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James McAvoy is a Scottish actor who became famous in Hollywood for his talent and very diverse roles.
In his youth, James dreamed of becoming a priest, but always had a temper too violent for this. Therefore, his choice fell on the service in the British Navy.
Once McAvoy became a listener of funny stories from the set, and got so excited about the process that he immediately demanded that director David Hayman give him a role.
Later, he entered the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, which he successfully completed.
We have collected ten of the most interesting roles of James McAvoy.
10 The Chronicles of Narnia
In the film adaptation of the children’s trilogy by Clive Lewis “The Chronicles of Narnia” McAvoy played the cute faun Mister Tumnus. The actor literally put his soul into his magical character, and he turned out to be kind and selfless.
Mr. Tumnus is ready to sacrifice his well-being and even his life for the sake of his friends, and James did a great job of conveying this. It is not surprising that after the release of the film, the actor’s career went uphill, and life became even more eventful.
9. The X-Men
In X-Men: First Class, James played one of the most famous characters in the Marvel universe – Professor Xavier, a mutant mentor.
The hero in his performance is still young, full of hopes and plans, and quite hairy (later the professor will become bald). In a team with Michael Fassbender, James managed to show a strong friendship and what trials fell to their lot.
You can find out if the friendship of the two strongest mutants was able to withstand all disagreements and upheavals, enjoy the acting and just enjoy the vigorous action by watching a series of films about X-Men.
8. Penelope | 2007
In 2007, James McAvoy played the role of a romantic adventurer in the film Penelope. The picture tells about a girl who, due to a curse, was born with a pig’s snout.
Only true love can destroy the curse, and parents, hoping for a bright feeling, invite noble young people to the house. Max was one of them. The hero of McAvoy is charming, sweet, a little arrogant, he is a real dreamer, the way a character in a romantic film should be.
This image suits the actor incredibly, and his performance leaves the most pleasant memories. By the way, one of the roles in the film was played by Peter Dinklage, best known for his role as Tyrion in the Game of Thrones.
7. Trans | 2013
In Trans, James played Simon, a man who works at an auction house. His duty is to take care of the preservation of the paintings. In case of danger, he must lock the valuable copy in the safe. But during a robbery, Simon gets hit on the head and loses his memory.
He is the only one who knows where the painting is, because it is neither in the safe nor with the robbers. And the attackers are ready to do anything to get what they want. The film deserves attention both because of the skillfully crafted intrigue, and because of the convincing performance of McAvoy.
6. Last Sunday | 2010
Andrei Konchalovsky’s film “The Last Sunday” tells about the last period of Leo Tolstoy’s life, his relationship with his wife and the difference in their views. By the end of his days, Lev Nikolaevich is disappointed in faith, changes his will, leaving all his works to the people, and leaves home.
Valentin Bulgakov, Tolstoy’s young assistant, is drawn into family affairs. He idolizes the writer, but both Tolstoy’s follower Chertkov and the writer’s wife Sofya strive to use him. The position of the young secretary is complicated by the feeling that has arisen for the girl.
5. Dirt | 2013
In The Filth, James McAvoy played the role of a police sergeant who is eager to get a vacant detective job. He will have to investigate the death of a Japanese student who was killed in the passage. But the vacancy of a detective is also attractive to other employees, and the main character goes to great lengths to take a warm place.
This role is very controversial, since the main character can not be called positive. Watching Sergeant Bruce Robertson, it’s hard to imagine that the actor played a nice romantic guy in Penelope, he is so convincing in the role of an unscrupulous policeman.
4. The last king of Scotland | 2007
In The Last King of Scotland, McAvoy played an ambitious young doctor who went to work in a small village in Uganda. At the same time, President Idi Amin crosses the border and gets into an accident. Nicholas Garrigan, the main character, assists the ruler, and for this Amin takes him to the service of a personal doctor.
At first Garrigan is fascinated by the idea of reformation in the country, but over time he realizes that the country is in the hands of a tyrant. Nicholas wants to leave the country, but Amin makes it clear that there is no turning back.
3. Jane Austen | 2007
The original title of the film Becoming Jane is Becoming Jane, and it tells how Jane Austen (Anne Hathaway) became the woman whose work has been preserved for centuries. She was born into the family of a poor priest, and her parents dreamed of a well-fed future for their daughter. Jane became interested in a wealthy young man Weasley, but the freedom-loving girl did not like him. At this time, she meets Tom Lefroy, a charismatic and intelligent young man, and a tender feeling flares up between them. But Uncle Lefroy has other plans for his nephew, he sees him married to a wealthy woman, otherwise he threatens to leave the young lawyer penniless.
2. Redemption | 2007
The film is set in 1935 and then set against the backdrop of World War II. James McAvoy played the role of Robbie, the servant’s son, who is in love with a wealthy girl Cecilia (Keira Knightley), and she returns his feelings.
Cecilia’s thirteen-year-old sister, Briony, writes good plays and has a rich imagination. When her cousin Lola became a victim of violence, it was her imagination that played a bad joke on the girl and suggested that Robbie was to blame. He goes first to prison, and then to the front.
1. And in my soul I dance | 2004
Michael, played by Stephen Robertson, is 24 and has spent his entire life in a wheelchair with cerebral palsy. He lives in a nursing home where Rory O’Shea (James McAvoy) is brought in one day. Rory has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, but the young man is not discouraged, he is full of life and teaches this to his new friend Michael.
James McAvoy originally auditioned for the role of Michael, but Robertson was a better fit. James thoroughly prepared for the role, talked a lot with patients with Duchenne dystrophy and realized that they would rather be unnoticed than suffer self-pity, which the actor reflected in his game.