Luke Evans Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a scholarship to The London Studio Centre at age 17
• Performed on stage opposite Boy George in the play Taboo
• Capped eight years in the UK theater with roles in Small Change and Piaf at London's Donmar Warehouse, where he caught the eye of casting directors to launch his U
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• film career
• Lost 30 pounds and five inches off his waist while training to play Zeus in Immortals, his second role as a Greek god (Apollo in Clash of the Titans)
• Worked with Matthew Macfadyen in both Robin Hood and The Three Musketeers
• Auditioned for the role of Jason Bourne in The Bourne Legacy
• Picked up a violin for the first time while training to play the title character in Vivaldi