James McAvoy Got Bullied by Famous Co-Star on His First Day of Being a Professional Actor: I Got Laughed at For Three Minutes

One of James McAvoy‘s earliest jobs as an actor came with some mixed feelings. The “Atonement” star reminisced about shooting an episode of the HBO series “Band of Brothers” in a “Watch What Happens Live” appearance this week. Back in the early 2000s, McAvoy was a young drama school graduate who booked a role on the World War II miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.

James Miller, only lasted one episode but gave McAvoy plenty of lines in the midst of a crowded ensemble — and it turns out not everyone was happy about that. And all these guys were in it for nine months, 10 months, and they get one line in one episode, and one line 10 episodes later. I come in for one episode, and I’ve got an arc and scenes.

I’ve got tons of lines.” Host Andy Cohen had shown a picture of the “Band of Brothers” ensemble, and McAvoy confirmed that someone in the photo singled him out. Four years after “Band of Brothers,” McAvoy’s acting career ignited with his role as Mr. Tumnus in “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.”