Captain America is the incredible hunk.
The Marvel actor is People’s selection for the 2022 sexiest man alive, a title he’s humbly embracing.
“It’s something that as I become old and saggy I can look back on and say ‘I remember then … ’” Evans told the magazine. “I’m lucky to be in the discussion in any capacity.”
The honor was unveiled on Monday night’s episode of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” with the host joking that the finalists were Evans and “Last Week Tonight” star John Oliver.
“Stop the steal!” Oliver yelled from the CBS show’s audience after Colbert announced Evans won.
The Boston-born Evans, 41, starred as the title superhero in three stand-alone “Captain America” movies and has regularly suited up as the character in the franchise’s other films as well.
This year, he also portrayed a villain in the Netflix spy thriller “The Gray Man” and voiced Buzz Lightyear in the animated Pixar spinoff “Lightyear.”
“When it comes to seeking out the people I play it’s more of an issue of where the movie shoots,” Evans said. “I’m too old to be living out of a suitcase for six months and I’ve settled into a nicer phase where I’m just happy being at home.”
Evans is the latest Marvel actor to be named People’s sexiest man alive. Paul Rudd, who stars as Ant-Man, received the title last year, while “Black Panther” villain Michael B. Jordan held it in 2020. “Thor” actor Chris Hemsworth was 2014′s choice for sexiest man alive.
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