In 1984, Evans made his movie debut in the highly regarded military drama “A Soldier’s Story,” costarring with Adolph Caesar and Howard E. Rollins Jr. as the brown-nosing Private Wilkie.
In 1985, the movie was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The next year, Evans became a member of the cast of the comedy.
“Nine to Five,” which was a television version of the popular movie that starred Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin.
From 1986 until 1988, Evans starred in the series with Rita Moreno, Sally Struthers, and Parton’s sister Rachel Parton George.
With his performance in “Die Hard 2,” the follow-up to the action movie starring Bruce Willis, Evans made yet another impression on the big screen. Evans portrayed Barnes, a worker in the air traffic control tower who supports John McClane, played by Willis.
Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, the actor continued to be busy, landing parts in popular television shows such as “Doogie Howser, M.D.” (1990),.
