After completing a post-graduate course at Bristol University in Radio, Film and Television Production Chris Evans started his career in art as an animator in 1970 with a company called Halas & Batchelor. The first major series he animated for was The Jackson 5ive.

Over the past 40 years he has worked as a key animator on many TV commercials and series, including Superted, The animated series of the Beatrix Potter childrens tales, The Animals of Farthing Wood, The Forgotten Toys, Snailsbury Tales and more. He has also animated on the feature films, Watership Down, The Twelve Tasks of Asterix, and, Lucky Luke and the Daltons based on a series of cartoon books by Uderzo and Goscinny.

Since 2000 he has worked as an Animation Director on several television series including, Little Monsters (cartoon), The Likeaballs, The Dorkhunters from Outer Space, Zorro, Generation Z and the third series of Horrid Henry.

Chris wrote and designed the Jumbalees childrens stories originally as an animated film project although the picture books are an excellent medium to present the stories and illustrations.