James McAvoy


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BirthPlace
04/20/1979
Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland
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Also considered careers in the clergy and Navy.
Before finding fame, worked in a bakery. 
When he was in high school, director David Hayman came to give a talk.  Hayman eventually cast McAvoy in his film The Near Room, which helped McAvoy get into Drama School.
Was raised by his maternal grandparents after his parents' divorce when he was seven years old.
Met his wife, Anne-Marie Duff on the set of the television show Shameless.