James McAvoy

James McAvoy and Anne-Marie Duff married at the 19th-century Drumtochty Castle in Aberdeenshire in a ceremony with no celebrities present. McAvoy did not invite any of his co-stars because he 'didn't want the day to be about being famous.'.

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McAvoy broke his hand on the set of Split (2016) after becoming frustrated at not being able to perform a scene. He was so angry at his performance that he punched a door he thought was a prop, but it was a solid metal door. Viewers can see that his hand is injured in the scene where James is on the train and puts on his glasses.

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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 people aged 25 and under who would otherwise be unable to afford the school's fees. Applicants will have to demonstrate that the main barrier to their access to pre-higher-education drama training at RCS is the financial cost.

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While filming The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), Georgie Henley had never seen McAvoy in his Mr. Tumnus costume before they shot their scenes together. Henley's frightened reaction upon seeing McAvoy was a genuine surprise.

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He worked as a trained confectioner for two and a half or three years to finance drama school.

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James McAvoy became a father for the first time at 30 when his wife (now ex-wife) Anne-Marie Duff gave birth to their son Brendan McAvoy in February 2010.

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He said the screenplay for Atonement (2007) was the best script he had ever read.

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While growing up, he wanted to become a priest.

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He keeps a flat in central Glasgow for family visits.

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He is close friends with Michael Fassbender, his co-star in X-Men.

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He trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, now known as the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

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He is good friends with the actors Tom Ellis and Benedict Cumberbatch.

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He said he is "desperately allergic" to horses and suffered greatly while filming scenes for The Conspirator.

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At McAvoy's own request, a German actress punched him in the face during the filming of Filth (2013).

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He is of Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie.

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While filming Becoming Jane (2007), his addiction to Xbox made him forget his lines. After playing for a long night he realized he had gone too far, took the game disc and burned it.

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He worked on his physique for the action scenes in Wanted (2008). During the shoot, however, he suffered numerous injuries, including a sprained ankle and a knee injury.

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Among his favorite films are The Goonies (1985), Back to the Future (1985), The Great Escape (1963), Brief Encounter (1945), Kes (1969) and My Name Is Joe (1998).

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Although he had ridden motorcycles for many years, he passed his driving test at 30.

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As a child he wanted to become a missionary so that he could travel the world.

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He enjoys science fiction such as Star Trek (1966) and the new Battlestar Galactica (2004).

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When a stunt went wrong, he crashed into a 1980s Porsche 911 on the set of Atomic Blonde (2017).

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His younger sister is Joy McAvoy, an actress who also appeared alongside McAvoy as 'Estelle' in Filth (2013).

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After growing up in Glasgow, James McAvoy moved to London at the age of 20.

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James McAvoy is a former roommate of Jesse Spencer; the two lived together in London.

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Joe Wright considered James McAvoy for a role in Pride & Prejudice (2005). Both the director and the actor have refused to name the role.

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James McAvoy worked with Jessica Chastain on The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby trilogy, Dark Phoenix and IT Chapter 2. In a 2019 interview with Conan O'Brien while promoting IT Chapter 2, McAvoy and Chastain said they wanted to work together again and become an unforgettable cinematic duo.

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James McAvoy was inspired to become an actor after meeting actor and director David Hayman.

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Before he began acting, James McAvoy wanted to join the Navy.

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James McAvoy was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in Macbeth (2013).

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James McAvoy was named one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive in 2007.

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James McAvoy is a Celtic Football Club fan.

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James McAvoy was born to James McAvoy, who went from bus driver to builder, and his wife Elizabeth (Johnstone), a psychiatric nurse.

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James McAvoy and Jessica Brooks were the first actors to take on the complex roles of Leto II and his twin sister Ghanima Atreides, the prescient twins in Children of Dune (2003), adapted from Frank Herbert's novel of the same name. Although Leto and Ghanima are only nine years old in the novel, their ages were raised by about seven years, making them roughly sixteen for the Sci-Fi Channel's March 2003 miniseries.

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James McAvoy shares two roles 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). Each also shares the role of Macbeth with his own Magneto, Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender.

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James McAvoy's fans call themselves "McAvoyeurs".

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James McAvoy has a younger half-brother named Donald.

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James McAvoy attended St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School in Jordanhill, Glasgow. Tom Mannion also attended it.

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James McAvoy ranked 18th on Entertainment Weekly's list of 30 actors under 30 (2008).

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James McAvoy's favourite director is Ken Loach.

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James McAvoy's parents divorced when he was seven years old.

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In Wanted (2008), James McAvoy shared screen time with his Marvel hero colleague Chris Pratt (Peter Quill / Star-Lord).

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James McAvoy is a former member of PACE Youth Theatre. Other members included Barry McKay, Shauna MacDonald, Paolo Nutini, Martin Quinn and Gordon McCorkell.

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James McAvoy was named Best Actor in the Praise category by the UK Regional Film Critics.

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James McAvoy has declared Brief Encounter (1945) to be his favourite film.

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At the March 2013 London premiere of Danny Boyle's film Trance (2013), James McAvoy apologised to reporter Sophie van Brugen, who had accidentally spat on him during a red carpet interview.

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James McAvoy's first car was a Citroen C3 Picasso.

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James McAvoy drives an Audi RS3.

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James McAvoy is not related to Alex McAvoy, who played the Teacher in Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982).

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James McAvoy shares his birthday with Queen Elizabeth.

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