Actor Career of Evan Peters

Many TV lovers would probably know the controversial American Horror Story character - Tate Langdon who was portrayed by Evan Peters in the 2011 FX anthology series. Evan is famous as an American television and movie actor. His movie debut was made on the set of the 2004 film titled Clipping Adam which earned him the Best Breakthrough Performance award at the Phoenix Film Festival.

Since then, the talented actor’s career in the entertainment industry has been on an upward trail, he has made appearances in a few films which include X-Men: Days of Future Past, American Animals, The Lazarus Effect and X-Men: Apocalypse. Apart from appearing in movies, the actor has played supporting roles in television shows like Invasion, Pose, One Tree Hill and Phil of the Future.

Evan Thomas Peters was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on the 20th of January 1987 to Phil and Julia Peters. His father works as the vice president in charge of administration at the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. The talented entertainer was born and raised in a Catholic family alongside his brother Andrew Peters and his half-sister from his father’s side - Michelle. The young actor’s interest in entertainment was kindled right from his formative years and he started training from early on. When his family eventually relocated to Grand Blanc, he developed an interest in modeling and subsequently became part of a local acting class.

For his early education, he attended a Catholic Grade School. He first attended Grand Blanc Community High School, but in pursuit of an acting career, the young entertainer had to relocate to Los Angeles where he attended Burbank High School. He did not stay long enough to graduate from Burbank High, instead, he chose to drop out and be homeschooled.

As previously mentioned, Evan Peters made his acting debut in 2004 on the set of the movie Clipping Adam where he played Adam Sheppard. The actor was handpicked by the producer of the movie himself and his nuanced and outstanding performance earned him Best Breakthrough Performance Award at the Phoenix Film Festival. Not a bad way to start a career.

The young actor has an estimated net worth of $3 million which he has accrued over his many years in the entertainment industry, especially his roles in the American Horror Story anthology franchise. A sizeable portion of his net worth emanated from several commercials he has undertaken in the past for companies like Kellogg's, Sony, Play Station, Papa John's Pizza, Progressive Insurance and Moviefone.