Because technically actors are just public servants really. They just tell stories because people need to be told stories. That's all it is. And yet we get treated as though we're important.

Nonetheless the actor considers himself to have had a good upbringing. When McAvoy screen-tested for the role he was initially rejected because the studio was seeking an actor with conventional Hollywood leading-man looks and physique. Also starring co-producer Reese Witherspoon it generated polarised reviews.

That film was followed with The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) a commercial hit. Besides screen acting McAvoy has appeared on stage with Three Days of Rain in 2009 and in 2011 he did voice work for animated films including Gnomeo & Juliet and Arthur Christmas. Starting in 2003 McAvoy began to build his film resume with Bollywood Queen.