James McAvoy

Biography

Born 04/21/1979

Hailed in 2006 by director Kevin Macdonald as the world’s “best British actor under 30 without question,” Glasgow native James McAvoy’s talent for playing flawed yet sympathetic characters made him an actor to watch for the new millennium. Officially kicking off his screen career at age 16...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2006, received BAFTA Award for Rising Star Award

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Highlights

In 2008, Co-starred as an assassin in the comic book adaptation of "Wanted"
In 2008, Featured opposite Christina Ricci in "Penelope"; produced by Reese Witherspoon who also co-starred (lensed 2006)
In 2007, Co-starred with Keira Knightley in "Atonement" based on the novel by Ian McEwan; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama

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Family & Companions

Anne-Marie Duff: wife (Met while co-starring in "Shameless" (BBC); married November 2006)
Emma Neilson: Companion (Scottish; began dating when they were 16 years old; no longer together)
Joy McAvoy: sister (Lead singer with the Scottish girl group Streetside; raised by mother after parents divorce)

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