Evan Ross Biography
Evan Olav Naess also known as Evan Ross, is an American actor and musician. He made his acting debut in the comedy-drama film ATL (2006), and has since starred in the films Pride (2007), According to Greta (2009), Mooz-lum (2010), 96 Minutes (2011), Supremacy (2014), and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014) and Part 2 (2015). On television, Ross had a recurring role as Charlie Selby in the season 3 of The CW’s teen drama series 90210 and a regular role as Angel Rivera in the season 2 of Fox’s musical drama series Star.
He also starred on ABC’s procedural drama series Wicked city as Diver Hawkes. As a musician, he released his first single “Yes Me” in February 2011, and his second single “How To Live Alone” in May 2015.
How old is Evan Ross ? – Age
The American actor and musician is 32 years old as of 26th August 2020. He was born in 1988 in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States.
Who are Evan Ross Parents? – Father and mother
The American actor was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, to businessman and mountaineer by the name Arne Naess Jr. and entertainer Diana Ross. His father was of German and Norwegian descent and his mother is African-American. His paternal great-uncle was Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess.
Evan Ross Siblings
The actor has one older full brother, Ross Næss. His parents divorced in 2000. He has three older maternal half-sisters, Rhonda, whose biological father is Berry Gordy, and Tracee and Chudney from his mother’s marriage to Robert Ellis Silberstein. He also has three older paternal half-siblings from his father’s first marriage, Christoffer, Katinka, and Leona, and two younger paternal half-brothers from his father’s third marriage, Nicklas and Louis. In January 2004, Ross’ father was killed at age 66 in a mountain climbing accident near Cape Town.
Who is Evan Ross Married to? – Wife
The American actor is a married man. He is married to Singer Ashlee Simpson . They became engaged in January 2014, and married on August 30, 2014, at Ross mother’s estate in Connecticut. In December 2014, Ross and Simpson announced that they were expecting their first child together. Their daughter was born on July 30, 2015. Through his marriage, Ross also has a stepson from Simpson’s previous marriage to musician Pete Wentz. In December 2014, Ross and his wife both filed requests to change their surname to Ross-Næss. In April 2020, Ross and Simpson announced they were expecting their second child together, a boy. Their son was born October 29, 2020.
Evan Ross Acting Career
The American actor began his career as an actor while a student at Greenwich High school. His first major role was in the film, ATL, released in March 2006, in which he co-starred with rappers T.I. and Big Boi. Ross received rave reviews for his role as troubled teenager Amare McCarter in the HBO television film Life support, starring alongside Queen Latifah and his real-life half-sister Tracee Ellis Ross, who portrayed his elder sister in the film. The actor later co-starred in the biographical film Pride, in which he portrayed a good-natured teen with a Speech impediment. He also appeared (uncredited) in an episode of Girlfriends. The episode, titled “What’s Black-A-Lackin’?”, also guest-starred Chrisette Michel, and was directed by his half-sister Tracee. In 2012, he had a supporting role in the Jay and Mark Duplass-directed comedy-drama Jeff, Who Lives at Home. The following year, he portrayed music producer Dallas Austin in the VH1 biopic CrazysexyCool: The TLC Story, about the 1990s Atlanta girl group TLC (the film was named after their second album CrazySexyCool). He then appeared in the drama film All the Wilderness (2014), which premiered at SXSW; the Courteney Cox-directed comedy-drama Just Before I Go (2014), which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival; and the drama film Supremacy (2014), which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
In July 2015, he joined the cast of ABC’s crime drama series Wicked City, portraying crime scene paparazzo Diver Hawkes, replacing Darrell Britt-Gibson in the role. The model has a major role as Angel Rivera in the second and third seasons of Fox’s drama series Star. Ross will star in a reality show alongside his wife Ashlee Simpson Ross called Ashlee+Evan.
Music career
The American musician began recording his debut album, which will encompass R&B and pop in 2007. After four years in the studio, Ross released his single “Yes Me” on February 25, 2011, which was produced by Tony DeNiro and written by DeNiro and Ross. He released a sneak preview of another song, “How To Live Alone”, on his Instagram on December 5, 2014. On May 14, 2015, Ross released the song as a single, featuring rapper T.I.. In 2016, Ross was featured on DJWS & Hero’s song, “They”. Ross is one-half of the duo, Ashlee+ Evan, with his wife. The musician recorded the duets, “Don’t Look At Me” and “All I Want” for the series Star with Brittany O’Grady. In 2017, Ross was featured on “Restricted” by Kronic. Ross and his wife released a duet collaboration, Ashlee+Evan, on October 12, 2018.
Evan Ross Net worth
The American actor has an estimated net worth of 1 million as of 2020.