Height, weight, age. How old is James McAvoy
Fans often pay attention to such physical parameters of the actor as his height, weight, age. How old is James McAvoy is the second most popular question on the Internet, since the guy looks quite young, and James McAvoy: photos in his youth and now are similar.
The guy was born in 1979, so he was thirty-nine years old. The zodiac circle gave her the sign of an ambitious, stylish, stable, persistent, efficient, smart Taurus.
At the same time, the Eastern horoscope endowed James with character traits inherent in a Goat, namely, hard work, caring, artistry, love for children, and stability in affections.
James' height does not exceed one meter and seventy centimeters, and his weight was sixty-four kilograms.
Childhood
James McAvoy was born in Glasgow, Scotland, to Elizabeth Johnstone and James McAvoy Sr., a psychiatric nurse and former bus driver turned builder. The family's financial situation was quite deplorable. Perhaps this is why, unable to withstand the constant hardships and hardships, James’s parents divorced when he was 7 years old.
Childhood photos of James McAvoy
James looked forward to Sunday as a holiday, because on this day his father visited him, and sometimes the boy visited him. After the next meeting, James spent the whole week daydreaming about how his parents would one day get married again and everything would be the same. But one day the boy came home to his father without asking and found an unfamiliar woman in the apartment. The next time the man came to James, he asked him never to come again.
After this, James Jr. lost contact with his father forever. In 2013, he saw his dad in the newspapers in connection with a drug scandal - it turned out that McAvoy Sr. and his youngest son Donald (the actor’s half-brother, born to that same stranger) were dealing cocaine. Now the father regrets that he stopped communicating with his son and asks him for forgiveness.
James McAvoy's father and half-brother
After the divorce, Elizabeth began to get sick a lot, so at the family council it was decided to leave her younger sister Joy (by the way, she now sings in the band Streetside) in her care, and send James to his grandparents - James and Mary Johnstone, who loved their grandson very much and constantly spoiled.
James McAvoy with his mother
My grandparents lived in the town of Drumchapel, which in those years had a very crime-ridden situation. James was never beaten on the streets because, according to him, he always walked with his eyes downcast. In his youth, James McAvoy went to Catholic school, where he received a strict religious upbringing. For some time he even dreamed of becoming a priest, and also thought about a heroic profession like a pilot or a doctor. He also attended classes at an amateur theater club, and after classes he worked part-time in a bakery.
“As a child, I wanted to become a priest, a missionary, and maybe even go to such distant Africa to save people from hunger there,” said the actor. – But one day I finally changed my mind. I just imagined that I would have to get up every morning at six o’clock and go to church. I, of course, was not against becoming a priest; in fact, I was categorically against getting up early. For me it’s like suicide!”
In his youth, McAvoy dreamed of becoming a priest
Then James, although without even knowing it himself, began to move towards his destiny. One day, famous producer David Hayman spoke to McAvoy's class and told the kids several stories about life on the set. James was so captivated by his story that he immediately asked the director to give him at least a tiny role. Thus, 15-year-old McAvoy first appeared on screen - in the film “The Next Room” about child prostitution in Glasgow. He got the role of the son of a pimp, a very spoiled teenager. James McAvoy's first role (“The Next Room”) As soon as he started filming, James was almost disappointed in his choice and lost interest in cinema. The situation was saved by his partner, actress Alana Brady. “When I felt her emotions, it was like I was overwhelmed with a wave of inspiration,” McAvoy recalled. But how proud he was to see himself on the screen, and, of course, to receive a fabulous fee for a child of 1,200 pounds sterling.
After graduating from school, the young actor began to hone his skills at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. The guy entered the educational institution with ease, despite the large number of applicants and huge competition. During his years of study, he managed to play in a couple of film projects (“Renaissance”, “An Angel Passes By”, “Laura Dune”). In 2000 he became a certified actor.
Biography and personal life of James McAvoy
The biography and personal life of James McAvoy was full of surprises. The boy was born in the Scottish city of Glasgow into a family that had nothing to do with creativity.
His father, James McAvoy, worked in construction, and his mother, Elizabeth Johnstone, was a nurse in a psychiatric clinic.
Sister - Joy McEvoy - is three years younger than her brother, she became the vocalist of the famous Scottish group “Streetside”, and is also an actress of short films and feature films, some of the films have not been translated into Russian.
