James McAvoy was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 21 April 1979. When the child was only seven years old, his parents divorced, the boy’s sister stayed with his mother, and James was sent to be raised by his grandfather and grandmother. From a young age, the actor attended a Catholic school and in the future planned to become a priest, but fell into the ranks of the Navy.
James McAvoy became interested in acting by accident: once a familiar director told several funny stories about the shooting and
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James McAvoy was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 21 April 1979. When the child was only seven years old, his parents divorced, the boy’s sister stayed with his mother, and James was sent to be raised by his grandfather and grandmother.
From a young age, the actor attended a Catholic school and in the future planned to become a priest, but fell into the ranks of the Navy.
James McAvoy became interested in acting by accident: once a familiar director told several funny stories about the shooting and James asked to give him the role. The first film where he appeared was “Next Room”, released in 1995. After that, he decided to study at the Scottish Royal Academy of Drama and Music, where he entered immediately, despite a large competition.
In 2001, he was offered a role in the TV series “Gang of brothers” by Steven Spielberg. In 2007, two films with the actor were released at once: “Atonement” and “Jane Austin”, both received rave reviews from critics.
James’s most important work is seen in films.
"Especially dangerous" "The Chronicles of Narnia", "Children of Dunes", "And in the soul I dance."
In 2006, the actor won the Rising Star nomination of the British Film Academy, in 2007 he won the Chopar prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and in 2008 the actor was awarded the Golden Globe for drama.
"Atonement" .
In 2009, he starred in the film about the last days of Leo Tolstoy “Last Sunday”, in 2011 he played the role of Xavier in the film.
X-Men. First Class .
For almost 9 years, the actor lived in a civil marriage with his classmate Emma Nelson, and after the breakup of the relationship, he began to drink, which caused a career crisis.
In 2004, on the set of Shameless, James McAvoy met Anna-Marie McDuff. Despite the fact that the actress is older by 9 years, they began a stormy romance. In 2006, they officially formalized the relationship.
