Evan Peters
Evan Peters | |
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 Peters at 2019 WonderCon | |
| Born | January 20, 1987 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, model |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Partner(s) | Emma Roberts (2012–2019) |
Evan Thomas Peters (born January 20, 1987)[1] is an American actor, best known for his multiple roles on the FX anthology series American Horror Story, as Stan Bowes in the first season of the FX ballroom drama series Pose, and as Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver in the X-Men film series (2014–2019). In 2021, he portrayed Detective Colin Zabel in HBO's Mare of Easttown, for which he received critical acclaim and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
He made his acting debut in the 2004 drama film Clipping Adam and starred in the ABC science fiction series Invasion from 2005 to 2006.
From 2004 to 2010, Peters appeared in numerous national commercials for established brands such as Kelloggs, Papa John's Pizza and PlayStation. During this time he also had recurring roles on Disney Channel's Phil of the Future and The CW's One Tree Hill. In 2010, he had a supporting role in the superhero film Kick-Ass.
Early life
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised in the suburb of Ballwin, Evan Peters is the son of Julie and Phil Peters.[1] His father is a vice president of administration for the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.[2]
Peters was raised in a Roman Catholic family and attended a Catholic grade school.[3] He has a brother, Andrew, and a paternal half-sister, Michelle.[1] In 2001, Peters moved with his family to Grand Blanc, Michigan, where he pursued modeling and took local acting classes.[2] He attended Grand Blanc Community High School,[2] before moving to Los Angeles at age 15 with his mother to pursue his acting career.[1] He attended Burbank High School as a sophomore, but later began homeschooling classes.[2]
Career
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2004–2011: Early career
On his second audition, Peters was chosen by producer Michael Picchiottino for the role of Adam Sheppard in the film Clipping Adam. The role earned him the award for Best Breakthrough Performance at the Phoenix Film Festival. He performed in numerous television commercials for Sony PlayStation, Progressive Insurance, Moviefone, Sour Patch Kids, Papa John's Pizza, and Kellogg.
In 2004, he starred in the MGM film Sleepover as Russell "SpongeBob" Hayes,[4] and appeared in the ABC series The Days as Cooper Day. From 2004 to 2005, he had a recurring role as Seth Wosmer in the first season of the Disney Channel series Phil of the Future. From 2005 to 2006, he portrayed Jesse Varon in the ABC sci-fi thriller series Invasion.
Peters then had supporting roles in the films An American Crime (2007), Gardens of the Night (2008), Never Back Down (2008), and its sequel Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown (2011). He has also starred in several theater plays, including playing Fagin in a production of Oliver Twist at the Met Theater. In 2008, he had a recurring role as Jack Daniels on The CW teen-drama series One Tree Hill. In addition, he landed many one episode guest spots in television series such as The Mentalist, House, Monk, The Office, In Plain Sight, and Parenthood.[5]
In 2010, he appeared in the supporting role of Todd Haynes, the main character's best friend, in the superhero film Kick-Ass. Peters was unable to reprise his role in the 2013 sequel due to scheduling conflicts with his role in the second season of American Horror Story.[6]
2011–present: Breakthrough with American Horror Story
Peters' breakthrough role was playing the teenager Tate Langdon in the first season of the FX anthology series American Horror Story.[7] In the second season, subtitled Asylum, he starred as Kit Walker, a man wrongly accused of killing his wife; this role earned him a nomination for the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film.[8][9]
In the third season, subtitled Coven, he portrayed Kyle Spencer, a frat boy who is killed and brought back to life as a Frankenstein's monster type of creature. In the fourth season of the series, subtitled Freak Show, he played Jimmy Darling, a circus performer with deformed hands.[10]
In 2014, Peters starred in the independent comedy film Adult World, opposite John Cusack and Emma Roberts.[11] Peters played the mutant Peter Maximoff, based on Quicksilver, in the 2014 film X-Men: Days of Future Past[12] and its 2016 sequel, X-Men: Apocalypse.[13] In 2015, Peters starred in the horror film The Lazarus Effect and the drama film Safelight, alongside Juno Temple, and in 2016 he had a role in the comedy-drama Elvis & Nixon.