Brother - Donald McAvoy - was born in his father's second marriage to Mary McKinnon, but the guy never recognized his brother from another woman. Donald has nothing to do with cinema; he began to abuse alcohol and commit crimes, constantly ending up in prison.
James attended Catholic school and wanted to become a priest or missionary. After studying, he ran to work in a bakery or attended a theater club. It was at the circle that the fifteen-year-old boy begged the director of the film “The Next Room” to give him a role, but it was difficult for him to act.
James's personal life has always been stormy, since the handsome man often attracted the attention of women, however, he never advertises the details of his novels.
It is also unknown whether he had affairs with his partners on the set, since fans constantly “set him up” with either Alicia Vikander or Alexandra Shipp, but this turned out to be gossip.
The latest rumor was that the guy’s marriage broke up due to his whirlwind romance with Jennifer Lawrence, with whom he starred in the film “X-Men,” but this is just speculation by the army of fans of this on-screen couple.
The early years of the star
James is the eldest son in the family of a simple construction worker and a nurse at a psychiatric clinic. He has a younger sister and brother. All three were born in Glasgow, Scotland, James in 1979. In 1986, their parents separated, and James would not hear from his father until he gained popularity, although even then he would refuse to have any relationship with him.
Since Elizabeth's mother could not cope with three children due to health problems, the eldest was given to be raised by her parents, who were butchers. He was brought up in strictness, but not without a warm and gentle attitude. James's grandparents, the Johnston couple, were very devout Catholics, which determined his enrollment in a Catholic school and his subsequent desire to become a priest.
The boy also had another craving - for theatrical art and rock music. As a teenager, he played in a rock band consisting of his peers and attended a club that staged amateur performances.
At the same time, McAvoy dreamed of becoming a missionary so he could travel and see new people. But this was not destined to become part of his biography, since film producer David Heyman once came to the literature class he attended, who spoke to the children and talked about cinema and theater. James asked for the opportunity to get into films and three months later received his first tiny role.
Later, James recalled his desire to become a missionary with humor: he said that this was never destined to come true, since he did not like to get up early, and the service began at six in the morning.
An episodic appearance in the film “The Next Room” became McAvoy’s only significant role, after which progress in this field somewhat stalled. I had to devote more time to studying, which was quite easy for the young man. In addition, he became somewhat disillusioned with the art of cinema and almost completely lost interest in it. He graduated from school with flying colors and even secured a place in the English department at one of the universities in Scotland.
True, he instead went to the Naval Academy, which he did not complete, showing his temper and instead entering the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama almost effortlessly, although there was incredibly strong competition for his place. Training there was completed in 2000.
Filmography: films starring James McAvoy
The guy managed to enter the Royal Scottish Academy of Drama and Music, and also began acting in film episodes. Since then, the young actor’s filmography has been replenished with works in the films “An Angel Passes By,” “Children of Dune,” “Golden Youth,” “And in My Heart I’m Dancing,” “The Chronicles of Narnia,” “The Last Resurrection,” “Mud,” “People.” X", "Split", "Glass".
James voiced the cartoons "Hill Dwellers", "Santa's Secret Service", "Gnomeo and Juliet", "Threads".
Movies
After making his big screen debut in the thriller The Next Room, James starred in two television series, A Very English Murder and An Angel Passes By, in 1997, as well as the dramatic war film Rebirth.
This was followed by a break while studying drama at the Royal Academy. Only in 2001 McAvoy appeared on the screens again. He appears in the historical mini-series Lorna Doone, the war series Band of Brothers and the German teen horror film Swimming Pool.
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McAvoy received his first major role in the heart-warming drama “And Inside I'm Dancing,” in which he played the role of a wheelchair-bound but optimistic young man named Rory O'Shay. The film received very good reviews and was even named the best Irish film of the year.
In 2007, the biographical drama “Jane Austen” was released, in which the actor plays Tom Lefroy, the lover of the famous writer. At the same time, he starred in the war film Atonement, for which he received an Empire magazine award and was nominated for a Golden Globe as best actor. The main female role in the film was played by Keira Knightley.
