Evan Evagora
Evan Evagora | |
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 Evagora at GalaxyCon Austin in 2023 | |
| Born | Melbourne, Australia |
| Education | Kew High School |
| Occupations | Actor, model |
| Years active | 2019–present |
Evan Evagora is an Australian actor and model. He is best known for his role as the Romulan character Elnor, on the television series Star Trek: Picard (2020–2022).
Early life
Evagora was born in Melbourne,[1] the youngest of seven children born to Marie and Xristos.[1] 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.[1]
Evagora grew up in Melbourne,[2] where he went to Kew High School.[3][4] His interests at school included sport, particularly boxing and Australian rules football.[1] 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,[2][3] and played for Fitzroy Football Club in both Victorian Amateur Football Association and in semi-professional Victorian Football League games.[3] After school he spent a year travelling around Europe with friends. Evagora then went to film school in South Melbourne.[1][3][4]
Career
While at film school Evagora was scouted[1] as a model by a company that represents models and actors.[3][4] He later moved to Sydney for his acting,[1] followed by a move 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.[2] He is the first Australian to be a regular cast member on a TV series in the Star Trek franchise.[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 season two of Star Trek: Picard in 2020.[7] Evagora and several other cast members were cut from the show's third and final season, which included the return of six actors from the main cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation, due to budget limitations.[8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Fantasy Island | Nick Taylor | |
| 2025 | Anomaly | Austin | Short film; also co-producer |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Secret City | Patron | Uncredited, episode: "Broken Bird" |
| 2020–22 | Star Trek: Picard | Elnor | Main cast (seasons 1–2) |
| 2020, 2022 | The Ready Room | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Home and Away | Mike | 1 episode |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Quarry | Nicholas "Nick" Furcillo | Voice, motion capture and likeness |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Elnor | Evan Evagora | Biography". CBS Interactive. 23 January 2020. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 Idato, Michael (29 December 2019). "Hollywood's next generation of Aussie stars". Culture. The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Wigney, James (23 February 2020). "Melbourne actor Evan Evagora's new frontier stuns his mother". Entertainment. Herald Sun. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Evan's new frontier". Confidential. Herald Sun. 24 February 2020. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2026 – via PressReader.
- ↑ DeCandido, Keith R.A. (14 February 2020). "Jean-Luc as St. Jude — Star Trek: Picard's 'Absolute Candor'". Movies & TV. Reactor. Archived from the original on 23 January 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
his Tolkien-ish name aided in that
- ↑ Wheaton, Wil; Evagora, Evan (20 February 2020). "'The Ready Room' Breaks Down Star Trek: Picard Episode 5, 'Stardust City Rag'". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
- ↑ Evagora, Evan (23 November 2019). "Evan Evagora". doingbirdmagazine.com (Interview). Interviewed by Bennett, Abby; Summers, Meg. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ Adams, Tim (26 May 2025). "Star Trek: Picard Showrunner Shares "Terrible" Reason Original Cast Was Cut From Season 3". TV Shows. ComicBook.com. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
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