JAMES McAVOY (Rory O'Shea)

James McAvoy was most recently seen in Working Title's Wimbledon, directed by Richard Loncraine and starring with Paul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst; and as part of the stellar ensemble of Stephen Fry's Bright Young Things. He is currently at work on the long-awaited epic fantasy The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, directed by Andrew Adamson, in which he portrays Mr. Tumnus (the Faun).

A graduate of the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, he has already notched notable credits in not only film but also on television and stage.

For U.K. television, Mr. McAvoy has filmed two series of the show Shameless, and recently starred in the miniseries State of Play, directed by David Yates, which aired to great acclaim in both the U.K. and the U.S. Among the other notable miniseries and telefilms he has appeared in are the globally celebrated Band of Brothers, Greg Yaitanes' Children of Dune, Mike Barker's Lorna Doone, and Julian Jarrold's White Teeth.

His stage work includes appearing in Privates on Parade, at the Donmar Warehouse, and his other film credits include Gillies Mackinnon's Regeneration and Jeremy Wooding's Bollywood Queen.