Isn't that just such a heartwarming photot?
That there is probably the best thing to have come out of Scotland since Sean Connery himself. His name is James McAvoy, and here he is with KieraKnightley at the Venice film festival premiere of their new movie Atonement. Now, not only is Mr. McAvoy is a gorgeous Scottish actor with a gorgeous Scottish accent (what more can you ask?) but he has done some amazing work and it is now his time to shine. He started off in theatre and then moved onwards to British television where he was a part of the highly acclaimed TV series Shameless, he also played Macbeth, in a BBC adaptation of the Shakespeare classic. He found his footing in Hollywood with a majestic performance as a Scottish physician to Forest Whitaker's Idi Amin in Last King of Scotland. In that particular movie McAvoy's brilliant acting was overshadowed by Whitaker's portrayal of the brutal dictator (for which he eventually won the Oscar). Most recently he played Tom Lefroy - the supposed inspiration for Mr. Darcy in a fictionalized account of Jane Austen's early life called Becoming Jane. McAvoy now has a number of high profile projects lined up that I can't wait to see. Just can't get enough of his wonderful performances and not to mention his beeootiful blue eyes ;) !!
It is really easy for actors with nice accents and pleasant looks to fall into the Hugh Grant trap once they get their break in Hollywood. Hugh Grant quickly became the go to guy for the love boy roles in women oriented romantic comedies, case in point - Notting Hill, Two Weeks Notice and Bridget Jones' Diary to name a few. This is not to say that Hugh was anything but good in these movies, but he was none the less the dreamy, English eye candy. So far McAvoy has managed to pick roles that are wonderfully diverse and challenging and let's hope he continues to do so and avoids the temptation of becoming the next victim of the Hugh Grant school of acting!
As long as he keeps doing what he has been doing so far, I think he will be just fine!
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