He starred in Mark Kassen and Adam Kassen's drama, "Puncture," which was filmed in Houston, Texas. The film premiered at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival as one of the spotlight projects for the 10th anniversary of the festival. Evans portrays Mike Weiss, who was a real-life young lawyer and drug addict. Upon release, critical reception was divided; Lou Lumenick of the "New York Post" praised the "solid" performances despite noting weaknesses in the dialogue and subplots. "The A.V. Club" critic thought the film "rarely manages to focus on ". Next, Evans was cast in the romantic comedy "What's Your Number?" (2011) opposite Anna Faris, an adaptation of Karyn Bosnak's book "20 Times a Lady". Critic Nathan Rabin of "The A.V Club" gave the film a grade C+, and opined that Evans' and Faris' chemistry was "frisky".