“She’s proud of everything I do but this is something she can really brag about.”

And he’s right: his mom Lisa tells PEOPLE, “I am not surprised at all.

Our family will be beside themselves.”

Chris Evans ‘Knives Out’ film photocall, Four Seasons Hotel, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, USA - 15 Nov 2019

Chris Evans.Magnus Sundholm/Shutterstock

“This whole thing is tough to be interviewed about,” Evans says with a laugh.

“It feels like a weird form of humble bragging.”

This would probably be the road to the cool table which I was not at."

Best known for his time playing Steve Rogers a.k.a.

Evans also co-runs the civic engagement platformA Starting Point, which he launched in 2020.

Is there anything he can’t do?!

“Really this will just be a point of bullying,” he says.

“It’s ripe for harassment.”

But don’t expect him to use the word “sexy” when describing himself.

“I’m lucky to be in the discussion in any capacity.”