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James McAvoy
James McAvoy (James McAvoy), born on April 21, 1979 in Glasgow, Scotland, England, is a British actor.
In 1995, James McAvoy, who was in high school, made his debut on the screen and starred in the movie "Next Room"
[1]
; in 2001, he won a small role in " Band of Brothers "
[2]
; in 2006, he played in " The Chronicles" of Narnia: "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe " plays the "Goat Monster" Tumnus
[3]
. In 2007, starred in the feature film " The Last King Of Scotland " made him nominate for the Best Actor Award at the 20th European Film Awards and the Best Supporting Actor at the 60th British Academy Film Awards
[4-5]
. In 2008, he nominated for the 65th Golden Globe Awards, the 61st British Film Academy Awards, and the 21st European Film Awards for Best Actor by virtue of his performance in the suspenseful romance film " Atonement "
[6-8]
.
In 2011, he starred in the sci-fi movie " X-Men: First Class ", plays Professor X youth
[9]
; thereafter, respectively, in 2014 in the movie " X-Men: Days of Future Past " and the 2016 movie " X -Men: Apocalypse " played this role
[10-11]
.
Early Experience
James McAvoy was born in 1979 and spent his typical Scottish childhood in Glasgow. His father was a construction worker and his mother Elisabeth or Elizabeth was a psychiatric nurse. When his parents were divorced at the age of seven, he had to be sent to his grandmother's house to live all year round. Since the age of 13, he has never seen his biological father again. When he was a teenager, McAvoy had a special liking for science fiction movies. Although his biggest dream in childhood was to become a priest, after several years of film edification, the word "actor" gradually became clear in his mind. It became his most yearning profession.
In 1994, James McAvoy met Scottish actor David Harman at a school-sponsored work internship event. Four months later, McAvoy received a call from Harman, telling him to audition in the movie " The Near Room ," even though McAvoy, who made his debut on the screen, only appeared as the son of the pimp Such a role, but he successfully obtained the admission letter from the Royal College of Music and Drama of Scotland
.
Performing Experience
In 2001, James McAvoy played a small role in the war TV series "Band of Brothers"
. After that, he played supporting roles in the TV series "White Teeth" which aired in September 2002 and the TV series "The Detective" which was aired in October. In 2003, James appeared in the drama " Children of Dune ", and he played the Duke Leto Yatridi in the second part of the whole show
.
In 2004, James starred in the role of Paul Bettany’s brother Carl in the romantic movie " Wimbledon "
. In 2004, he starred in two suspenseful TV series " State of Play " produced by the BBC and " Shameless UK " which focuses on working-class life . With his performance in "Shameless UK", James McAvoy was nominated for a British comedy. Awarded the Best Newcomer Award for TV Comedy, and the Newcomer Award of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards
. In the same year, he was nominated for the Best Actor Award at the 25th London Film Critics Association Awards for his performance in the movie " Inside I'm Dancing ".
In 2005, in the fantasy movie " The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ", James McAvoy played the role of "Half the Sheep" Tumnus
, who relied on his performance in this movie. Nominated for the 26th London Film Critics Association Awards "British Supporting Actor of the Year" and the 2005 "Empire" Film Awards for Best Newcomer Award. On November 7, the 4 episodes of the TV series " Shakespea Re-Told " in which James participated was broadcast in the UK
.
On February 28, 2007, the historical film " The Last King Of Scotland " starred by James was released. In the film, he played the personal doctor of Ugandan dictator Amin.
His performance in the film earned him the title of "60th". "Chopin Award for Best New Actor" at the Cannes Film Festival
. In the romance movie " Becoming Jane " released on March 9 , James played the role of Tom Lefroy
. On September 7, James played Robbie Turner in the suspenseful love film " Atonement " released in the UK . With this, he won the "28th London Film Critics Association Award" for Best British Actor
, 2007 "Empire" "Film Awards" for Best Actor
, and nominated for the "65th Golden Globe Awards" for Best Actor in a Dramatic Movie
, and "21st European Film Awards" for Best Actor and other awards
. On November 10, the romance movie " Love Credits " starring in him was released
.
