When Did Chris Evans Have a Baby? All About His Wife Alba Baptista & Their Family

Alba Baptista and Chris Evans attend the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party
Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images

What To Know

  • Chris Evans and his wife, Alba Baptista, secretly welcomed their first child.
  • Baptista has not been seen in public for several months, which has fueled pregnancy speculation.
  • The couple married in a private wedding in 2023.

Chris Evans is known for keeping his personal life private, which is why no one was surprised to hear that he secretly welcomed a baby without the public knowing.

On Tuesday, October 28, TMZ reported that Evans and his wife, Alba Baptista, recently became parents. The outlet cited public records from Massachusetts as the source for the exciting baby news.

Scroll down for everything we know about Evans’ growing family.

When did Chris Evans have a baby?

Per TMZ’s report, Evans and Baptista’s baby was born on Saturday, October 25, in Massachusetts. The newborn’s name and gender were not revealed.

Baptista has not been publicly photographed in recent months, so fans did not get a glimpse of her baby bump amid her pregnancy. Her last official public appearance was in October 2024 at Tribeca Festival Lisbon. However, there was some speculation about a possible pregnancy over the summer after a fan account posted a Father’s Day tribute to Evans and Baptista’s fathers, which her dad commented on. “Many thanks dear Chris,” he wrote, per TMZ. “Your turn is coming!”

Who is Chris Evans’ wife Alba Baptista?

Baptista is a Portuguese actress. She is fluent in Portuguese and English and began her acting career as a teenager in her native country.

It wasn’t until 2020 that Baptista starred in her first English-language project, Netflix’s Warrior Nun. Her other American roles include the 2022 film Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, 2023’s Amelia’s Children, and 2025’s Borderline.

How did Chris Evans and Alba Baptista meet?

Fans first began buzzing about a possible romance between Evans and Baptista when she followed him on Instagram in 2021. It’s speculated that they met that summer while filming separate projects (The Gray Man for him and Warrior Nun Season 2 for her) in Europe.

It wasn’t until a year later that the two were first photographed holding hands while out and about in New York City. He made their relationship Instagram official in January 2022 by posting a compilation video of the two pranking each other with the caption, “A look back at 2022 ❤️❤️❤️.”

In September 2023, Evans and Baptista secretly tied the knot in Cape Cod.

What is the age gap between Chris Evans and Alba Baptista?

Evans and Baptista have a 16-year age gap. He was born in June 1981, while she was born in July 1997. At the time of their first child’s birth, Baptista was 28 and Evans was 44.

Filed Under:
Celebrity