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James McAvoy
James McAvoy ( ; born 21 April 1979) is a Scottish actor. He made his acting debut as a teen in 1995's ''The Near Room'' and continued to make mostly television appearances until the late 2000s. His notable television work includes the drama show ''State of Play'', the adult comedy-drama ''Shameless'', and the science fiction show ''Frank Herbert's Children of Dune''. Besides screen acting, McAvoy has performed in several West End productions, receiving three nominations for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor. He has also done voice work for animated films including ''Gnomeo & Juliet'' and ''Arthur Christmas'' (both 2011).
In 2003, McAvoy appeared in a lead role in ''Bollywood Queen'', a British Indian take on the Shakespeare play ''Romeo and Juliet'', directed by Jeremy Wooding. This was followed by a supporting role, the faun Mr. Tumnus, in ''The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' (2005). His performance in Kevin Macdonald's drama ''The Last King of Scotland'' (2006) garnered him several award nominations. The critically acclaimed romantic drama war film ''Atonement'' (2007) earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination and his second BAFTA nomination. He appeared opposite Angelina Jolie as a newly-trained assassin in the action thriller ''Wanted'' (2008).
Since then, he is notable for playing the young Professor Charles Xavier in the 2011 superhero film ''X-Men: First Class'', a role he reprised in ''X-Men: Days of Future Past'' in 2014. McAvoy starred in the 2013 crime comedy-drama film ''Filth'' for which he won Best Actor in the British Independent Film Awards.
==Early life and family==
McAvoy was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Elizabeth (née Johnstone), a psychiatric nurse, and James McAvoy, Sr., a builder.〔〔 He was brought up as a Roman Catholic.〔)〕 His parents divorced when he was seven, which he took hard.〔〔 McAvoy's mother suffered from poor health and subsequently decided it was best that he live with his maternal grandparents, Mary and butcher James Johnstone, who lived in a terraced council house in the nearby Drumchapel area of Glasgow.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=James McAvoy Biography )〕 His mother lived with them intermittently.〔 The actor has regularly visited his grandparents.〔 He has a sister, Joy, and a younger half-brother, Donald.〔〔 McAvoy has not been in contact with his father since childhood. He attended St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary in Jordanhill, Glasgow, a Catholic school, and briefly considered joining the Catholic priesthood.〔〔 In a 2006 interview, McAvoy admitted that part of the reason why he considered becoming a priest was that he wanted to use it as an excuse to travel.〔 During his education, he worked at a local bakery.〔
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