In 2019, he reprised the role of Quicksilver in the sequel film Dark Phoenix.[14] Following The Walt Disney Company's purchase of 21st Century Fox, all X-Men related characters were transferred back to Marvel Studios. In 2021, Peters made a surprise appearance in the Disney+ series WandaVision, portraying an alternate version of his character from the X-Men film series,[15] later revealed to be an imposter named Ralph Bohner.[16]
Personal life
Peters began dating actress Emma Roberts in 2012 after they worked together on the film Adult World.[17] In July 2013, while they were staying at a hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, someone overheard a dispute coming from their room and called the police. After a "heated argument," they had begun hitting each other.[18] When the police arrived, they arrested Roberts. Peters was not arrested because Roberts did not have any immediately visible injuries.[19] Peters declined to press charges and Roberts was released several hours later.[20] In a joint statement, the couple called it "an unfortunate incident and misunderstanding," and stated that they were "working together to move past it."[20] Peters confirmed in March 2014 that he and Roberts were engaged.[21] Their relationship ended in early 2019.[22]
From late 2019 to mid-2020, Peters was in a relationship with the singer Halsey.[23]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Clipping Adam | Adam Sheppard | |
| Sleepover | Russell "SpongeBob" Hayes | ||
| 2007 | An American Crime | Ricky Hobbs | |
| Mama's Boy | Keith | Uncredited | |
| 2008 | Remarkable Power | Ross | |
| Gardens of the Night | Brian / Rachel | ||
| Never Back Down | Max Cooperman | ||
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | Todd Haynes | |
| 2011 | Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown | Max Cooperman | |
| Queen | Frat Guy | Short film | |
| The Good Doctor | Donny Nixon | ||
| 2014 | Adult World | Alex | |
| X-Men: Days of Future Past | Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver | ||
| 2015 | The Lazarus Effect | Clay | |
| Safelight | Charles | ||
| 2016 | Elvis & Nixon | Dwight Chapin | |
| X-Men: Apocalypse | Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver | ||
| 2017 | The Pirates of Somalia | Jay Bahadur | |
| The Accomplice | Randy | Short film | |
| 2018 | American Animals | Warren Lipka | |
| Deadpool 2 | Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver | Cameo appearance[24] | |
| 2019 | Dark Phoenix | ||
| I Am Woman | Jeff Wald |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Days | Cooper Day | ABC | 6 episodes |
| 2004–2005 | Phil of the Future | Seth Wosmer | Disney Channel | 5 episodes |
| 2005–2006 | Invasion | Jesse Varon | ABC | 21 episodes |
| 2008 | Dirt | Craig Hope | FX | Episode: "God Bless the Child" |
| Without a Trace | Craig Baskin | CBS | Episode: "A Bend in the Road" | |
| Monk | Eric Tavela | Showtime | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Genius" | |
| House | Oliver | FOX | Episode: "Last Resort" | |
| 2008–2009 | One Tree Hill | Jack Daniels | The CW | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | Off the Clock | Jew | YouTube | Episode: "Gorgonzola y Pinto" |
| Ghost Whisperer | Dylan | FOX | Episode: "Excessive Forces" | |
| 2010 | Criminal Minds | Charlie Hillridge | CBS | Episode: "Mosley Lane" |
| The Mentalist | Oliver McDaniel | Episode: "18-5-4" | ||
| The Office | Luke Cooper | NBC | Episode: "Nepotism" | |
| 2011 | Parenthood | Brandon | Episode: "New Plan" | |
| In Plain Sight | Joey Roston / Joey Wilson | USA Network | Episode: "Crazy Like a Witness" | |
| American Horror Story: Murder House | Tate Langdon | FX | 12 episodes | |
| 2012–2013 | American Horror Story: Asylum | Kit Walker | 13 episodes | |
| 2013–2014 | American Horror Story: Coven | Kyle Spencer | 11 episodes | |
| 2014–2015 | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Jimmy Darling | 13 episodes | |
| 2015–2016 | American Horror Story: Hotel | James Patrick March | 10 episodes | |
| 2015 | China, IL | Clint (voice) | Adult Swim | Episode: "Magical Pet" |
| 2016 | American Horror Story: Roanoke | Edward Philipe Mott | FX | Episode: "Chapter 5" |
| Rory Monahan | 3 episodes | |||
| 2017 | American Horror Story: Cult | Kai Anderson | 11 episodes | |
| Andy Warhol | Episode: "Valerie Solanas Died for Your Sins: Scumbag" | |||
| Marshall Applewhite | Episode: "Drink the Kool-Aid" | |||
| David Koresh | ||||
| Jim Jones | ||||
| Jesus | ||||
| Charles Manson | 2 episodes | |||
| 2018 | Pose | Stan Bowes | 8 episodes | |
| American Horror Story: Apocalypse | Mr. Gallant | 4 episodes | ||
