Born to Elizabeth a nurse, and James McAvoy senior, a bus driver who later became a builder, James McAvoy is a Scottish actor, born in Glasgow Scotland on 21st of April 1979. The actor has two siblings, a sister Joy and a younger half-brother Donald.
With a lot of box-office releases in his kitty, James received recognition for his romantic drama war film Atonement. His other works include the X-Men Series, his crime comedy Drama Film Filth and the very famous Spilt, where he played a man with Multiple Personality disorder, he played a total of 23 roles. He has also made several appearances on TV.
James McAvoy Religion
Elizabeth and James McAvoy Senior brought up their Son James McAvoy as a Roman Catholic. However, as an individual McAvoy states that he is a spiritual person who now doesn’t follow Catholicism.
James McAvoy Political Views
James has always tried to be away from commenting on anything related to politics as he is of the feeling that commenting on any of the political issues might have an adverse effect on his career. This brings out his dedication and love for his work.
Who is he/she dating?
McAvoy has a history of dating his co-stars. He dated Emma Neilson for almost 6 years. He then was said to be dating Lisa Liberati. After which came Anne-Marie Duff his Co-star in Shameless, who was also his wife for almost 10 years. The couple also have a son named Brendan McAvoy. There were rumors that the reason for their divorce was McAvoy’s increasing proximity with Alexandra Shipp his Co-Star from X- Men.
James McAvoy Hobbies
Just like any other Taurian, James McAvoy too loves hiking, playing soccer, listening to Music. He has also loves to cook and has worked has a confectioner, which funded for his drama school.
Interesting Facts
The first car James owned was a Citroen C3 Picasso.
During the shooting of Becoming Jane, James was so addicted to Xbox that it made him forget his lines.
McAvoy broke his hand on the set of Split (2016) after he got angry at not getting a scene. He became so annoyed with his performance that he ended up hitting a door, which he thought was a fake door, but it was a solid metal door. Viewers can see that James's hand is injured during the scene where he's on a train and he's putting on his glasses.
In his 2006 interview with The Guardian, McAvoy excepted that it was only because he wished to travel the world that he wanted to become a Priest.
James has allergy of Horses and faced lot of difficulties when he was shooting for the movie, The Conspirator.
James happens to be a fan of Celtic Football Club, and wishes to play a role of Jimmy Johnstone, the Celtic legend.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_McAvoy
www.imdb.com/name/nm0564215
