James McAvoy works in the television industry.
James McAvoy . He made his acting début as a teen in 1995 's The Near Room and continued to make mostly television appearances until 2003 , when his feature film career began and he continued to work in both areas from then on . His notable television work includes the drama show State of Play , the adult comedy-drama Shameless , and the science fiction show Frank Herbert 's Children of Dune . Shameless is a British adult comedy-drama series set in Manchester on the fictional Chatsworth council estate .