James McAvoy

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April 21, 1979

Anne-Marie Duff (18 October 2006 - present) 1 child

Dated Scottish actress Emma Nielsen (stage name Emma King) for six years until 2003.

Actor

2013 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Hers

2013 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: His

2013 Trance

2012 Filth

2012 Welcome to the Punch

2011 Arthur Christmas (voice)

2011 X-Men: First Class

2011 Gnomeo & Juliet (voice)

2010 The Conspirator

2009 The Last Station

2008 Wanted

2007 Atonement

2007 Becoming Jane

2006 Starter for 10

2006 Penelope

2006 The Last King of Scotland

2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

2005 ShakespeaRe-Told (TV mini-series)

2004-2005 Shameless (TV series)

2004 Inside I'm Dancing

2004 Wimbledon

2004 Strings (voice: English version)

2003 State of Play (TV mini-series)

2003 Early Doors (TV series)

2003 Bright Young Things

2003 Children of Dune (TV mini-series)

2002 Bollywood Queen

2002 Foyle's War (TV series)

2002 White Teeth (TV series)

2002 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (TV series)

2001 Swimming Pool - Der Tod feiert mit

2001 Band of Brothers (TV mini-series)

2001 Murder in Mind (TV series)

2000 Lorna Doone (TV movie)

1997 Regeneration

1997 The Bill (TV series)

1997 An Angel Passes By (TV movie)

1995 The Near Room

Appearances

2012 Born in the USSR: 28 Up (TV documentary) (voice)

2011 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)

2011 Children of the Atom: Filming X-Men: First Class (video documentary)

2011 Film Fiend (TV series)

2011 Big Morning Buzz Live (TV series)

2011 The 7PM Project (TV series)

2007-2011 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)

2005-2011 Breakfast (TV series)

2011 Face 2 Face (TV series)

2011 LIVE! with Regis and Kelly (TV series)

2010-2011 Made in Hollywood (TV series)

2011 X-Men: First Class 35mm Special (TV movie)

2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)

2011 National Movie Awards (TV special)

2011 Piers Morgan Tonight (TV series)

2011 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)

2010 AMC News Special: Toronto Film Festival 2010 (TV movie)

2010 The Rotten Tomatoes Show (TV series)

2010 Xposé (TV series)

2010 Live from Studio Five (TV series)

2009 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV special)

2009 The ONE Show (TV series)

2008 Wanted: Cast and Characters (video short)

2007-2008 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)

2008 The Daily Show (TV series)

2007-2008 Tavis Smiley (TV series)

2007-2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)

2008 Max on Set: Wanted (TV documentary short)

2008 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)

2008 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)

2008 Balls of Steel (TV series)

2008 Bringing the Past to Life: The Making of 'Atonement' (video short)

2008 Novel to Screen: Writing Atonement (video short)

2008 Empire Movie Awards 2008 (TV special)

2008 An Evening at the Academy Awards (TV special)

2008 La noche de los Oscar (TV movie)

2008 Live from the Red Carpet: The 2008 Academy Awards (TV special)

2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

2008 The 34th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)

2008 Sunday Morning Shootout (TV series)

2007 Good Morning America (TV series)

2007 Parkinson (TV series)

2007 The 79th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

2007 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV special)

2007 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)

2006-2007 Film '72 (TV series)

2006 University Challenge: The Story So Far (TV documentary)

2006 The Paul O'Grady Show (TV series)

2006 Capturing Idi Amin (documentary short)

2005 'T4' in Narnia (TV documentary)

2005 Born in the USSR: 21 Up (TV documentary) (voice)

2005 3rd Irish Film and Television Awards (TV documentary)

2004 The British Comedy Awards 2004 (TV special)

2003 The Making of 'Bollywood Queen' (video documentary)

BAFTA Awards

2008 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Leading Actor
for: Atonement (2007).

2007 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: The Last King of Scotland (2006).

2006 Won Rising Star Award

BAFTA Awards, Scotland

2007 Won BAFTA Scotland Award Best Actor for: The Last King of Scotland (2006).

British Comedy Awards

2004 Nominated British Comedy Award Best TV Comedy Newcomer for: "Shameless" (2004).

British Independent Film Awards

2006 Nominated British Independent Film Award Best Actor for: The Last King of Scotland (2006).

Cannes Film Festival

2007 Won Chopard Trophy Male Revelation

Empire Awards, UK

2008 Won Empire Award Best Actor for: Atonement (2007).

2006 Nominated Empire Award Best Newcomer
for: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005).

European Film Awards

2008 Nominated European Film Award Best Actor
for: Atonement (2007).

2007 Nominated European Film Award Best Actor
for: The Last King of Scotland (2006).

Evening Standard British Film Awards

2008 Nominated Evening Standard British Film Award Best Actor for: Atonement (2007) and Becoming Jane (2007).

Golden Globes

2008 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Atonement (2007).

Irish Film and Television Awards

2008 Nominated IFTA Award Best International Actor
for: Atonement (2007).

London Critics Circle Film Awards

2008 Won ALFS Award British Actor of the Year
for: Atonement (2007).

2007 Nominated ALFS Award British Actor of the Year
for: The Last King of Scotland (2006).

2006 Nominated ALFS Award British Supporting Actor of the Year for: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005).

2005 Nominated ALFS Award British Actor of the Year
for: Inside I'm Dancing (2004)

MTV Movie Awards

2009 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Kiss for: Wanted (2008). Shared with: Angelina Jolie

National Movie Awards, UK

2008 Nominated National Movie Award Best Performance - Male for: Wanted (2008).

People's Choice Awards

2012 Nominated People's Choice Award Favorite Movie Superhero For playing "Professor X"

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

2008 Won Virtuoso Award

Satellite Awards

2009 Nominated Satellite Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: The Last Station (2009).

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I always believed that I never wanted to be an actor. I only did it because I was allowed to do it and I had to do something.

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

His favorite director is Ken Loach.

While growing up, he wanted to be a priest.

Was ranked #18 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actors list. (2008).

After his parents divorced, McAvoy and his sister moved in with their maternal grandparents, James and Mary Johnstone.

His parents divorced when he was seven.

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