Evan Evagora (born August 10, 1996) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as the Romulan Elnor on the television series Star Trek: Picard.
He voiced and motion captured the role of Nick Furcillo in The Quarry.
Early Life[]
Evan Evagora was born in Melbourne and is the youngest of seven children in the family. Both his parents migrated to Australia: his mother Marie when she was 20 years old from New Zealand and his father Xristos from Cyprus when he was three.
Evagora studied at Kew High School, where he was interested in sports, particularly boxing and Australian football, and theater. He won a state boxing championship, and played for Fitzroy Football Club in both Victorian Amateur Football Association and Victorian Football Association games. After leaving school Evagora spent a year traveling with his friends all over Europe before going to film school in South Melbourne.
Career[]
While at film school Evagora was scouted as a model by a company that represents models and actors, and later moved to Sydney for his acting and then to Los Angeles.
Evagora has a starring role in Star Trek: Picard as Elnor. 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. In an Australian magazine interview published in November 2019, Evagora said he would be filming in season 2 of Star Trek: Picard in 2020.
In 2022, Evagora starred in the horror video game The Quarry, where he voiced and motion captured the character Nick.
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Fantasy Island | Nick Taylor |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | Secret City | Patron | Uncredited Episode: "Broken Bird" |
2020–22 | Star Trek: Picard | Elnor | 15 episodes |
2020–22 | The Ready Room | Himself | 2 episodes |
2021 | Home and Away | Mike | Episode: "Episode 7566" |
Video games[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2022 | The Quarry | Nick |