Evan Thomas Peters is an American actor. He is best known for his multiple roles on the FX anthology series American Horror Story, as Stan Bowes in the first season of the FX ballroom drama series Pose, and as Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver in the X-Men film series (2014–2019) and the Marvel Cinematic Universe series WandaVision. In 2021, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance in Mare of Easttown. In the same year Peters returned to the American Horror Story universe, playing writer and entertainer Austin Sommers in the first part, Red Tide, of the tenth season. Most recently Peters portrayed infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in the Ryan Murphy created Netflix miniseries, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.

Filmography

• 2026A Statement — Rafe Pomerance
• The Beauty — Cooper Madsen, Executive Producer
• 2025TRON: Ares — Julian Dillinger
• 2025Tron: Ares - A Special Look — Julian Dillinger
• Agatha All Along — Ralph Bohner
• 2023Wish — Simon (voice)
• DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story — Jeffrey Dahmer, Executive Producer
• Mare of Easttown — Colin Zabel
• WandaVision — Ralph Bohner (a.k.a. Pietro Maximoff)
• 2020I Am Woman — Jeff Wald
• 2019Dark Phoenix — Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver
• 2018American Animals — Warren Lipka
• 2018Deadpool 2 — Quicksilver (uncredited)
• 2018Once Upon a Deadpool — Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver (uncredited)
• POSE — Stan
• 2017The Accomplice — Randy
• 2017The Pirates of Somalia — Jay Bahadur
• 2016Elvis & Nixon — Dwight Chapin
• 2016X-Men: Apocalypse — Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver
• 2015China, Il The Musical — Clint
• 2015Safelight — Charles
• 2015The Lazarus Effect — Clay
• 2014Adult World — Alex
• 2014Sofia Coppola's Little Mermaid — Eric
• 2014X-Men: Days of Future Past — Peter / Quicksilver
• 2012Out of the Shadows: Meet the House Ghosts
• American Horror Story — Kit Walker, Tate Langdon, Mr. Gallant/ Jeff Pfister / Tate Langdon / James Patrick March, Kyle Spencer, Jimmy Darling, Austin Sommers, Rory Manahan, Kai Anderson, Tate Langdon / James Patrick March / Kai Anderson, Producer
• China, IL — Clint (voice)
• 2011Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown — Max Cooperman
• 2011The Good Doctor — Donny Nixon
• 2010Kick-Ass — Todd
• 2010Myself and I
• Parenthood — Brandon
• 2010Queen — Frat Guy
• 2008Gardens of the Night — Rachel / Brian
• In Plain Sight — Joey Wilson / Joey Roston
• 2008Never Back Down — Max Cooperman
• 2008Remarkable Power — Ross
• The Mentalist — Oliver McDaniel
• 2007An American Crime — Ricky Hobbs
• Dirt — Craig Hope
• 2007Mama's Boy — Keith
• 2007Tough Cookie — Cookie Scout
• 2006Sour Patch Kids: Sour Sweet Gone — Young
• Criminal Minds — Charlie
• Ghost Whisperer — Dylan Hale
• Invasion — Jesse Varon
• The Office — Luke Cooper
• 2004Clipping Adam — Adam Sheppard
• House — Oliver
• Phil of the Future — Seth Wosmer
• 2004Sleepover — Russell
• The Days — Cooper Day
• One Tree Hill — Jack Daniels
• Monk — Eric Tavela
• Without a Trace — Craig Baskin
• Falling

Appearances as themselves (9)

• The Beauty: Official Podcast — Self
• Marvel Studios Assembled — Self - Pietro Maximoff
• GQ Presents: Iconic Characters — Self
• Late Night Berlin — Self
• 2014X-Men: Days of Future Past - Classification: M — Self
• 2012Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story — Self
• Conan — Self - Guest
• The Emmy Awards — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee