Evan Peters Biography

Evan Thomas Peters (born January 20, 1987) is an American actor, best known for his multiple roles on the FX anthology series American Horror Story, of which he has been a main cast member since its debut in 2011, and his role as the mutant Quicksilver in the superhero films X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) and X-Men: Apocalypse (2016).

He made his acting debut in the 2004 drama film Clipping Adam and starred in the ABC science fiction series Invasion from 2005 to 2006.

From 2004 to 2010, Peters starred in numerous national commercials for established brands such as Kelloggs, Papa John's Pizza and Playstation, during this time he also had recurring roles on Disney Channel's Phil of the Future and The CW's One Tree Hill. In 2010, he had a supporting role in the superhero film Kick-Ass.

Early life

Born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in the suburb of Ballwin, Evan Peters is the son of Julie and Phil Peters. His father is a vice president of administration for the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

Peters was raised in a Roman Catholic family and attended a Catholic grade school. He has a brother, Andrew, and a paternal half-sister, Michelle. In 2001, Peters moved with his family to Grand Blanc, Michigan, where he pursued modeling and took local acting classes. He attended Grand Blanc Community High School, before moving to Los Angeles at age 15 with his mother to pursue his acting career. He attended Burbank High School as a sophomore, but later began homeschooling classes.

Career

2004-11: Early career

On his second audition, Peters was chosen by producer Michael Picchiottino for the role of Adam Sheppard in the film Clipping Adam. The role earned him the award for Best Breakthrough Performance at the Phoenix Film Festival. He performed in numerous television commercials for Sony PlayStation, Progressive Insurance, Moviefone, Sour Patch Kids, Papa John's Pizza, and Kellogg.

In 2004, he starred in the MGM film Sleepover as Russell "SpongeBob" Hayes, and appeared in the ABC series The Days as Cooper Day. From 2004 to 2005, he had a recurring role as Seth Wosmer in the first season of the Disney Channel series Phil of the Future. From 2005 to 2006, he portrayed Jesse Varon in the ABC sci-fi thriller series Invasion.

Peters then had supporting roles in the films An American Crime (2007), Gardens of the Night (2008), Never Back Down (2008) and its sequel Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown (2011). He has also starred in several theater plays, including playing Fagin in a production of Oliver Twist at the Met Theater. In 2008, he had a recurring role as Jack Daniels on The CW teen-drama series One Tree Hill. In addition, he landed many one episode guest spots in television series such as The Mentalist, House, Monk, The Office, In Plain Sight, and Parenthood.

In 2010, he appeared in the supporting role of Todd Haynes, the main character's best friend, in the superhero film Kick-Ass. Peters was unable to reprise his role in the 2013 sequel due to scheduling conflicts with his role in the second season of American Horror Story.

2011-present: Breakthrough with American Horror Story

Peters' breakthrough role was playing the teenage sociopathic murderer Tate Langdon in the first season of the FX anthology series American Horror Story. In the second season, subtitled Asylum, he starred as Kit Walker, a man wrongly accused of killing his wife; this role earned him a nomination for the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film.

In the third season, subtitled Coven, he portrayed Kyle Spencer, a frat boy who is killed and brought back to life as a Frankenstein's monster type of creature. In the fourth season of the series, subtitled Freak Show, he played Jimmy Darling, a circus performer with deformed hands.

In 2014, Peters starred in the independent comedy film Adult World, opposite John Cusack and Emma Roberts. Peters played the mutant Quicksilver in the 2014 film X-Men: Days of Future Past and its 2016 sequel, X-Men: Apocalypse. In 2015, Peters starred in the horror film The Lazarus Effect and the drama film Safelight, alongside Juno Temple, and in 2016 he had a role in the comedy-drama Elvis & Nixon. He will be reprising the role of Quicksilver in the 2018 film X-Men: Dark Phoenix.

