James McAvoy: From Actor to Dad and Director

0:00On March 31st, James McAvoy just dropped a big family secret. He and his wife, Lisa Liberati, quietly welcomed their second son four years ago. The actor, now in his 40s, also co-parents of 15-year-old boy named Brendan from his earlier marriage to Anne-Marie Duff. They met back on the set of Split in Philadelphia, where Lisa worked as a production assistant. James is wrapping up his split from Anne-Marie at the time. The couple tied the knot in 2022, and split their time between London and near Philly, where her folks live. Fatherhood hit different for him at 42, he says. Less worry, more chill vibes, but the age brings extra tiredness. Juggling it with acting means those 2.30 a.m. wakeups, brain buzzing from shoots. He calls breaking into the game a young man's hustle, burning the midnight oil in your 20s. Now he's flipping the script with his directorial debut, California Schemen, a musical biophlic about two scots who faked it as a calli-rabduo. Keeps evolving, from screen star to dad and director, McAvoy's rewriting his own bars.

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