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Fear is really powerful it's really useful to me.
James McAvoy
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James McAvoy
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: April 21
Actor
Film Actor
Stage Actor
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Television Presenter
Voice Actor
Glasgow
Scotland
James Andrew McAvoy
Fear
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