The following year, James McAvoy, along with Angelina Jolie, plays in the fantasy action film Wanted, where he gets the main role of the chosen ideal killer, despite McAvoy’s small height (170 cm and weight 64 kg) and the generally “non-dangerous” appearance of McAvoy.
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James gained even greater popularity after expanding his filmography with the superhero action film X-Men: First Class. In the film, the actor played the main role of telepath Charles Xavier, also known as Professor X. Subsequently, McAvoy appeared in the continuation of the project “X-Men: Days of Future Past” and “X-Men: Apocalypse.”
In 2020, the gothic horror film Victor Frankenstein will be released on the big screen, in which James plays the main role of a young scientist. The film shows a new take on Mary Shelley's classic work.
On March 12, 2020, the spy thriller Atomic Blonde premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival. The main roles in the thriller were played by James McAvoy and Charlize Theron. The film tells a fictional story about spy games in Berlin in 1989 before the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Family and children of James McAvoy
James McAvoy's family and children are areas that he most often does not want to talk about. The fact is that the guy was born into a family that was not very friendly and successful, and also dysfunctional.
His mother cared for the mentally ill, so she often fell into depression herself and did not monitor the children. For a long time she endured the bullying of her husband, who abused alcohol, and after the divorce she decided to improve her personal life and gave her six-year-old son to her parents.
Grandmother and grandfather were butchers and lived quite prosperously, and therefore constantly spoiled their only grandson.
After his parents divorced, James first hoped that his dad would return, and then openly hated his father. He heard in an interview that his father did not mind talking to him, but refused.
James's only son is growing up, and he vowed to never inflict on his child the same pain that his own father inflicted on him. Now the guy himself is divorced, but he doesn’t want to injure the baby, so they tell him that dad is on set.
To maintain such a legend, little Brendan's parents sometimes live together in North London.
Biography[ | ]
James McAvoy at the 2010 Toronto Film Festival
James McAvoy was born in 1979 in Glasgow, Scotland, to a psychiatric hospital nurse, Elizabeth Johnstone, and a builder, James McAvoy Sr. When the boy was seven years old, his parents divorced[1]. His mother, due to poor health, sent James to her butcher parents, Mary and James Johnstone, who lived in a council house in Drumchapel (English) Russian. Sometimes she herself came to live with them. James has a sister, Joy (vocalist in the Scottish band Streetside), and a younger half-brother, Donald. After his parents' divorce, James has not communicated with his father, although in 2006, when his son became famous, James Sr. said in an interview with the Sunday Mirror that he would like to establish contact with him, but does not know how to do it.
In his youth, attending Thomas Aquinas Catholic School, Glasgow in Jordanhill,[2] James wanted to become a priest, but his Scottish character led him to join the Royal Navy. However, the young man's destiny was to become an actor. One day, producer David Hayman came to James's class and told him a couple of funny stories about filming. They interested McAvoy so much that he immediately asked the famous director to give him the role. So in the film “The Next Room” he first appeared on screen. And the actor’s skills were honed by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama[en], where James entered with amazing ease, despite the huge competition[3].
Among McAvoy's most significant roles are the faun Mister Tumnus in the first part of The Chronicles of Narnia, the young Leto Atreides II in the mini-series Children of Dune, Wesley Gibson in the action film Wanted, Rory O'Shea in the drama And at Heart I I’m dancing.” James was also a candidate for the role of Bilbo Baggins in the film adaptation of John Tolkien's The Hobbit, but the contract went to Martin Freeman. In addition, he starred in the film “Atonement”, in 2009 a film with his participation “The Last Resurrection” was released - about the last days of the life of Leo Tolstoy, and in 2011 he played the role of Professor X Charles Xavier in the first part of the new trilogy “X-Men: First class"[4].
In 2013, McAvoy starred in the controversial film adaptation of Irvine Welsh's novel Filth as the crazed, corrupt Scottish detective Bruce Robertson. The role is very different from McAvoy's usual role, while most critics praised his performance, and some of them even considered Robertson's portrayal to be the best of his entire career.
James McAvoy's son - Brendan McAvoy
James McAvoy's son, Brendan McAvoy, was born in 2010; his mother was his ex-wife Anne-Marie Duff. The boy was born at the prestigious Westminster St. Mary's Hospital, and he became a surprise for his parents, since the parents did not want to know the baby's gender.
