Scott Evans (actor)


Scott Evans is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of police officer Oliver Fish on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live. He plays a recurring role as Oliver on the series Grace and Frankie. He is the younger brother of actor Chris Evans.

Career

Evans began playing the recurring role of police officer Oliver Fish on One Life to Live on January 15, 2008. He subsequently appeared briefly on Guiding Light as Trey in 2008, and guest-starred as Woody Sage in the June 22, 2008 episode "Betrayed |Betrayed" as well as the role of Ben in the October 21, 2008 Fringe episode "The Cure." Evans was also seen as Chad the Mail Clerk in the 2009 film Confessions of a Shopaholic.
Initially brought in to One Life to Live for five episodes, Evans returned for a total of 137 episodes. In July 2009, his character Oliver Fish became involved in a romantic relationship with another man named Kyle Lewis. The storyline came to wider attention when Patricia Mauceri, an actress who had played a recurring role on the One Life to Live since 1995, was replaced after reportedly voicing personal religious objections to her character's involvement in his storyline. The Fish storyline on One Life to Live was dropped and both Scott and Brett were let go in 2010. Scott also had a guest role on the AMC series Rubicon as an American involved in a serious terrorist attack with al-Qaeda.

Personal life

Raised in Sudbury, Massachusetts, Evans is the son of Bob Evans, a dentist, and Lisa Evans, a dancer and later artistic director at the Concord Youth Theater. He has two sisters, Carly and Shanna, and an older brother, actor Chris Evans.
Scott Evans studied theatre at New York University. He is openly gay. He came out at age 19.

Filmography

Film

Television