James McAvoy

Career: actor; BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award 2006; Theatre incl: Breathing Corpses (Royal Court Theatre) 2005, Three Days Of Rain (Apollo Theatre) 2009; Television incl: Regeneration 1997, Lorna Doone 2000, Band of Brothers 2001, White Teeth 2002, State of Play 2003, Early Doors 2003, Shameless 2004-05 (nomination Best Newcomer British Comedy Awards), Macbeth 2005; Films incl: Swimming Pool 2001, Bright Young Things 2003, Wimbledon 2004, Inside I'm Dancing 2004 (Edinburgh Film Festival Audience Award), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2005, Last King of Scotland 2006 (Best Actor: BAFTA Scotland 2007, nomination BIFA 2006, nomination European Award 2007, nomination BAFTA 2007), Starter for Ten 2006, Penelope 2006, Becoming Jane 2006, Atonement 2007 (Best Actor Award: London Film Critics Circle 2008, Empire 2008, Elle Style 2008, Richard Attenborough Film Award 2008, nomination BAFTA 2008, nomination Golden Globe Awards 2008), Wanted 2008, The Last Station 2009, X-Men: First Class 2011