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 McAvoy was born on 21 April 1979 in Glasgow, Scotland, to James, a bus driver, and Elizabeth (n��e Johnstone), a nurse. He was raised on a housing estate in Drumchapel, Glasgow by his maternal grandparents (James, a butcher, and Mary), after his parents divorced when James was 11. He went to St Thomas Aquinas Secondary in Jordanhill, Glasgow, where he did well enough and started 'a little school band with a couple of mates'.McAvoy toyed with the idea of the Catholic priesthood as a child but, when he was 16, a visit to the school by actor David Hayman sparked an interest in acting. Hayman offered him a part in his film The Near Room (1995) but despite enjoying the experience McAvoy didn't seriously consider acting as a career, although he did continue to act as a member of PACE Youth Theatre. He applied instead to the Royal Navy and had already been accepted when he was also offered a place at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD).He took the place at the RSAMD (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) and, when he graduated in 2000, he moved to London. He had already made a couple of TV appearances by this time and continued to get a steady stream of TV and movie work until he came to attention of the British public in 2004 playing car thief Steve McBride in the successful UK TV series Shameless (2004) and then to the rest of the world in 2005 as Mr Tumnus, the faun, in Disney's adaptation of C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005). In The Last King of Scotland (2006) McAvoy portrayed a Scottish doctor who becomes the personal physician to dictator Idi Amin, played by Forest Whitaker. McAvoy's career breakthrough came in Atonement (2007), Joe Wright's 2007 adaption of Ian McEwan's novel.Since then, McAvoy has taken on theatre roles, starring in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' (directed by Jamie Lloyd), which launched the first Trafalgar Transformed season in London's West End and earned him an Olivier award nomination for Best Actor. In January 2015, McAvoy returned to the Trafalgar Studios stage to play Jack Gurney, the delusional 14th Earl of Gurney who believes he is Jesus, in the first revival of Peter Barnes's satire 'The Ruling Class', a role for which he was subsequently awarded the London Evening Standard Theatre Award's Best Actor.On screen, McAvoy has appeared as corrupt cop Bruce Robertson in Filth (2013), a part for which he received a Scottish BAFTA for Best Actor, a British Independent Film Award for Best Actor, a London Critics Circle Film Award for British Actor of the Year and an Empire Award for Best Actor. More recently, he reprised his role as Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) and X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019). He began his depiction of Kevin Wendell Crumb, also known as The Horde, a man with an extreme case of dissociative identity disorder in M. Night Shyamalan's thriller Split (2016) and continued it in the sequel, Glass (2019). Also in 2019, he played Bill Denbrough in It Chapter Two (2019), the horror sequel to It (2017).McAvoy and Jamie Lloyd look set to continue their collaboration in December 2019, with a production of 'Cyrano de Bergerac' at the Playhouse Theatre in the West End, London. The project has been on the cards as long ago as 2017, when McAvoy posted a picture of him reading the script and wearing a false nose.
Bio:
McAvoy was born on 21 April 1979 in Glasgow, Scotland, to James, a bus driver, and Elizabeth (n��e Johnstone), a nurse. He was raised on a housing estate in Drumchapel, Glasgow by his maternal grandparents (James, a butcher, and Mary), after his parents divorced when James was 11. He went to St Thomas Aquinas Secondary in Jordanhill, Glasgow, where he did well enough and started 'a little school band with a couple of mates'.McAvoy toyed with the idea of the Catholic priesthood as a child but, when he was 16, a visit to the school by actor David Hayman sparked an interest in acting. Hayman offered him a part in his film The Near Room (1995) but despite enjoying the experience McAvoy didn't seriously consider acting as a career, although he did continue to act as a member of PACE Youth Theatre. He applied instead to the Royal Navy and had already been accepted when he was also offered a place at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD).He took the place at the RSAMD (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) and, when he graduated in 2000, he moved to London. He had already made a couple of TV appearances by this time and continued to get a steady stream of TV and movie work until he came to attention of the British public in 2004 playing car thief Steve McBride in the successful UK TV series Shameless (2004) and then to the rest of the world in 2005 as Mr Tumnus, the faun, in Disney's adaptation of C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005). In The Last King of Scotland (2006) McAvoy portrayed a Scottish doctor who becomes the personal physician to dictator Idi Amin, played by Forest Whitaker. McAvoy's career breakthrough came in Atonement (2007), Joe Wright's 2007 adaption of Ian McEwan's novel.Since then, McAvoy has taken on theatre roles, starring in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' (directed by Jamie Lloyd), which launched the first Trafalgar Transformed season in London's West End and earned him an Olivier award nomination for Best Actor. In January 2015, McAvoy returned to the Trafalgar Studios stage to play Jack Gurney, the delusional 14th Earl of Gurney who believes he is Jesus, in the first revival of Peter Barnes's satire 'The Ruling Class', a role for which he was subsequently awarded the London Evening Standard Theatre Award's Best Actor.On screen, McAvoy has appeared as corrupt cop Bruce Robertson in Filth (2013), a part for which he received a Scottish BAFTA for Best Actor, a British Independent Film Award for Best Actor, a London Critics Circle Film Award for British Actor of the Year and an Empire Award for Best Actor. More recently, he reprised his role as Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) and X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019). He began his depiction of Kevin Wendell Crumb, also known as The Horde, a man with an extreme case of dissociative identity disorder in M. Night Shyamalan's thriller Split (2016) and continued it in the sequel, Glass (2019). Also in 2019, he played Bill Denbrough in It Chapter Two (2019), the horror sequel to It (2017).McAvoy and Jamie Lloyd look set to continue their collaboration in December 2019, with a production of 'Cyrano de Bergerac' at the Playhouse Theatre in the West End, London. The project has been on the cards as long ago as 2017, when McAvoy posted a picture of him reading the script and wearing a false nose.