Little Brendan is remarkably similar to his father, whom he simply adores. James tries to spend a lot of time with his beloved son; they often travel, play football and baseball.
The boy studies in primary school, goes to drama school and plays sports. He is an active guy who constantly roller skates, scooters, or bikes.
The beginning of a creative journey
Scottish Youth Theater PACE has welcomed the Royal Academy graduate with open arms. He played many different roles, including a gigolo in the play Out In the Open. It was this production that director Joe Wright once visited and immediately wanted to work with McAvoy in a movie. The actor refused, despite the fact that during his studies he played in episodes of such films:
- Regeneration is a war drama about the First World War.
- An Angel Passes By is a romantic story about a Scottish widower.
- Lorna Doone is a historical drama based on the English classic.
In addition, there was an episode in one of the episodes of the cult detective series “A Purely English Murder.”
By 2003, the list of roles was replenished with several more films:
- German low-budget slasher film "Swimming Pool".
- Drama "Golden Youth".
- The musical "Queen of Bollywood".
After this, the actor appeared in one of the key roles in the mini-series “Children of Dune,” where he played the son of Paul Atreides, Leto II. Then the series “Shameless” turned up , where James McAvoy and Anne-Marie Duff, his first official wife, met. And then there was a truly fateful project.
James McAvoy's former common-law wife - Emma Nelson
James McAvoy's former common-law wife, Emma Nelson, appeared in the actor's life when they were studying together at the Academy of Drama and Music, and the girl was barely sixteen. She won his heart with her tenderness, talent and ability to easily smooth out rough edges in relationships.
At the same time, James never cheated on his girlfriend, but during the six years of marriage he never offered to legitimize his relationship. The young people broke up unexpectedly, because the girl said that love had burned out, and she was not ready to live just like that.
The guy had a hard time with the breakup, he started drinking and constantly slid down the career ladder until he met a new love.
Personal life
James McAvoy lived for a long time in a civil marriage with a woman named Emma Nelson. After six years of their relationship, they separated. It was a very difficult period for James. He drank a lot and didn’t even act in films.
In October 2006, a modest wedding ceremony took place with actress Annie-Merry Duff. Their romance began on the set of the series from James McAvoy’s filmography “Shameless” (2004). The bride was 9 years older than the groom. After 4 years of marriage, they had a son, Brendan. In 2020, the couple officially announced their divorce.
James McAvoy's ex-wife - Anne - Mary Duff
James McAvoy's ex-wife, Anne Mary Duff, literally saved him from alcohol addiction and helped him become famous. Anne-Mary was nine years older than her chosen one, but he never felt the age difference.
The young people met in 2004 on the set of the film “Shameless,” but the guy was depressed and did not notice his partner’s love for a long time. Ann-Mary joked that it was love at the hundredth sight, and after two years of relationship the guys entered into a legal marriage.
The wedding was quiet and secret, only family and friends were present. However, in 2020, James McAvoy divorced his wife, but the exact reasons for this event could not be established.
James claimed that the problem was the busy filming schedule, and his wife was hinting at affairs with her co-stars in the film “X-Men.”
Career take off
In 2001, inspired by the success of the joint film Saving Private Ryan, director Steven Spielberg and leading actor Tom Hanks released their production project on television. The military mini-series “Band of Brothers” was shown on HBO and was about E (Easy) Company landing in Normandy. McAvoy was invited to play the role of Private James Miller in one of the episodes.
The series is notable for the fact that many of the debutants who played in the background are today actors of the first magnitude. The list of such names is truly impressive:
- Simon Pegg, known for his roles in the Mission: Impossible and Star Trek franchises.
- Tom Hardy, who played in the films “Venom”, “Mad Max: Fury Road” and Christopher Nolan.
- Michael Fassbender, with whom McAvoy later took part in the new X-Men trilogy about mutants.
After this, James began to be called more often to film and television screens; in 2004, he appeared in the film “Wimbledon” with a supporting role. The character of Rory O'Shea from the drama about disabled people "And in My Heart I'm Dancing" of the same year became one of the most notable successes in McAvoy's career. This is a job that the actor remembers fondly to this day. He thoroughly prepared for his transformation into an almost motionless character and became like this work.
