James McAvoy Bullied On Band Of Brothers Set — SkimNews
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- James McAvoy said a co-star bullied him on his first day as a professional actor on the set of HBO's 'Band of Brothers,' recounting the story on Bravo's 'Watch What Happens Live' while playing 'Spill the IMDb-tea'
- The unnamed co-star got 'his buddies' to stand, point at McAvoy, and laugh at him for roughly three minutes, according to McAvoy's account
- McAvoy said the resentment stemmed from him landing a multi-episode arc with many lines while co-stars had worked nine to 10 months for just a single line in one episode and another line 10 episodes later
- Co-stars Dexter Fletcher and Robin Laing reached out to McAvoy and invited him to hang out with them after the incident
- McAvoy rated his overall 'Band of Brothers' experience a nine out of 10 but said that specific day felt like a two, and confirmed the bully was not David Schwimmer, who wasn't in the photo shown
- Band of Brothers was a 2001 HBO drama created by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, based on Stephen E. Ambrose's non-fiction book of the same name
Why it matters: McAvoy's account puts a human face on the resentment actors felt toward new cast members receiving prominent roles on prestige long-running show series — a recent acting school graduate was hazed by co-stars who'd worked nine to 10 months on the HBO production for just single-line cameos, underscoring how new performers on established sets faced an explicit hierarchy.
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