Evan Roe was born on February 9, 2000 in Seattle, Washington. He is best known for his role as Jason McCord on the political drama series Madam Secretary (2014-2019) and as Two Tom in director Tayarisha Poe's feature debut Selah and the Spades (2019). He is next set to appear in Netflix's upcoming limited series A Man in Full (2024) from creator David E. Kelley and director Regina King. Roe was raised in San Diego and New York City, where he briefly attended the Professional Performing Arts School and graduated from New York University in 2022. He later studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London.