Wilder
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) as Bard
- Dracula Untold (2014) as Vlad Tepes / Dracula
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) as Bard / Girion
- No One Lives (2013) as Driver
- The Great Train Robbery (2013) as Bruce Reynolds
- Fast & Furious 6 (2013) as Owen Shaw
- The Raven (2012) as Detective Fields
- Ashes (2012) as JB
- The Cat Who Lived One Million Times (2012)
- The Jonathan Ross Show (2011) as Self
- Immortals (2011) as Zeus
- The Three Musketeers (2011) as Aramis
- Blitz (2011) as Craig Stokes
- Bonobos: Back to the Wild (2011) as Beni (voice)
- Flutter (2011) as Adrian
- Clash of the Titans (2010) as Apollo
- Robin Hood (2010) as Sheriff's Thug
- Tamara Drewe (2010) as Andy Cobb
- Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010) as Clive Richards
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- The Kylie Show (2007) as Self
- El hormiguero (2006) as Self
- El hormiguero (2006) as Self - Guest
- Taboo (2003) as Billy
- Ding Dong (2002) as Gareth
- The Original Action Hero as Self
- Traction
- Bear Season as Izzy