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McAvoy was born on 21 April 1979 in Glasgow, Scotland, to Elizabeth (née Johnstone), a nurse, and James McAvoy senior, a bus driver. 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, ...
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Actor (54 credits)
Actor (54 credits)
2019
His Dark Materials
(TV Series) (post-production)
Lord Asriel
Lord Asriel
- Roger
(2019)
... Lord Asriel
- Episode #1.2
... Lord Asriel
- Episode #1.3
... Lord Asriel
2018
Watership Down
(TV Mini-Series)
Hazel
Hazel
- The Siege
(2018)
... Hazel (voice)
- The Escape
(2018)
... Hazel (voice)
- The Raid
(2018)
... Hazel (voice)
- The Journey
(2018)
... Hazel (voice)
2004-2005
Shameless
(TV Series)
Steve / Steve McBride
Steve / Steve McBride
- Episode #2.10
(2005)
... Steve
- Episode #2.4
(2005)
... Steve
- Episode #2.3
(2005)
... Steve McBride
- Episode #2.2
(2005)
... Steve
- Episode #2.1
(2005)
... Steve McBride
2003
State of Play
(TV Mini-Series)
Dan Foster
Dan Foster
- Episode #1.6
(2003)
... Dan Foster
- Episode #1.5
(2003)
... Dan Foster
- Episode #1.4
(2003)
... Dan Foster
- Episode #1.3
(2003)
... Dan Foster
- Episode #1.2
(2003)
... Dan Foster
2003
Early Doors
(TV Series)
Liam
Liam
- Episode #1.6
(2003)
... Liam
- Episode #1.4
(2003)
... Liam
- Episode #1.3
(2003)
... Liam
- Episode #1.2
(2003)
... Liam
2003
Children of Dune
(TV Mini-Series)
Leto Atreides II
Leto Atreides II
- Episode #1.3
(2003)
... Leto Atreides II
- Episode #1.2
(2003)
... Leto Atreides II
- Episode #1.1
(2003)
... Leto Atreides II
2002
White Teeth
(TV Mini-Series)
Josh Malfen
Josh Malfen
- The Return of Magid Iqbal
(2002)
... Josh Malfen
- The Trouble with Millat
(2002)
... Josh Malfen
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Soundtrack (2 credits)
Soundtrack (2 credits)
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Producer (1 credit)
Producer (1 credit)
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Thanks (4 credits)
Thanks (4 credits)
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Self (122 credits)
Self (122 credits)
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Archive footage (13 credits)
Archive footage (13 credits)
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Played "Riff" in "West Side Story" & "Romeo" in William Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet", the play that inspired the musical - Courtyard Theatre, Hereford. See more »Height:
5' 7" (1.7 m)
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I don't know why, but I have the most fun playing the most f****d up people. Connor [in The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them (2014)], Macbeth, and the guy from 'Filth', Bruce Robertson [Filth (2013)]. Those people have been the most fun I've had recently in terms of playing characters, and yet they are going through the most harrowing and f****d up and disgusting things at times. So it's very... See more »Trivia:
As a child, he wanted to become a missionary because he wanted to travel the world. See more »Trademark:
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