James McAvoy
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
- Published
- October 12, 2026
- Duration
- 2h 3m
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Oct 12, 2026
Discusses James McAvoy (California Schemin’, Atonement, X-Men) is an award-winning actor and director. James j…
Summary
James McAvoy (California Schemin’, Atonement, X-Men) is an award-winning actor and director. James joins the Armchair Expert to discuss running wild in Glasgow’s council estates, considering the priesthood to see the world, and landing his first film role after offering to make tea. James and Dax talk about the Wanted role Dax almost got, feeling out of h…
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James McAvoy (California Schemin’, Atonement, X-Men) is an award-winning actor and director. James joins the Armchair Expert to discuss running wild in Glasgow’s council estates, considering the priesthood to see the world, and landing his first film role after offering to make tea. James and Dax talk about the Wanted role Dax almost got, feeling out of his league opposite Keira Knightley, and making a film about Scottish rappers who fooled the industry by pretending to be American. James explai