Personal life

Peters began dating actress Emma Roberts in 2012 after they worked together on the film Adult World. Peters confirmed in March 2013 that he and Roberts were engaged.

In July 2013, while they were staying at a hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, someone overheard a dispute coming from their room and called the police. After a "heated argument", they had begun hitting each other. When the police arrived, they arrested Roberts. Peters was not arrested because Roberts did not have any immediately visible injuries. Peters declined to press charges and Roberts was released several hours later. In a joint statement, the couple called it "an unfortunate incident and misunderstanding", and stated that they were "working together to move past it."

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2004	Clipping Adam	Adam Sheppard
2004	Sleepover	Russell "SpongeBob" Hayes
2007	An American Crime	Ricky Hobbs
2007	Mama's Boy	Keith	Uncredited
2008	Remarkable Power	Ross
2008	Gardens of the Night	Brian / Rachel
2008	Never Back Down	Max Cooperman
2010	Kick-Ass	Todd Haynes
2011	Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown	Max Cooperman
2011	Queen	Frat Guy	Short film
2011	The Good Doctor	Donny Nixon
2014	Adult World	Alex
2014	X-Men: Days of Future Past	Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver
2015	The Lazarus Effect	Clay
2015	Safelight	Charles
2016	Elvis & Nixon	Dwight Chapin
2016	X-Men: Apocalypse	Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver
2017	The Pirates of Somalia	Jay Bahadur
2018	X-Men: Dark Phoenix	Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver	In post-production
2018	American Animals		In post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	The Days	Cooper Day	6 episodes
2004-2005	Phil of the Future	Seth Wosmer	5 episodes
2005-2006	Invasion	Jesse Varon	21 episodes
2008	Dirt	Craig Hope	Episode: "God Bless the Child"
2008	Without a Trace	Craig Baskin	Episode: "A Bend in the Road"
2008	Monk	Eric Tavela	Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Genius"
2008	House	Oliver	Episode: "Last Resort"
2008-2009	One Tree Hill	Jack Daniels	6 episodes
2009	Off the Clock	Jew	Episode: "Gorgonzola y Pinto"
2009	Ghost Whisperer	Dylan	Episode: "Excessive Forces"
2010	Criminal Minds	Charlie Hillridge	Episode: "Mosley Lane"
2010	The Mentalist	Oliver McDaniel	Episode: "18-5-4"
2010	The Office	Luke Cooper	Episode: "Nepotism"
2011	Parenthood	Brandon	Episode: "New Plan"
2011	In Plain Sight	Joey Roston / Joey Wilson	Episode: "Crazy Like a Witness"
2011	American Horror Story: Murder House	Tate Langdon	12 episodes
2012-2013	American Horror Story: Asylum	Kit Walker	13 episodes
2013-2014	American Horror Story: Coven	Kyle Spencer	11 episodes
2014-2015	American Horror Story: Freak Show	Jimmy Darling	13 episodes
2015-2016	American Horror Story: Hotel	James Patrick March	10 episodes
2015	China, IL	Clint	Episode: "Magical Pet"
2016	American Horror Story: Roanoke	Edward Phillipe Mott	Episode: "Chapter 5"
		Rory Monahan	3 episodes
2017	American Horror Story: Cult	Kai Anderson	9 episodes
		Andy Warhol	Episode: "Valerie Solanas Died for Your Sins: Scumbag"
		Marshall Applewhite	Episode: "Drink the Kool-Aid"
		David Koresh
		Jim Jones
		Jesus
2018	Pose	Stan	Upcoming series

Commercial

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Sky Fibre - X-Men: Apocalypse	Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver	Set after the events of X-Men: Apocalypse

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result
2004	Phoenix Film Festival	Best Breakthrough Performance	Clipping Adam
2005	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast	Sleepover
2012	Satellite Awards	Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film	American Horror Story: Asylum
2016	Fangoria Chainsaw Awards	Best Supporting Actor on Television	American Horror Story: Hotel