James McAvoy is a Scottish actor who was born on April 21, 1979. His feature film career began in 2003 after he made his acting debut as a teenager in The Near Room (1995). Prior to that, he mainly performed on television.
His significant television credits include the suspense drama State of Play, the science fiction miniseries Children of Dune by Frank Herbert, and the BAFTA-winning sitcom Shameless on channel 4. (British TV series)
He has appeared in a number of West End productions, got four Laurence Olivier Award nominations for Best Actor, and provided the voices for several animated movies, including Gnomeo & Juliet, Sherlock Gnomes, and Arthur Christma.
Who is James McAvoy wife Anne-Marie Duff?
McAvoy and Anne-Marie Duff, who played the love interest of his character in the television series Shameless, began dating while filming the show.
They were wed on November 11, 2006. Together, they gave birth to a son in 2010. The pair announced their decision to divorce on May 13, 2016, in unison.
When not working elsewhere, they first lived together in a house in North London to minimise interruption to their son’s life.
