San Diego hotel heir Billy Evans stars in Elizabeth Holmes documentary

A San Diego hotel heir has become a central figure in a new documentary about Elizabeth Holmes. The film, titled You Can See Everything, chronicles the final days before the Theranos founder began serving an 11-year prison sentence in May 2023. It follows Holmes and her partner, Billy Evans, during the 34 days leading up to that date.

The movie captures the couple living with their two young children in a rented beach house in Del Mar. Much of the footage was shot during a cloudy April by the ocean. Evans is portrayed by many viewers as the primary antagonist in the story. He is the son of Bill Evans, a prominent local figure whose family has operated in the city's hospitality sector for over seven decades.

The Evans family owns Evans Hotels, a luxury company that manages several major properties in the region. Their portfolio includes the Bahia Resort Hotel and Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa in Mission Bay, as well as The Lodge at Torrey Pines in La Jolla. William and Anne Evans founded the company in 1953. The Bahia Resort was the first commercial hotel lessee on Mission Bay, a location that was largely undeveloped marshland at the time.

Bill Evans secured a new 40-year lease for the Mission Bay resort in 2012. Local media described the agreement as peculiar because it was rushed through City Council to capitalize on low interest rates. The deal did not require immediate redevelopment and included a provision for a potential 50-year extension if a major project was approved. Over the years, the family has been involved in various local disputes, including a 2011 opposition to a Convention Center expansion that would have raised taxes for hotel guests.

In 2018, Evans Hotels filed a lawsuit claiming that local unions were using environmental and land-use concerns as leverage against public lease agreements. The legal battle stemmed partly from the family's attempt to build a hotel at Sea World. Bill Evans argued that union opposition had derailed the project. Around the time of the documentary's release, the company stated that Billy Evans does not work for Evans Hotels, holds no ownership, and is not involved in the business.

Evans attended Francis Parker School in San Diego before earning a degree in economics from MIT. He worked at LinkedIn and Luminar Technologies before meeting Holmes in San Francisco in 2017. The two began dating shortly after Holmes was indicted by a federal grand jury. They got engaged in 2018, though Holmes confirmed in a 2025 interview that they are not legally married. Despite this, Evans refers to her as his wife in the film.

Holmes and former Theranos executive Ramesh Balwani were ordered to pay more than $450 million in restitution after their fraud convictions. The documentary depicts Holmes and Evans collaborating on a new medical-testing venture. In a scene filmed in 2023, Evans described the project to director Nathan Fielder as an attempt to put the band back together. When Fielder asked if it was Theranos 2.0, Evans agreed.

In May 2025, The New York Times reported that Evans was raising money for a startup called Haemanthus. The company uses lasers and artificial intelligence to develop health testing for diseases like cancer and Parkinson's. It claims Holmes has zero involvement with the business, although the film shows them making calls to investors together. Haemanthus was incorporated in 2024 and had reportedly raised $20 million as of 2025. The company has not yet released a product.

In a recent appearance on the All-In podcast, Evans said the documentary was intended to counter the narrative about Holmes that had solidified over the past decade. He stated the goal was to have people see who she is. Asked if the film achieved that goal, Evans said he had not seen it yet. He added that he might think it is the dumbest thing he has ever done.