James McAvoy

James McAvoy is a Scottish actor who has had a brilliant career in Hollywood. To this day, the artist is considered the most unpredictable performer in the choice of roles. And from the popularity of the project or its absence, the public's love for it does not decrease. Each work of James convinces critics and audiences of his incredible talent.

James McAvoy was born in the Scottish capital. His father, James McAvoy, the eldest, was a builder and his mother Elizabeth Johnston was a nurse. James has a younger sister, Joy, who became a singer and leader of the Scottish women's group Streetside.

After his parents divorced, James was raised by his grandparents, his sister stayed with his mother. The boy went to the Catholic school for boys Jordanhill, for a time dreamed of becoming a priest, and later thought about a career in the United Kingdom Navy. But at the age of 16, the young man met David Hayman, actor and director.

From this acquaintance and begins the creative biography of James. Hayman tells the guy about various funny cases from the set, and also invites him to participate in the filming of his new film "The Neighborhood Room."

McEvoy will later receive a vocational education when he entered the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2000.

After making his big screen debut in the 1997 thriller "The Neighborhood Room," James was involved in the filming of two television series, Pure English Murder and Angel Passes By, as well as in the dramatic war film Revival.

This was followed by a break from studying drama at the Royal Academy. It wasn't until 2001 that McEvoy reappeared on screens. He stars in the historic mini-series Lorna Doon, the war series Brothers in Arms and the German teen horror film Pool.

McEvoy's first major role was in the heartbreaking drama "And in the Soul I Dance", in which he played the role of a wheelchair-bound but not losing optimism from a young man named Rory O'Shea. The film received very good reviews and was even named the best Irish film of the year.

In 2007, the biographical drama "Jane Austen" is released, in which the actor plays Tom Lefroy, the beloved famous writer. At the same time, he starred in the war film Atonement, for which he receives the Empire Magazine Award and is nominated for a Golden Globe for best actor. The main female role in the film was played by Keira Knightley.

The following year, James McAvoy, along with Angelina Jolie, plays in the fantasy action movie "Extremely Dangerous", where he gets the main role of the chosen perfect killer, despite a small height (170 cm at a weight of 64 kg) and generally "non-dangerous" appearance of McAvoy.

James gained even more popularity after the addition of the filmography superhero action movie "X-Men: First Class". In the film, the actor played the main role of the telepath Charles Xavier, also known as Professor X. McEvoy subsequently appeared in the sequel to X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse.

In 2015, the gothic horror film "Victor Frankenstein" is released on the big screens, in which James plays the main role of a young scientist. The tape shows a new look at the classic work of Mary Shelley.

On March 12, 2017, the South by Southwest Film Festival premiered the spy thriller "Explosive Blonde." The main roles in the thriller were played by James McAvoy and Charlize Theron. The film tells a fictional story about the spy games in Berlin in 1989 before the fall of the Berlin Wall.

In his youth, McEvoy met Emma Nelson for a long time, with whom he attended school. The young people even lived in a civil marriage for about 6 years. The actor was worried about parting with his lover and even fell into depression.

On the set of shameless, he met actress Anne-Mary Duff. They dated for about 2 years, and in 2006 officially registered a relationship. In 2010, Anne-Marie, who is nine years older than her husband, gave birth to a son, Brendan. The artist has no other children yet.

McEvoy and his wife divorced in May 2016. The actors maintained friendly relations and decided not to leave, so as not to traumatize the psyche of the young son. When Anne-Marie and James are not busy on set, they live together in North London.

On the set of the film "Split" the actor met with assistant director M. Knight Shyamalan Lisa Liberati. Soon James and Lisa began a friendship, and then began an affair, according to the press. The actor does not confirm this relationship, but journalists rely on the words of eyewitnesses and rumors. The British press calls Liberaty and McAvoy in love teenagers who correspond a lot and laugh.

In the fall of 2019, it was reported that the artist secretly married his girlfriend. This was reported by a close friend of the actor - director Jamie Lloyd. McEvoy himself remains silent, but reporters noted that the lovers began to wear wedding rings.

Other aspects of James' personal life do not hide from fans. The actor maintains an official Instagram account, where he posts photos from social events and selfies with friends.

Despite his active creative life, James considers himself a stay-at-home. Between shots, he prefers to bristles. The actor jokes that he will appear in front of the camera without a beard only in case of a large fee.

A close friend of James for many years remains his colleague Michael Fassbender. Artists appear together at social parties and on TV. The beginning of such a close relationship was the joint shooting in "X-Men: First Class", where Michael was reincarnated as Eric Lensherra (Magneto).

Now the film career of the artist is at the peak of possibilities. 2019 was a year for the Scotsman to be rich in premierships. This is the release of the superhero film "Glass", where McAvoy's partners were Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson, and the horror show "It-2". James contributed to the creation of the series "Dark Beginnings", which was created in the genre of family adventure movies.

In the summer, the world premiere of the famous franchise "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" took place. As part of the promotional tour, James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain, the lead singer of Margaret's aliens, visited Moscow, where they met with journalists.

2004 - "And in my soul I dance"

2005 - "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"

2007 - "Jane Austen"

2007 - "Atonement"

2008 - "Particularly Dangerous"

2010 - "The Conspirator"

2011 - "X-Men: First Class"

2013 - "Dirty"

2014 - "X-Men: Days of Future Past"

2017 - "Explosive Blonde"

2018 - Deadpool 2

2019 - "The Glass"

2019 - "X-Men: Dark Phoenix"

2019 - "It 2"

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James McAvoy Net Worth 2021

James McAvoy 's revenue is $1.1M in 2021. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is James McAvoy and could vary in the range between $612K - $1.5M.

James McAvoy Net Worth 2020

James McAvoy 's revenue is $1.6M in 2020. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is James McAvoy and could vary in the range between $660.4K - $1.6M.

James McAvoy Net Worth 2019

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James McAvoy Net Worth 2018

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James McAvoy Net Worth 2017

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James McAvoy Net Worth 2016

James McAvoy 's revenue is $1.3M in 2016. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is James McAvoy and could vary in the range between $699.3K - $1.8M.

James McAvoy Net Worth 2015

James McAvoy 's revenue is $1.3M in 2015. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is James McAvoy and could vary in the range between $845.7K - $2M.

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