A Hollywood heavy hitter who starred in iconic franchises like X-Men and IT admitted he was bullied by a Band of Brothers co-star.
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While on a recent episode of Andy Cohen's Watch What Happens Live, James McAvoy opened up about how everything was always rosy behind the scenes of the beloved HBO miniseries.
During one segment on the show, Cohen confronted McAvoy with a cast photo from Band of Brothers. The throwback image showed the IT: Chapter Two star alongside Band of Brothers cast members Donnie Wahlberg, Kirk Acevedo, Scott Grimes, Neal McDonough, Philip Barantini, Adam James, Frank John Hughes, and Ross McCall.
For context of the on-set bullying, McAvoy set the scene.
"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," the 47-year-old explained. "They were all pissed. I come in for one episode, and I've got an arc and scenes. I've got tons of lines."
The X-Men: First Class star appeared in the fourth episode of Band of Brothers, titled "Replacements," as Private First Class James W. Miller way back in 2001.
"So, one of the guys in that picture decided to bully me," McAvoy explained, adding, "on my first day as a professional actor out of acting school. He got him and his buddies to just stand pointing at me, and laugh at me for, like, three minutes."
James McAvoy Reveals Which 'Band of Brothers' Co-Stars Showed Him the Day of the He Was Bullied
However, a couple of his co-stars had a heart, relenting to the hazing.
"Come hang with us, man," McAvoy recalled Dexter Fletcher and Robin Laing telling him.
When pressed, the Split star wouldn't reveal the ringleader of the on-set bullying. However, it did rule out one fan-favorite Friends actor, insisting David Schwimmer had no part in it.
The veteran actor also said that the first day on set was a 2 out of 10. The rest of the experience he deemed a solid 9.
Bullying aside, McAvoy gushed about another high-profile role he landed not long after his Band of Brothers tour of duty. He rated his experience in 2005's The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as 10 out of 10.
In the fantasy epic, McAvoy portrayed Mr. Tumnus, a mythical faun. The creature makeup was... something.
"I played the horny goat guy," he told Cohen, grinning. "I had like six months in New Zealand with 20 days of work. So I just went hiking and camping. It was awesome."
