James Andrew McAvoy (April 21, 1979[1]) is a BAFTA-nominated Scottish actor.
James McAvoy | |
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| Born | James Andrew McAvoy |
| Spouse | Anne-Marie Duff (2006-) |
| Website | James McAvoy Online! |
Background
McAvoy is from Scotstoun, Glasgow. He attended St Thomas Aquinas Secondary in Jordanhill, Glasgow. McAvoy graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2000. He is married to his Shameless co-star, Anne-Marie Duff.
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. He also starred 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 has roles in two films for 2007 (one released and one unreleased) - Becoming Jane and Atonement. McAvoy will next work on the film adaptation of Wanted, and is rumoured to be in the running to play Montgomery Scott in the upcoming eleventh Star Trek film. [1]
Awards
McAvoy won the new Mary Selway/Orange Rising Star Award at the 2006 BAFTA Awards.
Filmography
- The Near Room (1995) - Kevin
- An Angel Passes By (1997) (TV) - Local boy
- The Bill (1997) (TV series) - Gavin Donald
- Regeneration (1997) - Anthony Balfour
- Lorna Doone (2000) (TV) - Sergeant Bloxham
- Murder in Mind (2001) (TV series) - Martin Vosper
- Band of Brothers (2001) (mini TV Series) - Pvt. James Miller
- Swimming Pool (2001) - Mike
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: Payment in Blood (2002) (TV) - Gowan Ross
- White Teeth (2002) (TV) - Josh
- Foyle's War (2002) (TV series) - Ray Pritchard
- Bollywood Queen (2002) - Jay
- Children of Dune (2003) (mini TV Series) - Leto Atreides II
- Bright Young Things (2003) - Simon Balcairn
- Early Doors (2003) (TV series) - Liam
- State of Play (2003) (TV series) - Dan Foster
- Strings (2004) (voice) - Hal (English version)
- Wimbledon (2004) - Carl Colt
- Inside I'm Dancing (2004) - Rory O'Shea
- Shameless (2004-2005) (TV series) - Steve McBride
- Macbeth (2005) (TV) - Joe Macbeth
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) - Mr. Tumnus, the Faun
- The Last King of Scotland (2006) - Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
- Starter for Ten (2006) - Brian Jackson
- Becoming Jane (2007) - Tom Lefroy
- Atonement (2007) (completed) - Robbie Turner
- Wanted (2008) (pre-production) - Wesley Gibson
- Penelope (2008) - Max
Trivia
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- McAvoy is a fan of Celtic Football Club.
- He is a former room-mate of Jesse Spencer (when they lived in London) whom he invited to the Los Angeles premiere of The Last King of Scotland in September 2006.