Rupert Evans

Rupert Evans
Born	1977 (age 39–40) Staffordshire, England, UK
Nationality	English
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Home town	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England

Rupert Evans (born 1977) is an English actor who has appeared in television, film, and theater. He is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Evans was brought up on a farm in rural Staffordshire, England, near Stoke-on-Trent. Evans was educated at Bilton Grange School, a boarding independent school in the village of Dunchurch, near the market town of Rugby in Warwickshire in the West Midlands region of England, followed by Milton Abbey School, a boarding independent school in the village of Milton Abbas, near the market town of Blandford Forum in Dorset in South West England, and the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, at the time based in South Kensington in London.

Early in his career, Evans appeared in the drama Crime and Punishment starring John Simm, and North and South starring Richard Armitage.

Evans' first major film role was as FBI Agent John Myers in director Guillermo del Toro's 2004 adaptation of the Mike Mignola comic book Hellboy. He also appeared in Agora, which was filmed in Malta with Rachel Weisz and Max Minghella.