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McAvoy and Anne-Marie Duff were married at a celebrity-free ceremony at the 19th century Drumtochty Castle in Aberdeenshire. McAvoy didn't invite any co-stars 'because he didn't want the day to be about being famous'.While filming The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), Georgie Henley never saw McAvoy in his Mr. Tumnus costume before filming their scenes together. Henley's scared reaction upon seeing McAvoy is genuine surprise.While growing up, he wanted to be a priest.McAvoy broke his hand on the set of Split (2016) after he got angry at not getting a scene. He became so annoyed with his performance that he ended up hitting a door, which he thought was a fake door, but it was a solid metal door. Viewers can see that James's hand is injured during the scene where he's on a train and he's putting on his glasses.In April 2015 McAvoy pledged ��125,000 to help fund a ten-year scholarship programme at his former drama school, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS). The fund will help those aged 25 and under who would otherwise be unable to afford tuition at the school. Applicants will need to demonstrate that financial cost is the main barrier to their accessing pre-higher education drama training at the RCS.Became a father for the first time at the age of 30 when his wife (now his ex-wife) Anne-Marie Duff gave birth to their son Brendan McAvoy in February 2010.In order to secure a career in Hollywood, McAvoy masked his Glaswegian accent, often convincing directors and producers that he was English. Even M. Night Shyamalan was fooled when he cast him in Split (2016); the director thought all along that he was English.Said the script for Atonement (2007) was the best he had ever read.Is good friends with actors Tom Ellis and Benedict Cumberbatch.Has said he is "desperately allergic" to horses and suffered terribly while shooting scenes for 'The Conspirator'.Worked as a trained confectioner for two and a half or three years in order to fund drama school.At McAvoy's request, he was punched in the face by a German actress during the making of Filth (2013).Is close friends with X-Men co-star Michael Fassbender.Among his favorite movies are The Goonies (1985), Back to the Future (1985), The Great Escape (1963), Brief Encounter (1945), Kes (1969) and My Name Is Joe (1998).An addiction to Xbox while he was filming Becoming Jane (2007) made him forget his lines. After a long night of playing, he realised that he took it too far, grabbed the game disk and burned it.Of Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie.Keeps an apartment in the centre of Glasgow for family visits.Passed his car driving test at the age of 30, although he had ridden a motorcycle for many years.Trained at Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now known as the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland).Worked out to improve his physique for the action scenes in Wanted (2008). However he suffered several injuries during shooting, including a twisted ankle and an injured knee.As a child, he wanted to become a missionary because he wanted to travel the world.Enjoys science fiction, including Star Trek: The Original Series (1966) and the new Battlestar Galactica (2004).Former roommate of Jesse Spencer when they were both living in London.Before he went into acting, he wanted to join the Navy.After his parents divorced, McAvoy and his sister moved in with their maternal grandparents, James and Mary Johnstone.Joe Wright considered him for a role in his Pride & Prejudice (2005). Both director and actor refused to name the part.His younger sister is Joy McAvoy, also an actress who appeared as 'Estelle' alongside McAvoy in Filth (2013).Crashed a 1980s Porsche 911 on the set of Atomic Blonde (2017) when a stunt went wrong.After growing up in Glasgow, he moved to London at the age of 20.Chosen as one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive for 2007.Born to James McAvoy, a bus driver-turned-builder, and his then-wife Elizabeth (Johnstone), a psychiatric nurse.Nominated for a Best Actor Olivier Award for his performance in "Macbeth" (2013).Fan of Celtic Football Club.Was inspired to become an actor after meeting actor/director David Hayman.Attended St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary in Jordanhill, Glasgow. Also attended by Tom Mannion.Has worked with Jessica Chastain in The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby trilogy, Dark Phoenix, IT Chapter 2. In an interview with Conan O'Brien in 2019 while promoting IT Chapter 2 James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain said they'd like to work together again and become a memorable cinema pairing.His fans refer to themselves as "McAvoyeurs".His favorite director is Ken Loach.McAvoy and Jessica Brooks were the first actors to tackle the complex roles Leto II & his twin sister Ghanima Atreides, the strange prescient Children of Dune (2003) based on Frank Herbert's novel of the same name. Although Leto and Ghanima were only nine years old in the novel, their ages were bumped up about seven years, making them about sixteen for the Sci-Fi Channel's miniseries in March 2003.He has two roles in common with Patrick Stewart: (1) McAvoy played Macbeth in Macbeth (2005) while Stewart played him in Macbeth (2010) and (2) Stewart played Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men (2000), X2: X-Men United (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), The Wolverine (2013), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), and Logan (2017) while McAvoy played him in X-Men: First Class (2011), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018), and X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019). They also each share the role of Macbeth with their respective Magnetos, Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender.Former member of Pace Youth Theatre. Other members included Barry McKay, Shauna MacDonald, Paolo Nutini, Martin Quinn and Gordon McCorkell.Has a younger half-brother named Donald.Was ranked #18 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actors list. (2008).On 9 March 2015, McAvoy was nominated for a Best Actor Olivier award for his performance as Jack, the 14th Earl of Gurney in "The Ruling Class" (2015). The award ceremony takes place at the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden on Sunday 12 April.Shared screen time with fellow Marvel hero Chris Pratt ( Peter Quill / Star Lord) in the film Wanted (2008).His parents divorced when he was seven.[2016] Drives an Audi RS3.His first car was a Citroen C3 Picasso.At the London premiere of Danny Boyle's film Trance (2013) in March 2013, McAvoy apologised to reporter Sophie van Brugen when he accidentally spat on her during a red carpet interview.Born at 5:25 PM (GDT). |
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McAvoy was born on 21 April 1979 in Glasgow, Scotland, to James, a bus driver, and Elizabeth (n��e Johnstone), a nurse. He was raised on a housing estate in Drumchapel, Glasgow by his maternal grandparents (James, a butcher, and Mary), after his pa |
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McAvoy and Anne-Marie Duff were married at a celebrity-free ceremony at the 19th century Drumtochty Castle in Aberdeenshire. McAvoy didn't invite any co-stars 'because he didn't want the day to be about being famous'.While filming The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), Georgie Henley never saw McAvoy in his Mr. Tumnus costume before filming their scenes together. Henley's scared reaction upon seeing McAvoy is genuine surprise.While growing up, he wanted to be a priest.McAvoy broke his hand on the set of Split (2016) after he got angry at not getting a scene. He became so annoyed with his performance that he ended up hitting a door, which he thought was a fake door, but it was a solid metal door. Viewers can see that James's hand is injured during the scene where he's on a train and he's putting on his glasses.In April 2015 McAvoy pledged ��125,000 to help fund a ten-year scholarship programme at his former drama school, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS). The fund will help those aged 25 and under who would otherwise be unable to afford tuition at the school. Applicants will need to demonstrate that financial cost is the main barrier to their accessing pre-higher education drama training at the RCS.Became a father for the first time at the age of 30 when his wife (now his ex-wife) Anne-Marie Duff gave birth to their son Brendan McAvoy in February 2010.In order to secure a career in Hollywood, McAvoy masked his Glaswegian accent, often convincing directors and producers that he was English. Even M. Night Shyamalan was fooled when he cast him in Split (2016); the director thought all along that he was English.Said the script for Atonement (2007) was the best he had ever read.Is good friends with actors Tom Ellis and Benedict Cumberbatch.Has said he is "desperately allergic" to horses and suffered terribly while shooting scenes for 'The Conspirator'.Worked as a trained confectioner for two and a half or three years in order to fund drama school.At McAvoy's request, he was punched in the face by a German actress during the making of Filth (2013).Is close friends with X-Men co-star Michael Fassbender.Among his favorite movies are The Goonies (1985), Back to the Future (1985), The Great Escape (1963), Brief Encounter (1945), Kes (1969) and My Name Is Joe (1998).An addiction to Xbox while he was filming Becoming Jane (2007) made him forget his lines. After a long night of playing, he realised that he took it too far, grabbed the game disk and burned it.Of Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie.Keeps an apartment in the centre of Glasgow for family visits.Passed his car driving test at the age of 30, although he had ridden a motorcycle for many years.Trained at Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now known as the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland).Worked out to improve his physique for the action scenes in Wanted (2008). However he suffered several injuries during shooting, including a twisted ankle and an injured knee.As a child, he wanted to become a missionary because he wanted to travel the world.Enjoys science fiction, including Star Trek: The Original Series (1966) and the new Battlestar Galactica (2004).Former roommate of Jesse Spencer when they were both living in London.Before he went into acting, he wanted to join the Navy.After his parents divorced, McAvoy and his sister moved in with their maternal grandparents, James and Mary Johnstone.Joe Wright considered him for a role in his Pride & Prejudice (2005). Both director and actor refused to name the part.His younger sister is Joy McAvoy, also an