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Evan Peters

Actor

Evan Peters

Born January 20, 1987 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA33 films

Evan Thomas Peters is an American actor. He is best known for his multiple roles on the FX anthology series American Horror Story, as Stan Bowes in the first season of the FX ballroom drama series Pose, and as Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver in the X-Men film series (2014–2019) and the Marvel Cinematic Universe series WandaVision.

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In 2021, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance in Mare of Easttown. In the same year Peters returned to the American Horror Story universe, playing writer and entertainer Austin Sommers in the first part, Red Tide, of the tenth season.

Most recently Peters portrayed infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in the Ryan Murphy created Netflix miniseries, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.

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X-Men: Days of Future Past posterFirst watchX-Men: Days of Future Past20147.5as Peter / QuicksilverThe ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past –…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Deadpool 2 poster7.5Deadpool 22018Kick-Ass poster7.1Kick-Ass2010X-Men: Apocalypse poster6.5X-Men: Apocalypse2016Never Back Down poster6.8Never Back Down2008Dark Phoenix poster6.0Dark Phoenix2019An American Crime poster7.3An American Crime2007Once Upon a Deadpool poster7.1Once Upon a Deadpool2018TRON: Ares poster6.5TRON: Ares2025

Filmography

33 films as actor
  1. TBAFalling
  2. 2026A Statement
  3. 2025TRON: AresJulian Dillinger
  4. 2025Tron: Ares - A Special LookJulian Dillinger
  5. 2023WishSimon (voice)
  6. 2020I Am WomanJeff Wald
  7. 2019Dark PhoenixPeter Maximoff / Quicksilver
  8. 2018Once Upon a DeadpoolPeter Maximoff / Quicksilver (uncredited)
  9. 2018Deadpool 2Quicksilver (uncredited)
  10. 2017The Pirates of SomaliaJay Bahadur
  11. 2017The AccompliceRandy
  12. 2016X-Men: ApocalypsePeter Maximoff / Quicksilver
  13. 2016Elvis & NixonDwight Chapin
  14. 2015SafelightCharles
  15. 2015China, Il The MusicalClint
  16. 2015The Lazarus EffectClay
  17. 2014X-Men: Days of Future PastPeter / Quicksilver
  18. 2014Sofia Coppola's Little MermaidEric
  19. 2014Adult WorldAlex
  20. 2011Never Back Down 2: The BeatdownMax Cooperman
  21. 2011The Good DoctorDonny Nixon
  22. 2010QueenFrat Guy
  23. 2010Myself and I
  24. 2010Kick-AssTodd
  25. 2008Gardens of the NightRachel / Brian
  26. 2008Never Back DownMax Cooperman
  27. 2008Remarkable PowerRoss
  28. 2007Mama's BoyKeith
  29. 2007An American CrimeRicky Hobbs
  30. 2007Tough CookieCookie Scout
  31. 2006Sour Patch Kids: Sour Sweet GoneYoung
  32. 2004SleepoverRussell
  33. 2004Clipping AdamAdam Sheppard