Glaswegian Actors - Part 3

Finally here we are at our final installment of our Glaswegian actors. Our final actor is one of Glasgow's most famous stars and has rapidly rose to fame since his first acting job in 1995 at the age of 15.

It's James McAvoy! Born in Port Glasgow on the 21 April 1979 McAvoy is one of the biggest actors to come from Scotland. 
McAvoy attended St Thomas Aquinas secondary school in Jordanhill as he was raised Catholic. This made him consider joining the priesthood mainly because it would allow him to travel. 
However, at age 15 he starred in his first movie "The Near Room" (1995), he wasn't initially set on becoming an actor but he continued to act and in 2000 he graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland).

After graduating, McAvoy starred in many productions from stage to screen. In 2001 he starred in "Band of Brothers" alongside Tom Hanks, the miniseries, directed by Steven Spielberg, is amazing and is set in World War II. Also, in 2004 his profile was raised dramatically when he starred in the first two seasons of "Shameless". 

McAvoy at "Filth" Premiere.

From this, James McAvoy has starred in a range of movies from "The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" to one of his biggest movies "Wanted" where he starred alongside Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman. He has also starred in major blockbuster's like the most recent X-men movie, "X-men: First Class". 

However, his most recent Scottish based film, "Filth" has made quite the impact, with people talking about it for weeks after it's release, resulting in McAvoy winning Best Actor at the British Independent Film Awards. 

Here's the trailer for the upcoming "X-men: Days of Future Past" starring James McAvoy.
Full link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6acRHWnfZAE

Now you know a wee bit about James McAvoy, here are a few interesting facts about the man himself.

- He is a dedicated supporter of Celtic Football Club.

- After his parents divorced, when McAvoy was age 7, he was raised by his maternal grandparents.

- He met his wife, Anne-Marie Duff, whilst working on Shameless in 2004 where she played his character's love interest.

So that is the final installment of Glaswegian actors. For me, these three actors have shown how talented they really are, with them starring in a range of productions from stage to screen. As you can see, Glasgow is home to a whole host of talent in the world and this looks set to continue. Hopefully we'll see a few more upcoming Scottish actors in the future with Scottish productions becoming more and more popular.