The year 2005 was marked by another big project - the first part of the film adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia. There, the actor played the role of the faun Mister Tumnus, who was also remembered by many. From that moment on, people began to recognize him on the street and ask for autographs.
The following year, the filmography was replenished with several titles, but the largest of them was the film “The Last King of Scotland.” Co-star Forrest Whitaker later won an Oscar for his role as Idi Amin, the murderous Ugandan dictator. Here James played Doctor Nicholas from Scotland, who sees all the horrors of Amin's regime from the inside. McAvoy received his first British Academy Award nomination for this film.
In 2007, Joe Wright finally reached out to the actor, whose proposals for collaboration McAvoy had previously ignored. They met on the set of the film Atonement, where they worked with such stars as Keira Knightley and Vanessa Redgrave.
The actor admitted later that he was struck by the script of the film, which he considers one of the best. The film collected several prestigious awards, and James was awarded an award from Empire magazine.
Another breakthrough, the film “Wanted” by Russian director Timur Bekmambetov, happened in 2008. In preparation for filming, McAvoy had to work on his form and practice extensively with firearms in order to believably portray a simple office worker quickly acquiring the skills of a deadly member of the Brotherhood. After that, the actor did not appear in big-budget action projects for a long time, saying that they distracted from real art.
Instagram and Wikipedia James McAvoy
James McAvoy's Instagram and Wikipedia exist officially, so all the information posted on them is up-to-date, verified and reliable. From the article dedicated to the actor on Wikipedia, you can learn about his childhood, brother, sister, parents, personal and family life, son, spouses, as well as filmography and awards.
There are no less than 1,300,000 people subscribed to his Instagram profile, who rejoice at every new post, since all the photos and videos lift the veil of James’ secret life. By the way, it is quite possible to comment on or evaluate all materials if a person knows English.
Prada advertising
It all started when the picky, selective, principled McAvoy was offered participation in a Prada advertising campaign. He was about to refuse, as usual, “no, thank you” to those on duty, but then his wife came into play.
“The money was incredible,” he says. “And Anne-Marie kept telling me: Are you going to refuse? Yes, I'm going to refuse. I'm not a businessman. You will be a total fool. You can give this money to charity. And then it dawned on me, it’s true! About four minutes after she said that, I was on the phone with my agent: Yes, I'll do it."
He gave one-third of his "incredible" fee to UNICEF, another third to Retrak, a Ugandan organization that helps street children (which he learned about while filming The Last King of Scotland in Africa), and one-third to establish a scholarship.
Are there any plans to agree to another advertising campaign in order to supplement scholarship funds?
"May be. Depending on what we are talking about. I don't think I'd agree to advertise a coffee machine,” he smiles, referring to the ad starring George Clooney.
Family
Most recently, in May 2020, McAvoy returned to his bachelor status after divorcing his wife, his Shameless co-star, Anne-Marie Duff. As often happens on the set, playing a couple of young people madly in love, Duff and McAvoy “transferred” their feelings to real life. The couple tried not to advertise their relationship, and only after the wedding in 2006 the situation changed - millions of fans learned that their idol was now an exemplary family man. Four years later, in 2010, the heir of the Duff-McAvoy couple was born, whom they decided to name Brandan. The couple again returned to their usual secrecy - at first the couple did not even disclose the baby’s date of birth.
Having lived in a relationship for 10 years, the couple finally broke up, again without advertising this fact. Having officially dissolved the marriage, the young people still live together, maintaining friendly relations for the sake of their son.
Selected biography pages
Film actor's full name: James Andrew McAvoy. He is a native of Scotland, born in Glasgow on April 21, 1979. There was discord between the parents in the family, which ultimately led to divorce in 1986. Little James was taken in by his grandparents. He imagined himself to be a priest in the future, but fate decreed otherwise.
According to one version, during an elective class at school, 16-year-old James McAvoy approached the director, director David Hayman, with a request to take him on the set. There were no roles in youth films at that time; the young man was offered to star in the thriller “The Next Room.” The first experience was successful; it allowed our hero to apply for admission to the Royal Academy of Dance, Music and Drama of Scotland.
Within 10 years, the actor gained worldwide popularity. He won the Rising Star category according to BAFTA in 2006, followed by the Cannes Festival award (2007). One of the most significant awards for the actor was awarded to him for the film “Mud” by British Independent Film.
