The Guardian: James McAvoy: ‘I’ve been “that Scottish person”, reduced to a noise that comes out of my mouth’
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James McAvoy
James McAvoy is a Scottish actor and director. He made his acting debut as a teen in The Near Room (1995) and appeared mostly on television until 2003, when his film career began. His television work includes the thriller State of Play (2003), the science fiction miniseries Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (2003), and the drama series Shameless (2004–2005).
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Born 21 April 1979 · Q193659
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s life, they initially shared a home in north London when not working elsewhere. McAvoy later began a relationship with Lisa Liberati, whom he had met on the set of Split (2016), where she worked as a personal assistant to director M. Night Shyamalan. In early 2022, he confirmed they had privately married after years of speculation. The couple have a son born in 2022 and live in Crouch End. After McAvoy won the
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2026· 1 entry
2025· 2 entries
The Guardian: James McAvoy reportedly assaulted in Toronto bar
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The Guardian: California Schemin’ review – James McAvoy’s directorial debut is an unlikely rap tale
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2024· 2 entries
The Guardian: Speak No Evil review – James McAvoy gives roaring life to red-blooded holiday horror
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The Guardian: ‘I’ve failed, badly – and I’m good with it’: James McAvoy on class, comfort and carnage
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2022· 4 entries
The Guardian: James McAvoy opens up about his ‘slight’ issue with British writers
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The Guardian: ‘I need to slow down’: James McAvoy on family, faith – and painful truths
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The Guardian: James McAvoy: ‘Play Hamlet? Nah – he’s always seemed a bit of a moaner to me’
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McAvoy commented that Smith "didn't say [he] was bad at playing the part"
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2021· 3 entries
The Guardian: Is James McAvoy’s improvised thriller the strangest Covid movie yet?
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The Guardian: Together review – Sharon Horgan and James McAvoy let rip in lockdown tour de force
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McAvoy appeared as a contestant on an episode of Celebrity Bake Off to benefit Stand Up to Cancer
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2020· 1 entry
The Guardian: 'James McAvoy will be doing the detective work': is My Son the future of film?
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2019· 2 entries
Reprised his role as Crumb in Glass and then returned as Professor X in the film Dark Phoenix
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McAvoy starred as Lord Asriel in the television adaptation of His Dark Materials
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2018· 1 entry
McAvoy voiced Hazel in the BBC miniseries Watership Down
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2016· 1 entry
McAvoy and Duff announced their decision to divorce in May 2016, and to minimise disruption to their son's life, they initially shared a home in north London when not working elsewhere.
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2015· 2 entries
McAvoy pledged £125,000 to a 10-year scholarship programme at his former drama school, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
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McAvoy won the Best Actor award at London's Evening Standard Theater Awards for his portrayal of Jack Gurney in The Ruling Class, a revival of the Peter Barnes play directed by Jamie Lloyd
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2013· 1 entry
Awarded British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film for Filth (2013).
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2012· 1 entry
McAvoy was cast as Bruce Robertson in Filth, an adaptation of the Irvine Welsh novel of the same name
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2011· 5 entries
McAvoy said he believed that British filmmakers belittlingly attempt to dumb down their productions to please American audiences
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McAvoy did a BASE jump from the world's tallest hospital building to help raise money for Ugandan children's charity Retrak, which assists children on the streets
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In 2011, McAvoy did a BASE jump from the world's tallest hospital building to help raise money for Ugandan children's charity Retrak, which assists children on the streets.
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Began filming the role of Max Lewinsky in the British thriller Welcome to the Punch
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Voiced the title characters in Arthur Christmas and Gnomeo & Juliet, and portrayed Charles Xavier in the superhero film X-Men: First Class, a role he reprised in subsequent installments of the X-Men series
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2010· 2 entries
“s life, they initially shared a home in north London when not working elsewhere. McAvoy later began a relationship with Lisa Liberati, whom he had met on the set of Split (2016), where she worked as a personal assistant to director M. Night Shyamalan. In early 2022, he confirmed they had privately married after years of speculation. The couple have a son born in 2022 and live in Crouch End. After McAvoy won the”
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Macbeth in 2013, The Ruling Class in 2015, and Cyrano de Bergerac in 2020, for which he received four nominations for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor
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2009· 1 entry
McAvoy voiced Angelina's father, Maurice Mouseling, in the television series, Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps
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2008· 1 entry
Awarded London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year for Atonement (2008).
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2006· 3 entries
Awarded BAFTA Rising Star Award (2006).
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His performances in the period dramas The Last King of Scotland (2006) and Atonement (2007) gained him BAFTA Award nominations
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Accepted the role of Brian Jackson, a nerdy university student who wins a place on a University Challenge quiz team in the mid-1980s, in Starter for 10
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2005· 1 entry
Appeared in Walt Disney Pictures's The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, made by Andrew Adamson and based on C
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2004· 1 entry
Acted in the romantic comedy Wimbledon
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2003· 1 entry
McAvoy appeared in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries Frank Herbert's Children of Dune, adapted from Frank Herbert's novels
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2002· 1 entry
McAvoy shot scenes for Bollywood Queen, described as West Side Story meets Romeo and Juliet with bindis, it was shown as a special presentation at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival and opened in UK cinemas on 17 October
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2001· 1 entry
McAvoy's performance as a gay hustler in the play Out in the Open impressed director Joe Wright so much that Wright began offering McAvoy parts in his films
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2000· 1 entry
Studied at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (2000).
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1979· 1 entry
Born 1979-04-21.
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