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James McAvoy

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  • Born: 1979
  • Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
  • Best Known As: The Scottish star of The Last King of Scotland

James McAvoy is a blue-eyed Scot who became a Hollywood leading man after his strong performance opposite Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006). A graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (2001), McAvoy's first big break came in the Steven Spielberg miniseries Band of Brothers (2001). His turn as a lovable thief in the BBC comedy series Shameless (2004-05) earned rave reviews and helped pave the way for bigger roles in bigger projects. His other films include The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005, based on the books by C.S. Lewis); Penelope (2006, starring Christina Ricci); Atonement (2007, with Keira Knightley); Becoming Jane (2007, starring Anne Hathaway as novelist Jane Austen); and Wanted (2008, with Angelina Jolie).

Some sources list his birthday as 1 January, some as 21 April.

 
 
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James McAvoy
Birth name James Andrew McAvoy
Born April 21 1979 (1979--) (age 28)
Flag of Scotland Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation Actor
Spouse(s) Anne-Marie Duff (2006-)

James Andrew McAvoy (April 21, 1979[1]) is a BAFTA-winning Scottish actor.

Biography

Personal life

McAvoy was born in Scotstoun, Glasgow, the son of Elizabeth (née Johnstone), a psychiatric nurse, and James McAvoy, a builder.[2][3] His sister, Joy McAvoy, is a singer.[4] McAvoy's parents divorced when he was seven, and he subsequently lived with his maternal grandparents, Mary and James Johnstone.[3] He attended St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary in Jordanhill, Glasgow, a Catholic school, and considered becoming a priest.[5][6] He was in the Pace Youth Theatre for over six years, trained by Mhari Gilbert, and graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2000. He once lived in a London houseshare with Jesse Spencer. He is married to his Shameless co-star, Anne-Marie Duff. In his spare time, McAvoy enjoys sci fi, and is a fan of Celtic Football Club.

Career

McAvoy's first roles were in David Hayman's The Near Room in 1995 and then as Anthony Balfour in Pat Barker's Regeneration in 1997. McAvoy got his first big international break playing the role of Leto Atreides II in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries Children of Dune (adapted from Frank Herbert’s novels) which aired in 2003. In 2004 he starred as Steve McBride in another Abbott-written drama series, Shameless on Channel 4, for which he was nominated for the British Comedy Award for Best TV Newcomer. In 2005, he played Ben in the Royal Court Theatre's production Breathing Corpses, as well as the role of Mr. Tumnus, the Faun in Disney and Walden Media's The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. He also starred in Wimbledon as Carl Colt and as Macbeth in Shakespeare Retold.

In 2006, he starred alongside Forest Whitaker in an adaptation of Giles Foden’s novel The Last King of Scotland based on the (factual) events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin’s regime as seen by his (fictional) personal physician during the 1970s. He took the lead, Brian Jackson, in Starter for Ten (the adaptation of the David Nicholls novel of the same name). McAvoy won the new Mary Selway/Orange Rising Star Award at the 2006 BAFTA Awards.

McAvoy has roles in two films for 2007 - Becoming Jane and Atonement. He recently finished work on the film adaptation of Wanted. He is rumoured to be appearing in the movie Frost Flowers, Channel 4 mini series The Devil's Whore.[7] In 2008 he will work on the movie Three Way Split for directors Neil Hunter and Tom Hunsinger.[8] Although it has been reported that he will be playing the role of Montgomery Scott in the new movie version of Star Trek,[9] this has been repeatedly denied by McAvoy and his publicist.[10]

Theatre work

Selected Filmography

References

  1. ^ News. JamesMcAvoy.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.
  2. ^ http://www.jamesmcavoy.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=97
  3. ^ a b http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/james_mcavoy_biog.html
  4. ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/98/James-McAvoy.html
  5. ^ "A young actor creating a buzz", Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-09-05. 
  6. ^ "Trying to be good", The Guardian, 2005-11-26. Retrieved on 2007-09-05. 
  7. ^ Hastings, Chris. "Channel 4 sexes up the Puritans", Telegraph.co.uk, 2007-06-11. Retrieved on 2007-09-05. 
  8. ^ Curtis, Nick. "A London love story", This is London, 2007-07-26. Retrieved on 2007-09-05. 
  9. ^ http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=1317522007
  10. ^ http://trekmovie.com/2007/08/20/mcavoy-as-scotty-again/

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