Evan Evagora

Evan Evagora (born August 10, 1996) is an Australian actor.[1] He is best known for his role as the Romulan Elnor on the television series Star Trek: Picard (2020).

Evan Evagora
Evagora at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1996-08-10) August 10, 1996
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
EducationKew High School
OccupationActor
Years active2019–present

Biography

Early life

Evagora was born in Melbourne,[2] the youngest of seven children born to Marie and Xristos.[2] His parents both migrated to Australia: his mother, who is of Cook Islands Māori descent, from New Zealand when she was 20, and his father from Cyprus when he was three.[2]

Evagora grew up in Melbourne,[1] where he went to Kew High School.[3][4] His interests at school included sport, particularly boxing and Australian rules football.[2] He also took an interest in theatre, writing a play in which he took the part of Rove McManus.[3][4]

Evagora appeared to be destined for a sports career. He won a state boxing championship,[1][3] and played for Fitzroy Football Club in both Victorian Amateur Football Association and Victorian Football Association games.[3] After school he spent a year traveling around Europe with friends. Evagora then went to film school in South Melbourne.[2][3][4]

Career

While at film school Evagora was scouted[2] as a model by a company that represents models and actors,[3][4] and later moved to Sydney for his acting[2] and then to Los Angeles.[3]

Evagora played the role of Nick Taylor in the film Fantasy Island which was released in February 2020.[3][4]

Evagora has a starring role in Star Trek: Picard as Elnor, a Romulan hand-to-hand combat expert.[1] He is the first Australian to be a regular cast member in a Star Trek TV series.[3] His role quickly received a "Space Legolas" nickname from Internet users, based on similarities with the character from The Lord of the Rings films, including the name style.[5][6]

In an Australian magazine interview published in November 2019, Evagora said he would be filming in season 2 of Star Trek: Picard in 2020.[7]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2020 Fantasy Island Nick Taylor

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Secret City Patron Uncredited
Episode: "Broken Bird"
2020 Star Trek: Picard Elnor 7 episodes
The Ready Room Himself Aftershow, 1 episode

References
  1. Idato, Michael (29 December 2019). "Hollywood's next generation of Aussie stars". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. "Evan Evagora - Star Trek: Picard Cast Member". CBS. CBS Interactive. 2020. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. Wigney, James (23 February 2020). "Melbourne actor Evan Evagora's new frontier stuns his mother". Herald Sun. Melbourne. Retrieved 14 March 2020. (Subscription required.)
  4. "Evan's new frontier". Herald Sun. Melbourne. 24 February 2020. Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020 – via PressReader.
  5. DeCandido, Keith R.A. (14 February 2020). "Jean-Luc as St. Jude — Star Trek: Picard's 'Absolute Candor'". tor.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020. his Tolkien-ish name aided in that
  6. "'The Ready Room' Breaks Down Star Trek: Picard Episode 5, 'Stardust City Rag'". CBS. 20 February 2020. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  7. Bennett, Abby; Summers, Meg (23 November 2019). "Evan Evagora". Doingbird. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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