James McAvoy says he was bullied by Band Of Brothers co-star

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-14 · by Lauren Del Fabbro

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James McAvoy revealed on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen that he was bullied by a co-star during his first day filming the HBO series Band Of Brothers. This occurred when one of his co-stars got others to point and laugh at him for about three minutes, which happened shortly after McAvoy graduated from acting school. Despite this incident, McAvoy rated the overall experience of being in the show as a nine out of 10.

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James McAvoy, now 47, claimed he was bullied by a co-star during his appearance in the 2001 HBO series "Band of Brothers". The Scottish actor appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen and said that on his first day as a professional actor, one of his fellow actors pointed at him and got others to laugh at him for about three minutes. McAvoy, who later became a Hollywood star, was part of the series for only one episode but recalled not receiving a warm welcome from some of his co-stars, despite the show featuring an ensemble cast that included notable actors like Philip Barantini, Donnie Wahlberg, and Scott Grimes.

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James McAvoy says he was bullied by Band Of Brothers co-star Scottish actor James McAvoy has said he was bullied on his “first day as a professional actor” by one of his co-stars while filming Band Of Brothers. The 2001 HBO series, created by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, told the story of parachute rifle company Easy Company, the 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, from 1942 to the end of the Second World War.

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🔮 McAvoy, 47, appeared in the series which was made up of a large ensemble cast, and said a co-star had told the other actors on set to point and laugh at him on set.

2026-10-14 · Evening Standard

James McAvoy says he was bullied by Band Of Brothers co-star · assertive framing

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series → say → War

McAvoy, 47, appeared in the series which was made up of a large ensemble cast, and said a co-star had told the other actors on set to point and laugh at him on set. asserted

star → appear → set

While appearing on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, McAvoy was asked to rate his experience on the show. asserted

McAvoy → appear → show

Squinting at a photograph from the series, McAvoy said: “All these guys were in it for like nine months, 10 months, and they get one line and one episode. asserted

they → squint → line

“I come in for one episode and I’ve got like an arc and a scene. asserted

I → come → arc

I’ve got tonnes of lines so one of the guys in that picture decided to bully me on my first day as a professional actor out of acting school. “He got him and his buddies to just stand point at me and laugh at me for like three minutes.” asserted

him → get → minutes

He rated the day as a two out of 10, however, and gave the rest of the filming experience a nine out of 10 rating. asserted

He → rat → rating

The actor recently made his directorial debut with California Schemin’, based on the true story of Bilibil N’ Brains, a Dundonian rap duo who feigned being American rappers from California in order to secure a record deal – before they were eventually found out to be pretending. asserted

they → make → deal

He is also known for starring in Shameless, X-Men: First Class and Atonement. asserted

He → know → Shameless

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