Evan Thomas Peters (born January 20, 1987) is an American actor. He made his acting debut in the 2004 drama movie Clipping Adam and starred in the ABC science fiction series Invasion from 2005 to 2006.
Peters gained wide recognition for playing multiple roles over ten seasons in Ryan Murphy's FX anthology series American Horror Story, from 2011 to 2021. His performance as a detective in the HBO crime miniseries Mare of Easttown (2021) won him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor. For portraying the titular character in Murphy's Netflix miniseries Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022), he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor.
In cinema, Peters has played a supporting role in the superhero movie Kick-Ass (2010), and Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver (Marvel) in the X-Men Movie Series (2014–2019). He also received a nomination for the BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a rebellious student in the heist movie American Animals (2018).