luke george evans (born 15 april 1979) is a welsh actor and singer. he started his career on the stage. he has performed in many of london's west end productions such as "rent", "miss saigon" and "piaf". in 2013, evans starred as the main antagonist owen shaw in the blockbuster "fast &amp; furious 6". he also played bard the bowman in peter jackson's "the hobbit" trilogy (2012–14).