James McAvoy was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
 When McAvoy screen-tested for the role, he was initially rejected because the studio was seeking an actor with conventional Hollywood leading-man looks and physique
 McAvoy starred in the Jaime Lloyd Company production of Cyrano de Bergerac which opened in the West End's Harold Pinter Theatre on February 3, 2022, for which he won a Whats On Stage award for Best Performer in a Male-Identifying Role

