Scottish actor James McAvoy has claimed he was bullied by a co-star on the set of the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, his first acting job after leaving school. McAvoy recalled the experience during a chat show segment after being shown a photo of himself with other cast members.
McAvoy stated that the co-star, whose identity he did not reveal, along with his friends, stood and pointed and laughed at him for around three minutes. He suggested that other cast members, who had been filming for nearly a year with minimal screen time, were upset that he arrived for one episode with an 'arc and scenes' and 'tons of lines'.
McAvoy confirmed the actor was not David Schwimmer, who was not in the photo shown. Following the incident, Dexter Fletcher and Robin Laing reportedly invited McAvoy to 'hang with us'. The Independent has contacted the co-stars featured in the photo for comment.