Chris Evans

When Marvel offered Chris Evans the role of Captain America, he turned it down. He was worried about the multi-film contract and about the anxiety he had long experienced around fame. He has said that his therapist, and a phone call from Robert Downey Jr., helped persuade him to accept. He went on to play Steve Rogers in more than ten films over a decade, becoming one of the defining faces of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

He was born on June 13, 1981, in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Sudbury, west of the city. His birth time is not publicly known, so his Ascendant and houses cannot be read. Gemini holds his Sun, with Mars also in Gemini. Gemini is quick, witty and talkative, and Mars there gives a lively, restless energy. Evans is known offscreen for his sense of humor and his easy, joking manner in interviews, a contrast to the earnest hero he played.

His Moon is in Scorpio, describing deep, private emotions and an intensity kept beneath the surface. Evans has spoken openly about anxiety and about how difficult he found the pressures of fame, especially early in his career.

Mercury, retrograde, and Venus, both in Cancer, describe a mind and heart attached to home and family. Evans is close to his family; his mother, Lisa, ran a community youth theater, and he grew up performing in local productions. His dog, Dodger, whom he adopted from a shelter, became a beloved presence on his social media.

Jupiter and Saturn, both at the start of Libra, describe a commitment to fairness and balance. Libra concerns justice and civic life, and in 2020 Evans co-founded A Starting Point, a website featuring short videos in which politicians from both major parties explain their positions, with the aim of encouraging civic engagement.

His early career included the teen parody Not Another Teen Movie and the role of Johnny Storm, the Human Torch, in Fantastic Four. After Captain America made him a star, he took on different roles, including the arrogant heir Ransom in Rian Johnson's Knives Out, and he made his directing debut with Before We Go. He also appeared on Broadway in Lobby Hero in 2018.

Uranus, retrograde in Scorpio, Neptune in Sagittarius and Pluto in Libra are generational placements, fitting for an actor who has used his platform for political and civic causes.

In 2022 People magazine named him the Sexiest Man Alive, and in 2023 he married the Portuguese actress Alba Baptista. The Gemini Sun gave him his quick humor; the Scorpio Moon gave depth to the man behind the shield.