Luke Evans
Luke Evans
Luke Evans 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 Hollywood breakthrough role 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, The Raven, and the re-imagined The Three Musketeers, in which he played Aramis...
NationalityWelsh
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth15 April 1979
CityPontypool, Wales
I look in the mirror, and I don't mind what I see.
I think heroes are the people that go into houses when they're on fire and save people in hospitals.
I think starting a cinema career late in life has more advantages than disadvantages.
I've always said that theater was where I began, so everything I do now has a bit of my theater background in it. It was my training.
I've dabbled in period films in my career, and I've enjoyed each one.
In all honesty, I should have given up this acting lark years ago.
In the future, I would like to do more films with contemporary themes. Perhaps comedy, which is something I have done in theater but not in cinema.
Most of the time, you do films and they can be big films, but you are rarely aware of the fan base that comes with it.
To be able to work with people who I have respected and admired, to be a part of something like the Cannes Film Festival, is surreal and brilliant.
I come from the countryside. I come from a bunch of horticulture family members. My best friend was a farmer's boy.
I'm not a 'Twilight' boy; I'll never be as good looking as those lads, and that's fair enough.
I was a weed. Such a skinny little weed. I just couldn't put on weight; I couldn't put on muscle. I was the oddest shape. And I thought that was it: that's how I'd look for the rest of my life. And I'd beat myself up about it so much. But you change an awful lot. You're 16. Your body's not even halfway to what it'll end up being.
I really loved 'Fast Five.' I thought it was a brilliant movie. I thought it was so well done, well directed. The action sequences were really well thought out. It looked fantastic.
The fascination for the Great Train Robbery has never diminished.