What is Luke Evans?
{{Infobox person | name = Luke Evans | image = Luke Evans 2014 Comic Con (cropped).jpg | caption = Evans at the 2014 [[San Diego Comic-Con]] | birth_name = Luke George Evans | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|4|15}} | birth_place = [[Pontypool]], Wales | citizenship = [[United Kingdom]] | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer}} | years_active = 2000–present | spouse = | website = }} '''Luke George Evans''' (born 15 April 1979) is a [[Welsh people|Welsh]] actor and singer. He started his career on the stage. He has performed in many of London's [[West End theatre|West End]] productions such as ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]'', ''[[Miss Saigon]]'' and ''[[Piaf (play)|Piaf]]''. In 2013, Evans starred as the main antagonist Owen Shaw in the blockbuster ''[[Fast & Furious 6]]''. He also played [[Bard the Bowman]] in [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Hobbit (2012 movie)|''The Hobbit'' trilogy]] (2012–14). Evans has also appeared in movies such as ''[[Clash of the Titans (2010 movie)|Clash of the Titans]]'' (2010), ''[[Immortals (2011 movie)|Immortals]]'' (2011), ''[[The Three Musketeers (2011 movie)|The Three Musketeers]]'' (2011), ''[[The Raven (2012 movie)|The Raven]]'' (2012), ''[[Dracula Untold]]'' (2014), ''[[Professor Marston and the Wonder Women]]'' (2017), ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 movie)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (2017) and ''[[StarDog and TurboCat]]'' (2019). Evans was born in [[Pontypool]]. He grew up in [[Aberbargoed]]. He is [[openly gay]].<ref>{{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=17 February 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} *{{IMDb name}} {{Actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Luke}} [[Category:1979 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:G