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Birth Name: James Andrew McAvoy
Birth Place: Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/21/1979, Taurus
Profession: Actor

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Summer Movie Marketing Hotness! | Movie News | 6/26/2008
As the summer movie season gets into full swing movie buffs are being treated to a plethora of cool companion Web sites and interactive experiences for their favorite films Lets take a look at some of the coolest viral campaigns games and widgets There are even sites devoted just to the movie marketing initiatives like the awesome Chris Thilks Movie Marketing Madness blogAnd our favorite viral campaigns for upcoming summer movies areWanted Opens June 27After her sizzling hot turn as a housewifeassassin in Mr and Mrs Smith it seems almost natural that Angelina Jolie would turn in her mommy card and play a different kind of assassin in Wanted This is a visual feast apparently with little dialogue to distract the men from drooling over Angie and the woman drooling over yummy James McAvoy or vice versa for that matter So in our investigation of the movies marketing campaign we came across this site all about the society of secret assassins in the movie But as my read more be the first to leave a comment
DVD Tuesday: Sex, Lies and Atonement | Movie News | 3/19/2008
DVD Tuesday Sex lies and betrayal the ravishing heartbreaking Atonement comes to DVDI cant figure out why Atonement didnt get a little more love from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences but Im doing my bit to make up for it Its beautifully adapted by Christopher Hampton Dangerous Liaisons from Ian McEwans devastating novel -- which I highly recommend reading its just as gripping after youve seen the movie because its about so much more than what happens next and features top-notch performances Just dont expect the new Titanic which is the way its been marketed Its not a glossy period romance its a gorgeously photographed examination of the ugly things people do out of ignorance spite and ambition England 1935 The wealthy Tallis family is gathered at its vast country estate on a swelteringly hot summer day Eldest daughter Cecilia Keira Knightley and Robbie James McAvoy the housekeepers son Mr Tallis is beneficently putting thr read more be the first to leave a comment
Jeers: Atonement's Sinful Oscar Nod | Cheers & Jeers | 1/22/2008
Jeers to the Oscar voters for rewarding Atonement with a knee-jerk best-picture nomination. I took a holiday from TV so I could see it and be prepared for its onslaught of accolades. But I wasn't prepared for what an overwrought piece of kitsch this movie is. Keira Knightley does most of her acting with her shoulderblades, and James McAvoy is a nonentity. And I'm sorry, but did I miss the scene that explains why these two love each other so desperately — or at all? If Joe Wright's odd, silly Titanic wannabe beats Paul Thomas Anderson's genuine masterpiece on Oscar night, there will be blood!• Read and react to Bruce's opinions on Breaking Bad, Cashmere Mafia's Bonnie Somerville and more!• Share your own raves and rants about other shows on the Reader Cheers & Jeers discussion board.• We may feature your Cheer or Jeer on TVGuide.com or in TV Guide magazine! read more
At the Movies: Angelina's Wanted as Brad Goes to Play | Today's News: Our Take | 3/20/2007
Per Variety, Angelina Jolie's next film gig will be starring alongside Morgan Freeman and James McAvoy in Wanted, an actioner based on a graphic novel and concerning a son out to avenge his dad's murder, with Jolie playing an assassin who tutors him.... Channing Tatum (Step Up) will star in Dear John, based on the Nicholas Sparks best-seller.... Though the timetable is still very much up in the air, insiders refute rumors that the Superman Returns sequel has gone into turnaround.... Per the Hollywood Reporter, Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland) will direct Brad Pitt in State of Play, a political thriller.... Catherine Keener and Robin Wright Penn have joined What Just Happened?, a comedy starring Robert De Niro as a down-and-out filmmaker. Penn's his ex. read more

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Shameless - James McAvoy, Anne Marie Duff courtesy Channel 4/Sundance

Shameless, Jody Latham, Anne-Marie Duff, Gerard Kearns and James McAvoy courtesy Channel 4/Sundance

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James McAvoy: Credits

Title	Year	Type
Wanted (Actor - Wesley Gibson)	2008	Movie
Atonement (Actor - Robbie Turner)	2007	Movie
Becoming Jane (Actor - Tom Lefroy)	2007	Movie
Penelope (Actor - Max/Johnny)	2007	Movie
Starter For 10 (Actor - Brian Jackson)	2006	Movie