James McAvoy is a Scottish actor. He made his acting debut as a teen in The Near Room and made mostly television appearances until 2003, when his feature film career began. He is born in April 21, 1979 in Glasgow, United Kingdom.While working on Shameless, McAvoy started a relationship with Anne-Marie Duff, who played his character's love interest; they married on 11 November 2006. They have a son named Brendan (born 2010). On 13 May 2016, the couple jointly announced their decision to divorce.To minimise disruption to their son's life, they initially shared a home in North London when not working elsewhere.McAvoy did a "terrifying" BASE jump from the world's tallest hospital building in a bid to help raise money for Ugandan children's charity Retrak, which assists children on the streets.