Evan Ross
Evan Olav Ross-Næss (born August 26, 1988)[1][2] is an American actor and musician. He made his acting debut in the comedy-drama film ATL (2006), and has since starred in the films Pride (2007), According to Greta (2009), Mooz-lum (2010), 96 Minutes (2011), Supremacy (2014), and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014) and Part 2 (2015).
Evan Ross-Næss
- Actor
- musician
- 1999
- 2006–present
2
- Barbara Ross-Lee
- (aunt)
- Rhonda Ross Kendrick
- (half-sister)
- Tracee Ellis Ross
- (half-sister)
- Leona Naess
- (half-sister)
On television, Ross had a recurring role as Charlie Selby in the season 3 of The CW's teen drama series 90210 and a regular role as Angel Rivera in the season 2 of Fox's musical drama series Star. Ross also starred on ABC's procedural drama series Wicked City as Diver Hawkes. As a musician, he released his first single "Yes Me" in February 2011, and his second single "How To Live Alone" in May 2015.
Ross is the son of Diana Ross and shipping magnate and mountaineer Arne Næss Jr.. He has been married since 2014 to singer-songwriter Ashlee Simpson, with whom he has two children.
Early life[edit]
Ross was born Evan Olav Næss in Greenwich, Connecticut, to businessman and mountaineer Arne Næss Jr. and entertainer Diana Ross. His father was of German and Norwegian descent and his mother is African-American.[2] His paternal great-uncle was Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss.
Ross has one older full brother, Ross Næss. His parents divorced in 2000.[3] Ross has three older maternal half-sisters, Rhonda, whose biological father is Berry Gordy, and Tracee and Chudney from his mother's marriage to Robert Ellis Silberstein. He also has three older paternal half-siblings from his father's first marriage, Christoffer, Katinka, and Leona,[4] and two younger paternal half-brothers from his father's third marriage, Nicklas and Louis.[5] In January 2004, Ross' father was killed at age 66 in a mountain climbing accident near Cape Town.[6]
Career[edit]
Acting[edit]
Ross began his career as an actor while a student at Greenwich High School. His first major role was in the film, ATL, released in March 2006, in which he co-starred with rappers T.I. and Big Boi. Ross received rave reviews for his role as troubled teenager Amare McCarter in the HBO television film Life Support, starring alongside Queen Latifah and his real-life half-sister Tracee Ellis Ross, who portrayed his elder sister in the film. Ross later co-starred in the biographical film Pride, in which he portrayed a good-natured teen with a speech impediment. He also appeared (uncredited) in an episode of Girlfriends. The episode, titled "What's Black-A-Lackin'?", also guest-starred Chrisette Michele, and was directed by his half-sister Tracee.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Ross became engaged to singer-songwriter Ashlee Simpson in January 2014, and the two married on his mother's estate in Connecticut on August 30, 2014.[17][18] They have two children together, a daughter born in 2015 and a son born in 2020; and Ross is the step-father of Simpson's son with her previous husband, musician Pete Wentz.[19][20][21]