Evan Evagora | |
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![]() Evagora at
GalaxyCon Austin in 2023 | |
Born | |
Education | Kew High School |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2019–present |
Evan Evagora is an Australian actor. [1] He is best known for his role as the Romulan Elnor on the television series Star Trek: Picard (2020–2022).
Evagora was born in Melbourne, [2] the youngest of seven children born to Marie and Xristos. [2] His parents both migrated to Australia: his mother, who is of Cook Islands Māori descent, from New Zealand when she was 20, and his father from Cyprus when he was three. [2]
Evagora grew up in Melbourne, [1] where he went to Kew High School. [3] [4] His interests at school included sport, particularly boxing and Australian rules football. [2] He also took an interest in theatre, writing a play in which he took the part of Rove McManus. [3] [4]
Evagora appeared to be destined for a sports career. He won a state boxing championship, [1] [3] and played for Fitzroy Football Club in both Victorian Amateur Football Association and Victorian Football Association games. [3] After school he spent a year travelling around Europe with friends. Evagora then went to film school in South Melbourne. [2] [3] [4]
While at film school Evagora was scouted [2] as a model by a company that represents models and actors, [3] [4] and later moved to Sydney for his acting [2] and then to Los Angeles. [3]
Evagora played the role of Nick Taylor in the film Fantasy Island which was released in February 2020. [3] [4]
Evagora has a starring role in Star Trek: Picard as Elnor, a Romulan hand-to-hand combat expert. [1] He is the first Australian to be a regular cast member in a Star Trek TV series. [3] 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. [5] [6]
In an Australian magazine interview published in November 2019, Evagora said he would be filming in season 2 of Star Trek: Picard in 2020. [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Fantasy Island | Nick Taylor |
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" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2022 | The Quarry | Nicholas "Nick" Furcillo | Voice, motion capture and likeness |
his Tolkien-ish name aided in that
Evan Evagora | |
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![]() Evagora at
GalaxyCon Austin in 2023 | |
Born | |
Education | Kew High School |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2019–present |
Evan Evagora is an Australian actor. [1] He is best known for his role as the Romulan Elnor on the television series Star Trek: Picard (2020–2022).
Evagora was born in Melbourne, [2] the youngest of seven children born to Marie and Xristos. [2] His parents both migrated to Australia: his mother, who is of Cook Islands Māori descent, from New Zealand when she was 20, and his father from Cyprus when he was three. [2]
Evagora grew up in Melbourne, [1] where he went to Kew High School. [3] [4] His interests at school included sport, particularly boxing and Australian rules football. [2] He also took an interest in theatre, writing a play in which he took the part of Rove McManus. [3] [4]
Evagora appeared to be destined for a sports career. He won a state boxing championship, [1] [3] and played for Fitzroy Football Club in both Victorian Amateur Football Association and Victorian Football Association games. [3] After school he spent a year travelling around Europe with friends. Evagora then went to film school in South Melbourne. [2] [3] [4]
While at film school Evagora was scouted [2] as a model by a company that represents models and actors, [3] [4] and later moved to Sydney for his acting [2] and then to Los Angeles. [3]
Evagora played the role of Nick Taylor in the film Fantasy Island which was released in February 2020. [3] [4]
Evagora has a starring role in Star Trek: Picard as Elnor, a Romulan hand-to-hand combat expert. [1] He is the first Australian to be a regular cast member in a Star Trek TV series. [3] 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. [5] [6]
In an Australian magazine interview published in November 2019, Evagora said he would be filming in season 2 of Star Trek: Picard in 2020. [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Fantasy Island | Nick Taylor |
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" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2022 | The Quarry | Nicholas "Nick" Furcillo | Voice, motion capture and likeness |
his Tolkien-ish name aided in that