James McAvoy
- Profession: Actor
- Place/Date of Birth: Glasgow, 01 July 2020
"You make good films all the time and they never see the light of day, so no, I didn’t think about that kind of thing. But I was very certain that it was a great performance."
Last King director praises James McAvoy - Jan 13 2007
Director Kevin Macdonald has praised The Last King Of Scotland star James McAvoy’s performance - and says he deserved his Bafta nomination.
The 28-year-old, who was named rising star by Bafta last year, received a nomination for best supporting actor, one of five mentions for the acclaimed film about Idi Amin.
"It’s particularly pleasing to see James get much deserved recognition for his performance - which has so often been over-shadowed by Forest’s extraordinary turn as Idi Amin - a more obviously ’awards friendly’ part," said Kevin.
"And to be up there with such films as Little Miss Sunshine and The Departed for Best Film - well you couldn’t ask for a better compliment to this small British film."
He added: "I couldn’t be happier to see Last King get so many Bafta noms."
Forest Whitaker also gets a Bafta nod for his role, as well as nominations for best film and outstanding British film.
James McAvoy’s star-struck secret - Nov 7 2006
James McAvoy has come a long way since Shameless - but the actor admits that he still turns into an embarrassed fan around his A-list colleagues.
The star of new movie Starter For Ten says: "Now and again, I get really star-struck. I just met Emma Thompson at the Toronto Film Festival and I got really shaky and quite silly and nervous," he confides.
And he says that Tom Hanks, who produced Starter For Ten, had a similar effect on him.
"Tom Hanks kind of always makes me nervous and I’ve met him a good few times now over a couple of different projects. He’s been my producer twice now and I still feel like a pr*** whenever I’m around him," the actor laughs.
It’s not just Hollywood royalty either - James says he was hugely excited to discover that Catherine Tate would be playing his mother in the new film.
But despite being a huge fan of her hit show, the actor made sure he kept his cool - and kept his impressions of her iconic characters to himself.
"Yeah, I knew that wouldn’t go down very well, so I stayed away from doing that," he grins.
See photos of th UK premiere of ’Starter For Ten’.
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A part in Wimbledon followed by an acclaimed turn as a teenager suffering with Muscular Dystrophy in Inside I’m Dancing predated his breakthrough role as Steve McBride in Shameless. The part lead to further roles, including that of Mr Tumnus the Fawn in The Chronicles of Narnia plus parts in award tipped films The Last King of Scotland, Starter For Ten and Becoming Jane.
He is married to Shameless costar Ann Marie Duff.
December 2007