Chris Evans Retires From <br />'Captain America' Role in <br />the MCU The 37-year-old actor made the announcement after finishing production on the fourth 'Avengers' film. Chris Evans, via Twitter Evans first portrayed the <br />Star-Spangled superhero in 2011's <br />'Captain America: The First Avenger.' He has since played <br />Steve Rogers in five <br />more films: 2012's 'The Avengers,' 2014's 'Captain America: <br />The Winter Soldier,' 2015's 'Avengers: Age of Ultron,' 2016's 'Captain America: Civil War,' and 2018's 'Avengers: Infinity War.' He has also made a bunch of cameos as the <br />Marvel hero. 'Avengers 4' opens nationwide on May 3, 2019.
