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.jpg) Evans in 2010 | |
| Born | Scott Andrew Evans (1983-09-21)September 21, 1983 (age 42) Sudbury, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2008–present |
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Scott Andrew Evans (born September 21, 1983)[1] is an American actor. He is known for playing the role of police officerOliver Fish on theABC daytime soap operaOne Life to Live,[2] the recurring role of Oliver on the seriesGrace and Frankie, and one of theKens inBarbie. He is the younger brother of actorChris Evans.[2][3]
Scott Andrew Evans was born September 21, 1983, and raised inSudbury, Massachusetts.[1] His parents are Bob Evans, adentist, and Lisa (née Capuano) Evans, a dancer[4][5] and later artistic director at theConcord Youth Theatre.[6] He has two sisters, Carly and Shanna,[4] and an older brother, actorChris Evans. His father is of Welsh, English, Scottish, and German descent, while his mother is of half Irish and half Italian descent.
Evans began acting as a child in local theater productions in Massachusetts.[7][8] He attended Lincoln-Sudbury High School.[9]
Scott Evans studied theatre atNew York University where he performed in "Mrs. Sharp" byRyan Scott Oliver & Kirsten Guenther, directed by Ryan Mekenian, and featuringAlex Brightman andAli Stroker.[2][3][10] He is gay, havingcome out at age 19.[11]
Evans began playing the recurring role of police officer Oliver Fish onOne Life to Live on January 15, 2008.[12] He subsequently appeared briefly onGuiding Light as Trey in 2008, and guest-starred as Woody Sage in the June 22, 2008Law and Order: Criminal Intent episode "Betrayed" as well as the role of Ben in the October 21, 2008,Fringe episode "The Cure."[2] Evans was also seen as Chad the Mail Clerk in the 2009 filmConfessions of a Shopaholic.
Initially brought in toOne Life to Live for five episodes, Evans returned for a total of 137 episodes.[2] In July 2009, his character Oliver Fish became involved in a romantic relationship with Kyle Lewis. The storyline came to wider attention whenPatricia Mauceri, an actress who had played the recurring role ofCarlotta Vega on theOne Life to Live since 1995, was replaced after reportedly voicing personal religious objections to her character's involvement in his storyline.[13] The storyline onOne Life to Live was dropped and both Scott and Brett were let go in 2010. Evans also had a guest role on theAMC seriesRubicon as an American involved in a serious terrorist attack withal-Qaeda.[14]
In 2022, Evans playedDarren Hayes' love interest in the music video for "Let's Try Being in Love".[15] In 2023, he played a Western-themedKen inBarbie.
In June 2024,Deadline announced that Evans had been cast inMindy Kaling's forthcoming seriesRunning Point.[16]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | The Lovely Bones | Townsperson | |
| 2009 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | Chad | |
| 2014 | Behaving Badly | Ronnie Watt | |
| 2014 | Before We Go | Concierge | |
| 2014 | Playing It Cool | Blissful boy | |
| 2015 | Lily & Kat | Nick | |
| 2015 | Close Range | Deputy Logan | |
| 2016 | Badlands of Kain | Josh | |
| 2016 | Southbound | Danny | Short film |
| 2018 | Madhouse Mecca | Greg | |
| 2020 | Almost Love | Adam | |
| 2023 | Barbie | StereotypicalKen |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008–2010 | One Life to Live | Oliver Fish | 137 episodes |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Woody Sage (Scott Woodley) | Episode: "Betrayed" |
| 2008 | Guiding Light | Trey | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Fringe | Ben | Episode: "The Cure" |
| 2010 | Law & Order | Thomas Moran | Episode: "Steel-Eyed Death" |
| 2010 | Rubicon | Joe Purcell | Episode: "Wayward Sons" |
| 2011 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Shane Berlin | Episode: "Trophy Wine" |
| 2012–13 | White Collar | Dennis Flynn | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | In the Dark | EMT Reid | Television film |
| 2014 | Looking | Cody Heller | Episode: "Looking for a Plus-One" |
| 2014 | Hit the Floor | Danny | Episode: "Unguarded" |
| 2016 | I Know Where Lizzie Is | Henry Spencer | Television film |
| 2017 | Daytime Divas | Julian | 4 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Grace and Frankie | Oliver | 8 episodes |
| 2019 | Into the Dark | Joel | Episode: "Midnight Kiss" |
| 2023 | With Love | James | 3 episodes |
| 2025 | Running Point | Charlie | Recurring role |
| 2025 | All's Fair | Eric Dunkin | Episode: "This Is Me Trying" |
...Evans' siblings, Scott, Carly and Shanna. ...[parents] Bob, a dentist, and Lisa, a dancer...
...Concord Youth Theatre, where his mother, Lisa Capuano Evans, has been artistic director since 1998.
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