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Updated · Fox News · Oct 16

James McAvoy Says Co-Stars Bullied Him on Band of Brothers Set Over 1-Episode Role

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Oct 16

James McAvoy Says Co-Stars Bullied Him on Band of Brothers Set Over 1-Episode Role

Q: Which acclaimed Band of Brothers star secretly bullied a young James McAvoy out of pure jealousy over screen time?

It is not publicly known. James McAvoy has described the bullying and said the actor was among the cast members shown in a photo on *Watch What Happens Live*, but he has deliberately refused to identify the person. What is established is that McAvoy said the incident happened on his first day filming *Band of Brothers*, when he was a young actor fresh out of drama school. He said one cast member, apparently frustrated that McAvoy had a more substantial one-episode role while others had far fewer lines, got “his buddies” to point at him and laugh for several minutes. McAvoy has ruled out David Schwimmer. Reports about the photo shown on air say it included actors such as Donnie Wahlberg, Kirk Acevedo, Scott Grimes, Neal McDonough, Adam James, Frank John Hughes and Ross McCall, among others. But McAvoy did not confirm which of them, if any, was responsible. So the most accurate answer is that the bully’s identity remains unconfirmed, and any specific name would be speculation rather than fact.

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James McAvoy said a co-star and several others mocked him for about three minutes on his first day filming HBO's 2001 miniseries "Band of Brothers."
McAvoy said resentment over his larger part drove the incident: he arrived for one episode with an arc and many lines while cast members who had spent 9 to 10 months on the show had only brief dialogue.
Dexter Fletcher and Robin Laing pulled him aside and supported him, and McAvoy said the overall experience still rated a 9 out of 10 even though that day felt like a 2.
"Band of Brothers" was a 10-part World War II miniseries about Easy Company, and McAvoy went on after his single episode to major roles in "Atonement," "Wanted" and the "X-Men" films.