CHRIS EVANS
AGE 26

BROKE OUT IN... Fantastic Four (2005), as the fiery (and fiery-tempered) Human Torch.

WHY HIM He looks like beefcake (The Nanny Diaries typecast him as ''Harvard Hottie''), but Evans isn't scared to take on meaty roles in dark films like the sci-fi thriller Sunshine (2007).

WHAT'S NEXT Evans costars with Keanu Reeves and Hugh Laurie in the police thriller Street Kings (April 11) before getting dramatic in an upcoming adaptation of Tennessee Williams' The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond.