Luke George Evans was born in Pontypool, Wales, and grew up in
Aberbargoed, in the south of Wales. He is the son of Yvonne (Lewis) and
David Evans. He moved to Cardiff at the age 17. He then won a
scholarship to the London Studio Centre, and graduated in 2000.
He starred in many of London's West End theatre productions. In 2009,
he landed the role of Apollo in
Clash of the Titans (2010) (2010). Then, he
quickly landed roles in
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010) (2010),
Robin Hood (2010) (2010),
Tamara Drewe (2010) (2010),
Blitz (2011) (2010),
The Three Musketeers (2011) (2011),
Ashes (2011),
Immortals (2011) (2011) and
The Raven (2012) (2012). He's also
scheduled to star in The Amateur American (2012),
No One Lives (2012) (2012) and
Only God Forgives (2013) (2013).
Luke Evans resides in Shoreditch, London.