On February 29, 2008, James McAvoy's comedy movie "The Kiss of True Love" was released in the United States. In the film, he played Johnny, who pretended to be a fallen aristocrat for money
. In June, the movie " Wanted " starring him and Catwoman was released. The film played Wesley, who had experienced changes and had no choice but to join the killer organization and began his revenge
.
In 2009, James played the role of Leo Tolstoy’s assistant Volenti in the biographical film "The Last Stop" describing Tolstoy’s life in his later years, and he was nominated for the "14th Golden Satellite Award" for this reason. Best Supporting Actor Award
, the film was released on January 28, 2010.
In the animated film " Gnomeo & Juliet " released on February 11, 2011 , James McAvoy voiced Gnomeo
; in April the feature film " The Conspirator " (also known as the female conspiracy) was released
; June James played
the role of Young Professor X for the first time in the science fiction film " X-Men: First Class ". The role was previously played by British actor Old BaldyBeef Stew ; on November 11, the film "Arthur Christmas" dubbed by him was released in the UK
.
On March 15, 2013, James McAvoy starred in the action movie "Two Heroes" was released in the UK, in which he played the courageous and courageous police Max Lewinsky
; on March 27, he starred in the suspenseful film " Trance " Released
; in the film " Filth " released on September 27th , James McAvoy played the role of a Scottish policeman who was corrupt, accepting bribes, addicted to drugs, and also righteous and evil
. With this film, James won the "16th British Independent Film Awards." Best Actor
, British Actor
of the Year in the " 34th London Film Critics Association Awards" and Best Actor in the 2013 "Empire" Film Awards
.
The movie " X-Men: Days of Future Past " was released on May 23, 2014, in which James McAvoy once again played the role of Professor X in his youth
; on September 26, he and Jessica Michelle Chastain co-starred in the romantic movie " The Disappearance" of Eleanor Rigby: Them " was released. Previously, the film was divided into " The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him " and " The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them: Her ".
In 2015, James McAvoy played the "Frankenstein"-Victor Frankenstein in the film "Victor Frankenstein" adapted from Mary Shelley's science fiction novel
. In the film " X-Men: Apocalypse " released on May 27, 2016 , James McAvoy played the role of Professor X in his youth for the third time
.
On January 20, 2017, the thriller film " Split " starring James was released in the United States. In the film, he played 24 kinds of multi-personality spirit Split patient Kevin
, and won the 2017 San Diego Film Critics Association for his performance in the film Award for best actor
. On July 28, the action movie "Cold City" starring James partner Charlize Theron was released
.
On March 23, 2018, the animated film " Sherlock Gnomes " dubbed by James was released
. James played the role of hydraulic engineer James More in the thriller film " Submergence " released on April 13
.
On January 18, 2019, the film " Glass " directed by M. Knight Samaran was released in North America
; on June 7, the film " Dark Phoenix " was released in the United States
; on September 6, participated The film " It: Chapter Two " was released in the United States and played the adult Bill in the film
.
Personal Life
In 2003, James McAvoy met actress Anne-Marie Duff and Ann Marie Duff while starring in the TV series "Shameless UK" , and got married in 2006. In 2010, James' son Brandon McAvoy was born
.
In 2016, James McAvoy and his wife issued a joint statement to end their marriage
.
Character Evaluation
James McAvoy played several improvised TV series roles in his early years. After experiencing multiple baptisms in soap operas, his acting skills gradually became more proficient. From "Children of Dune", the first appearance of the adult man's sassy taste, the image gradually became clear; to "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" and "Becoming Jane" the fitting image, the British gentleman style , James perfectly blends himself with the character; then to "The Last King Of Scotland", he explosively showed multi-level acting skills; even in "Atonement" and "Wanted", there are muscular and action men's diversity Charm shows, this series of characters and the process of shaping them seem to be a true portrayal of McEvoy.
.
In the 2013 film "Filth", James McAvoy completely relied on the strength of his performance to reverse his image of a gentleman as a white-faced scholar. Sometimes his performance can even attract the audience more than the story itself
. The 2017 movie "Split" James presented a sophisticated performance with convincing capabilities
. )
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