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Name: James McAvoy
Nicknames: None
Birthdate: January 1st, 1970
Birthplace: Scotstoun, Glasgow,
Scotland
Height: 5'7"
Parents: Names Unknown
Siblings: Sister, Joy
Pets: None
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Blue
Marital status: Is dating
Anne-Marie Duff
IMDB Listing: Here
Movies: Becoming Jane, The Last
King of Scotland, Macbeth, Children of Dune
Narnia Movie Appearances: LWW
Narnia Character: Mr. Tumnus the
Faun
Biography: James
McAvoy is a BAFTA-winning Scottish actor. His first roles were in David
Hayman's The Near Room in 1995 and then as Anthony Balfour in Gillies
MacKinnon's Regeneration in 1997. In 2004 he starred as Steve McBride
in another Abbott-written drama series, Shameless on Channel 4, for
which he was nominated for the British Comedy Award for Best TV
Newcomer. In 2005, he played Ben in the Royal Court Theatre's
production Breathing Corpses, as well as the role of Mr. Tumnus, the
Faun in Disney and Walden Media's The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion,
the Witch and the Wardrobe. He won the new Mary Selway/Orange Rising
Star Award at the 2006 BAFTA Awards.
Fun
Facts:
• Before he went into
acting, he wanted to join the Navy.
• Is a hightly skilled fencer, boxer, gymnast and
acrobat.
Narnia
Fun Facts:
• He is great friends with his
co-star Georgie Henley. They get along famously and their interviews
together are friendly.
• For his role as Tumnus, James had to wear neon green tights
and
walk on his tippy-toes with his knees bent to aid with the CG process
that would eventually give him CG faun legs.
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