James McAvoy - Biography

Last Editor: Mickey-13				James McAvoy Biography -   Name : James McAvoy Birth name : James Andrew McAvoy Born : April 21, 1979 (1979-04-21) (age 28) Glasgow, Scotland Spouse(s) : Anne-Marie Duff (2006-) Notable roles : Dr. Nicholas Garrigan in The Last King of Scotland Mr. Tumnus in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Steve McBride in Shame

James McAvoy Trivia -

Trained at Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. 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. His younger sister is Joy McAvoy, a singer in the Scottish girl group Streetside. His parents divorced when he was seven. As a child, he wanted to become a missionary. After his parents divorced, McAvoy and his sister moved in with their maternal grandmother. After growing up in Glasgow, he moved to London at the age of 20. Before he went into acting, he wanted to join the Navy. 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. Former roommate of Jesse Spencer when they were both living in London. Fan of Celtic Football Club. Joe Wright considered him for a role in his Pride & Prejudice (2005). Both director and actor refused to name the part. Born to James McAvoy, a builder, and his then wife Elizabeth Johnstone, a psychiatric nurse. Attended St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary in Jordanhill, Glasgow. Enjoys science fiction, including Star Trek and the new Battlestar Galactica. Was ranked #18 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actors list. (2008). While growing up, he wanted to be a priest. Chosen as one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive for 2007.

James McAvoy Detailed Biography -

James Andrew McAvoy (April 21, 1979) is a BAFTA-nominated Scottish actor. 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. 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 - Becoming Jane and Atonement. McAvoy is currently at work on the film adaptation of Wanted. He is rumoured to be in the running to play Montgomery Scott in the upcoming eleventh Star Trek film, and the Channel 4 mini series "The Devil's Whore". McAvoy won the new Mary Selway/Orange Rising Star Award at the 2006 BAFTA Awards. This article contains a trivia section. The article could be improved by integrating relevant items into the main text and removing inappropriate items. This article has been tagged since June 2007.