actress who appeared as 'Estelle' alongside McAvoy in Filth (2013).Crashed a 1980s Porsche 911 on the set of Atomic Blonde (2017) when a stunt went wrong.After growing up in Glasgow, he moved to London at the age of 20.Chosen as one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive for 2007.Born to James McAvoy, a bus driver-turned-builder, and his then-wife Elizabeth (Johnstone), a psychiatric nurse.Nominated for a Best Actor Olivier Award for his performance in "Macbeth" (2013).Fan of Celtic Football Club.Was inspired to become an actor after meeting actor/director David Hayman.Attended St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary in Jordanhill, Glasgow. Also attended by Tom Mannion.Has worked with Jessica Chastain in The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby trilogy, Dark Phoenix, IT Chapter 2. In an interview with Conan O'Brien in 2019 while promoting IT Chapter 2 James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain said they'd like to work together again and become a memorable cinema pairing.His fans refer to themselves as "McAvoyeurs".His favorite director is Ken Loach.McAvoy and Jessica Brooks were the first actors to tackle the complex roles Leto II & his twin sister Ghanima Atreides, the strange prescient Children of Dune (2003) based on Frank Herbert's novel of the same name. Although Leto and Ghanima were only nine years old in the novel, their ages were bumped up about seven years, making them about sixteen for the Sci-Fi Channel's miniseries in March 2003.He has two roles in common with Patrick Stewart: (1) McAvoy played Macbeth in Macbeth (2005) while Stewart played him in Macbeth (2010) and (2) Stewart played Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men (2000), X2: X-Men United (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), The Wolverine (2013), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), and Logan (2017) while McAvoy played him in X-Men: First Class (2011), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018), and X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019). They also each share the role of Macbeth with their respective Magnetos, Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender.Former member of Pace Youth Theatre. Other members included Barry McKay, Shauna MacDonald, Paolo Nutini, Martin Quinn and Gordon McCorkell.Has a younger half-brother named Donald.Was ranked #18 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actors list. (2008).On 9 March 2015, McAvoy was nominated for a Best Actor Olivier award for his performance as Jack, the 14th Earl of Gurney in "The Ruling Class" (2015). The award ceremony takes place at the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden on Sunday 12 April.Shared screen time with fellow Marvel hero Chris Pratt ( Peter Quill / Star Lord) in the film Wanted (2008).His parents divorced when he was seven.[2016] Drives an Audi RS3.His first car was a Citroen C3 Picasso.At the London premiere of Danny Boyle's film Trance (2013) in March 2013, McAvoy apologised to reporter Sophie van Brugen when he accidentally spat on her during a red carpet interview.Born at 5:25 PM (GDT). |
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Blue eyes
Wavy hair
Scottish accent |
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We're in a horrible, repugnant place now where kids are told it's their right and due to be hugely famous. Not good at their job, not good at anything, just hugely famous. This is not sane. Little girls think they'll be famous if they have vast breast implants and might as well die if they don't.
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Where it gets difficult is when you get two or three jobs back to back where you're playing leads and doing 13, 14 hours a day, six days a week, and you suddenly think, hang on a minute, how can you have a life like this? Do I work to live or live to work? How can I work properly with no life to inform the work?
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I always believed that I never wanted to be an actor. I only did it because I was allowed to do it and I had to do something.
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I'm 5 foot 7, and I've got pasty white skin. I don't think I'm ugly, don't get me wrong, but I'm not your classic lead man, Brad Pitt guy.
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[Talking about Andrew McCarthy and why he inspired him to be an actor] Yeah, St. Elmo's Fire (1985) is probably the one that I love him in the most. He was really vulnerable, really open, I think. And he had floppy hair, kind of bad hair, and I had really bad hair for quite a long time when I was a kid. |
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Actor,Producer,Soundtrack |
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Appeared in William Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet", Perth Theatre Company at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh.
(2005) Played "Ben" in "Breathing Corpses", a new play by Laura Wade - Royal Court Theatre, London.
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| Spouse: |
Anne-Marie Duff (November 11, 2006 - 2016) (divorced, 1 child)Lisa Liberati (? - present) |
| Children: |
Brendan McAvoy |
| Parents: |
Elizabeth McAvoy (Johnstone)
James McAvoy |
| Relatives: |
Joy McAvoy (Sibling) |
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