That is a meaningful adjustment for an actor whose career has involved lengthy shoots, international promotion and the modest time commitment of carrying a major superhero franchise. Evans is best known for playing Steve Rogers in Marvel’s Captain America and Avengers films, alongside roles in Knives Out and Gifted.
The shift was not entirely unexpected. In 2024, before becoming a parent, Evans told Access Hollywood that he “absolutely” wanted children and found the title of “dad” exciting. Reality has now supplied the missing details: less enthusiasm for travel, more surveillance of naps.
When did Chris Evans and Alba Baptista welcome Alma?
Alma was born in Massachusetts on October 24, 2025, according to reporting from the Los Angeles Times and E! News. Her full name includes both parents’ surnames. News of the birth became public four days later, although representatives for the couple did not comment at the time.
Some early coverage described Evans’s latest remarks as arriving nearly a year after Alma’s birth. The calendar is less dramatic. She was just under 10 months old when The Dodo published the interview.
Evans and Baptista married in 2023, holding ceremonies in Cape Cod and Portugal. Guests at the Cape Cod event reportedly included his Marvel colleagues Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner and Scarlett Johansson. Baptista is best known internationally for starring in Netflix’s Warrior Nun.
Public reaction to Evans’s comments was largely affectionate, with fans praising how he spoke about Alma and expressing relief that his dog, Dodger, also appeared healthy. Other online discussions returned to the couple’s roughly 16-year age difference, because apparently even a story about an attentive father and a gentle dog requires a secondary argument.
How is Dodger adjusting to the baby?
Evans said Dodger has become an “incredible” older companion to Alma. The rescue dog sleeps outside her room during naps and appears to understand that babies require a softer approach than adult actors.
“He’s so loving. He’s so protective,” Evans said. “He has a great instinct for young things, whether it’s a person or a puppy. He’s very gentle.”
The behaviour fits what Evans had already seen around his sister’s children. While Dodger treated tug-of-war with Evans as a serious contest, he instinctively eased off when playing with Evans’s niece.
“He just knew how to turn the volume down,” the actor said. Watching Dodger show the same restraint around Alma, he added, “warms the heart.”
Evans met Dodger at an animal shelter in Savannah while filming Gifted, which was released in 2017, and later adopted him. The actor has since used Dodger’s public profile to support rescue animals and pet adoption. His interview with The Dodo neatly joined that long-running cause with his newest role at home.
For now, the household arrangement appears settled: Alma naps, Evans checks the monitor, and Dodger guards the hallway. Hollywood will need to make a fairly persuasive offer to interrupt it.
