<Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1997--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Relatives </Th> <Td> Scott Evans (brother) Mike Capuano (maternal uncle) </Td> </Tr> <P> Christopher Robert Evans (born June 13, 1981) is an American actor and filmmaker . Evans is known for his superhero roles as the Marvel Comics characters Steve Rogers / Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Johnny Storm / Human Torch in Fantastic Four and its 2007 sequel . </P> <P> He began his career on the 2000 television series Opposite Sex, and has since appeared in a number of films, such as Not Another Teen Movie, Sunshine, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Snowpiercer, and Gifted . In 2014, Evans made his directorial debut with the drama film Before We Go, in which he also starred . </P>

Name of the actor who plays captain america