| James Patrick March | Episode: "Could It Be... Satan?" | |||
| Tate Langdon | Episode: "Return to Murder House" | |||
| Jeff Pfister | 3 episodes | |||
| 2021 | WandaVision | Ralph Bohner / "Pietro Maximoff" | Disney+ | 4 episodes |
| Marvel Studios: Assembled | Himself | Episode: "The Making of WandaVision" | ||
| Mare of Easttown | Detective Colin Zabel | HBO | 4 episodes | |
| American Horror Story: Double Feature | Austin Sommers | FX | Upcoming series, (season 10) | |
| TBA | Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | Jeffrey Dahmer | Netflix | Upcoming miniseries |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Phoenix Film Festival | Best Breakthrough Performance | Clipping Adam | Won |
| 2005 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast | Sleepover | Nominated |
| 2012 | Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | American Horror Story: Asylum | Nominated |
| 2016 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Supporting Actor on Television | American Horror Story: Hotel | Nominated |
| 2018 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Actor in a Movie/Limited Series | American Horror Story: Cult | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actor on Television | Nominated | ||
| British Independent Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | American Animals | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Mare of Easttown | Pending |
References
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- ^ "Kick-Ass 2 Plot Synopsis Revealed And Other Updates". Cinema Blend. October 17, 2012.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "'American Horror Story' Casts Young Leads". Deadline. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ^ Bricker, Tierney (March 2, 2012). "American Horror Story Season Two Scoop: Three More Castmembers Confirmed to Return!". E! Online. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Categories International Press Academy". Press Academy.
- ^ "'American Horror Story': Entire Cast Revealed In First Full-Length Trailer". Hollywood Life. September 8, 2014.
- ^ "John Cusack, Evan Peters & Shannon Woodward Join Emma Roberts In 'Adult World'". Indiewire. February 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ "Evan Peters to play Quicksilver in X-Men: Days of Future Past". Variety. May 23, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
- ^ "Quicksilver Will Have Expanded Role in X-Men: Apocalypse". IGN. May 21, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
- ^ Kit, Borys (June 29, 2017). "'X-Men: Dark Phoenix': Evan Peters Returning as Quicksilver (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ^ Acuna, Kirsten (February 5, 2021). "'WandaVision' had a jaw-dropping reveal that both overjoyed and confused fans. Here's what's going on". Insider. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ Vary, Adam B. (March 5, 2021). "'WandaVision' Finale: The Fate of Agatha, Monica and the Twins, and Other Burning Questions". Variety. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Evan Peters: Fiancée Emma Roberts encouraged me to take role in 'Adult World'". New York Daily News. February 13, 2014. Archived from the original on February 14, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ "Emma Roberts arrested for hitting boyfriend Evan Peters". London Evening Standard. July 17, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ "Emma Roberts shows badly bruised legs after domestic dispute with boyfriend Evan Peters". NY Daily News. July 18, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Shira, Dahvi (July 17, 2013). "Did Emma Roberts's Relationship with Evan Peters Turn Violent?". People. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "How Do Emma Roberts and Evan Peters Really Feel About Being Engaged? Watch Now!". E! News. March 31, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014. Peters at 00:05 of video: "We're just enjoying being engaged right now."
- ^ "Emma Roberts Reflects on Evan Peters Split and Highs and Lows". E! Online. June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ Carter, Terry (October 27, 2019). "Halsey And Evan Peters Made Their Relationship Instagram Official With This Spooky Halloween Pic". BuzzFeed. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ Fullerton, Huw (May 24, 2018). "Deadpool 2 cameos – all the A-listers in Ryan Reynolds' sequel: James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, Brad Pitt, Hugh Jackman". Radio Times. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
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