111 Evan Peters Facts: Career, Accomplishments, Childhood, And More
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Known for his roles in 'American Horror Story', 'Pose', 'WandaVision', the X-Men film franchise, and as Detective Colin Zabel in the series 'Mare of Easttown', Evan Peters is an American actor and film producer.
Evan Thomas Peters was born in 1987 on January 20 is quite well known all over the Hollywood film industry by making his name in various genres of the TV and feature film world. Making his acting debut in 2004, Evan Peters has featured in several movies, series, and commercials since then.
Evan Peters is best known for his different roles in the FX series- 'American Horror Story'. 'American Horror Story' helped build his name and he appeared in many different series and films after that.
He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, United States and grew up in the suburb of Ballwin. His father's name is Phil Peters and his mother's name is Julie Peters.
Phil Peters works for the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation as a vice president of administration. Evan Peters attended a Catholic grade school as he was raised in a Roman Catholic family.
Andrew Peters is his brother and he also has a paternal half-sister named Michelle. The year 2001 saw Evan Peters and the family moving to Grand Blanc in Michigan where Peters took local acting classes and did modeling.
He moved to Los Angeles at the age of 15 with his mother to further work on his acting career. Evan Peters attended Burbank High School there but later started homeschooling classes.
Evans Peters actually became an actor because of the famous Olsen twins. In an interview, he said that he wanted to see them live and that made him become an actor.
Evan Peters is also one of the recurring actors in the 'American Horror Story' series.
He loved making horror films but doing the different kinds of recurring roles in the series took a toll on his mental health. Season eight of 'American Horror Story' saw Evan Peters taking just a small recurring role and he took a full break for season nine.
Did you know Evan Peters and Emma Roberts were once engaged? They met on the set of 'Adult World' and they also worked in the television series American Horror Story.
Even Tom and Mark Welling are cousins of Evan Peters, albeit distant ones. Best known for his roles as Quicksilver in the superhero film X-Men series and also in 'WandaVision', Evan Peters also went to the same school as Blake Lively.
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Fun Facts About Evan Peters
Let's learn some fun facts about Evan Peters here.
Evan Peters, an acclaimed American actor, was born in St Louis, Missouri to Phil and Julie Peters. He has a brother, Andrew Peters, and a half-sister, Michelle.
After moving to Grand Blanc, Michigan, he started pursuing modeling and that was the start of a brilliant acting career. It was only his second audition when producer Michael Picchiottino chose him for the role of Adam Sheppard in the film 'Clipping Adam'.
He even won Best Breakthrough Performance at the Phoenix Film Festival. This led to various commercials in which Evan Peters acted, including Progressive Insurance, Moviefone, Sony PlayStation, Sour Patch Kids, Kellogg, and Papa John's Pizza.
He even had a recurring role on The CW teen drama series 'One Tree Hill' as Jack Daniels. He also did many one-episode guest spots on television series like 'The Mentalist', 'The Office', 'In Plain Sight', 'House', 'Monk', and 'Parenthood'.
In the critically acclaimed superhero film 'Kick-Ass', Evan Peters appeared in the supporting role of Todd Haynes. Todd Haynes in Kick-Ass was the main character's best friend.
The acting role of teenage murderer Tate Langdon in the first season of 'American Horror Story' was the breakthrough Peters needed. Since then, in every season of the show, Evan Peters and Sarah Paulson are the only characters that recur.
Evan Peters loves taking on characters that are broken and difficult. Psychotic characters are his favorite. Peters also auditioned for the role of Peeta in 'The Hunger Games'.
Evan Peters always wanted to play the character of Wolverine but did not get it. He, however, shares the role of Quicksilver with his 'Kick-Ass' co-star Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
Evan Peters has two tattoos on his body. He narrated the story of this first tattoo to Flaunt magazine, saying that his mother would only allow him to get a tattoo as long as it said 'MOM' and he agreed and got it done.
The 'MOM' tattoo is on his left bicep and the other one is a small thumbs-up sign on the outside of his right hand.
Evan was known to spend time with famous singer Halsey in 2019 and they both later confirmed their relationship, however, they later called it quits. He is a very charismatic person and has many fans all over the world.
Did you know that Evan Peters age loves knitting? This passion did not last long as the actor came to know how difficult it actually is and that it made him lose all his time.
As the practice made him unsociable, he left it. He still aspires to be the best actor he can be and take on difficult roles. A fan of AMC's The Walking Dead', Evan Peters has revolutionized some of his iconic characters in 'American Horror Story'.
Facts About Evan Peters' Career
Evan Peters' career saw him trying a lot of different characters in many shows and movies, but he always had an affinity for dark characters.
The character Tate Langdon was a 17-year-old psychiatric patient in AHS played by Evan Peters. AHS uses the same actors in each of their seasons with different characters. So, Evan Peters kept playing different characters each season.
He has played several characters and supporting roles in many different series over time. His role as Quicksilver/Peter Maximoff is hailed as one of his coolest ones. He also played Detective Colin Zabel in 'Mare of Easttown', for which he received critical acclaim.
Facts About Evan Peters' Childhood
The well-known American film and TV actor came from a humble background in St Louis, Missouri.
Evan Peters grew up in St Louis of Missouri, and was born on January 20, 1987. Later, after schooling, he, along with his mother shifted to Michigan to pursue his acting.
He got his first acting role in the indie film 'Clipping Adam' in 2004 at the age of just 17.
Later, he earned himself roles in many different commercials. In 2004, he played Russell 'SpongeBob' Hayes in Sleepover and Cooper Day in the ABC series 'The Days'. He played Seth Wosmer (2004-2005) in the series 'Phil of the Future'. He also played Jesse Varon from 2005-2006 in the show 'Invasion'.
Facts About Evan Peters' Accomplishments
His career saw him earning a lot of accolades.
For his role in 'Sleepover', he was nominated for Best Performance in a Feature Film. He was also nominated for the category of Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film by the Satellite Awards in 2012.
This nomination was for 'American Horror Story: Asylum'. He was also nominated for Fangoria Chainsaw Awards' Best Supporting Actor on Television in 2016 for 'American Horror Story: Hotel'.
As he made his acting debut in the 2004 drama, 'Clipping Adam', he won Best Breakthrough Performance in the Phoenix Film Festival.
His supporting roles in all the different shows also won him a lot of critical acclaim. For his role as Detective Colin Zabel in 'Mare of Easttown' (HBO, 2021), he was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
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