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James McAvoy (born April 21, 1979) is a Scottish actor. He made his acting debut as a teen in The Near Room (1995) and appeared mostly on television until 2003, when his feature film career began. His notable television work includes the thriller State of Play, science fiction miniseries Frank Herbert's Children of Dune and the channel 4s BAFTA award-winning series Shameless (British TV series) He has performed in several West End productions and has received four nominations for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, and has also done voice work for animated films including Gnomeo & Juliet, its sequel Sherlock Gnomes, and Arthur Christmas. In 2003, McAvoy appeared in a lead role in Bollywood Queen, then in another lead role as Rory in Inside I'm Dancing in 2004. This was followed by a supporting role, as the faun Mr. Tumnus, in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005). His performance in Kevin Macdonald's drama The Last King of Scotland (2006) garnered him several award nominations, including the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. The critically acclaimed romantic drama war film Atonement (2007) earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination and his second BAFTA nomination. He later appeared as a newly trained assassin in the action thriller Wanted (2008). In 2011, McAvoy portrayed Professor Charles Xavier in the superhero film X-Men: First Class, a role he reprised in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018), and Dark Phoenix (2019). McAvoy starred in the crime comedy-drama film Filth (2013), for which he won Best Actor in the British Independent Film Awards. In 2016, he portrayed Kevin Wendell Crumb, a man with 23 alternate personalities, in M. Night Shyamalan's Split, for which he received critical acclaim, and later reprised the role for the sequel Glass (2019). Since 2019, he has portrayed Lord Asriel Belacqua in the BBC/HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials.
In a cutthroat real estate office, four desperate salesmen compete ruthlessly for leads, commissions, and survival. Shelley Levene, an aging veteran, struggles to maintain his edge while hotshot Ricky Roma closes deals with manipulative charm. John Williamson controls the leads like a gatekeeper to fortune, and George Armond fights to keep his job. As the pressure mounts and a sales contest promises prizes to the top performers—with the bottom finisher facing termination—the men resort to increasingly unethical tactics. Lies, manipulation, and betrayal become currency in an environment where "ABC" (Always Be Closing") is the only commandment. The play dissects the American dream's dark underbelly, exposing how capitalism corrupts morality and transforms human relationships into transactions. Mamet's rapid-fire dialogue crackles with profanity and psychological warfare, creating a claustrophobic pressure cooker where ambition devours conscience. The story becomes a masterclass in persuasion, desperation, and the hollow victory of winning at any cost.
