James McEvoy is a Scottish actor who became famous in Hollywood due to his talent and very diverse roles.
In his youth, James dreamed of becoming a priest, but always had a temper too violent for this. Therefore, his choice fell on the service in the British Navy.
Once, McEvoy became a listener of funny stories from the set, and so caught on fire that he immediately demanded that director David Hayman give him the role.
Later, he entered the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, which he successfully completed.
We've compiled the ten most interesting roles of James McAvoy.
10. The Chronicles of Narnia
In the film adaptation of Clive Lewis’s children's trilogy “The Chronicles of Narnia”, McEvoy played the cute faun Mr. Tumnus. The actor literally put his soul into his magical character, and he turned out to be kind and selfless.
Mr. Tumnus is ready to sacrifice well-being and even life for the sake of his friends, and James was perfectly able to convey this. Not surprisingly, after the release of the film, the actor’s career went uphill, and life became even more eventful.
9. X-Men
In the movie "X-Men: First Class", James played one of the most famous characters in the Marvel universe - Professor Xavier, a mentor to the mutants.
The hero in his performance is still young, full of hopes and plans and quite hairy (later the professor will become bald). In a team with Michael Fassbender, James managed to show a strong friendship and what kind of tests fell on their lot.
You can see if the friendship of the two strongest mutants withstood all disagreements and upheavals, enjoy the acting and just enjoy the peppy action by watching a series of films about the X-Men.
8. Penelope | 2007
In 2007, James McEvoy played the role of a romantic adventurer in the film Penelope. The picture tells about a girl who, due to a curse, was born with a pig pig.
Only true love can destroy a curse, and parents, in the hope of a bright feeling, invite noble young people to the house. One of these introduced Max. The hero of McEvoy is charming, cute, a little arrogant, he is a real dreamer, such as the character of a romantic film should be.
This image is incredibly suitable for the actor, and the memories of his game leave the most pleasant. By the way, one of the roles in the film was played by Peter Dinklage, known for his role as Tyrion in the Game of Thrones.
7. Trans | 2013
In the movie Trans, James played Simon, a man working in an auction house. His duty is to take care of the safety of the paintings. In case of danger, he must lock a valuable copy in the safe. But during the robbery, Simon gets hit on the head and loses his memory.
He is the only one who knows where the picture is, because it is neither in the safe nor the robbers. And the attackers are ready for anything to get what they want. The film deserves attention both because of skillfully created intrigue, and because of McEvoy's convincing game.
6. Last Sunday | 2010
Andrei Konchalovsky’s film “The Last Resurrection” tells about the last period of Leo Tolstoy’s life, his relationship with his wife and the divergence in their views. By the end of the day Leo Nikolaevich was disappointed in faith, changed his will, leaving all his works to the people, and left home.
Valentin Bulgakov, Tolstoy's young assistant, is drawn into family affairs. He worships the writer, but he is strived to use both the follower of Tolstoy Chertkov, and the wife of the writer Sophia. Complicates the situation of the young secretary, the resulting feeling for the girl.
5. Dirt | 2013
In the film "Dirt", James McEvoy played the role of a police sergeant who is eager to get a free spot as a detective. He will investigate the death of a Japanese student who was killed in the passage. But the detective’s vacancy is attractive to other employees, and the main character does everything to take a warm place.
This role is very controversial, since the main character can not be called positive. Watching Sergeant Bruce Robertson, it’s hard to imagine that the actor played a cute romantic guy in Penelope, he is so convincing in the role of an unprincipled policeman.
4. The last king of Scotland | 2007
In The Last King of Scotland, McEvoy played a young ambitious doctor who went to work in a small village in Uganda. At the same time, President Idi Amin crosses the border and has an accident. Nicholas Garrigan, the protagonist, assists the ruler, and for this Amin takes him to the service of a personal doctor.
At first, Garrigan was fascinated by the idea of reforms in the country, but over time, he realizes that the country is in the hands of a tyrant. Nicholas wants to leave the country, but Amin makes it clear that there is no turning back.
3. Jane Austen | 2007
The original title of Becoming Jane is Becoming Jane, and he tells how Jane Austen (Anne Hattway) became the woman whose work has been preserved for centuries. She was born into the family of a poor priest, and her parents dreamed of a full future for their daughter. Jane became interested in the wealthy young man of the Weasley, but the freedom-loving girl did not like him. At this time, she met Tom Lefroy, a charismatic and intelligent young man, and a tender feeling flared up between them. But Uncle Lefroy has other plans for his nephew, he sees him married to a wealthy woman, otherwise he threatens to leave the young lawyer without a penny.
2. Atonement | 2007
The film takes place in 1935, and then against the backdrop of World War II. James McAvoy played the role of Robbie, the son of a servant who is in love with a wealthy girl Cecilia (Keira Knightley), and she responds to his feelings.
Cecilia's thirteen-year-old sister, Briony, writes good plays and has a rich imagination. When her cousin Lola became a victim of violence, it was the imagination that played a bad joke with the girl and suggested that Robbie was to blame. He goes to prison first, and then to the front.
1. And in my soul I dance | 2004
Michael, whose role was played by Stephen Robertson, 24 years old, and all his life he spent in a wheelchair with a diagnosis of cerebral palsy. He lives in a house for the disabled, where Rory O’Shea (James McEvoy) is once brought. Rory has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, but the young man is not discouraged, he is full of life and teaches this to his new friend Michael.
James McAvoy initially auditioned for the role of Michael, but Robertson came up more. James thoroughly prepared for the role, talked a lot with patients with Duchenne dystrophy and realized that they would prefer to be undetected than endure self-pity, which the actor reflected in his game.