His parents divorced when he was seven, which he took hard.Ģ1. He was brought up as a Roman Catholic.Ģ0. His father James McAvoy, Sr., is a builder.ġ9. McAvoy reprised his role as Professor X in X-Men: Days of Future Past, and is scheduled to do so again in X-Men: Apocalypse.ġ8. His mother Elizabeth is psychiatric nurse.ġ7. McAvoy starred in the 2013 crime comedy-drama film Filth for which he won Best Actor in the British Independent Film Awards.ġ5. Received three nominations for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor.ġ4. He is notable for playing Charles Xavier in the 2011 superhero film X-Men: First Class.ġ3. Another big point in the actor's career was starring in Wanted.ġ2.
Atonement also earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination and his second BAFTA nomination.ġ1.
2007's critically acclaimed Atonement marked the breakthrough in McAvoy's career.ġ0. His performance in Kevin Macdonald's The Last King of Scotland achieved him not only critical praise, but several award nominations.ĩ. He appeared in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, a commercial hit.Ĩ. Starting in 2003, McAvoy began to build his film resume with Bollywood Queen.ħ. He did voice work for animated films including Gnomeo & Juliet and Arthur Christmas.Ħ. Besides screen acting, McAvoy has appeared on stage with Three Days of Rain.ĥ. His notable television work includes State of Play, Shameless, and Frank Herbert's Children of Dune.Ĥ. He continued to make mostly television appearances until the early 2000s.ģ. James McAvoy made his acting debut as a teen in 1995's The Near Room.Ģ. His performance in Kevin Macdonald's The Last King of Scotland achieved him not only critical praise, but several award nominations.
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