James McAvoy calls out 'Band of Brothers' co-star for bullying him on set
Actor James McAvoy revealed that he was bullied by a co-star on the set of the 2001 series 'Band of Brothers'. He described an incident where a group of actors mocked him on his first day, though he noted the rest of the experience was positive.
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James McAvoy was allegedly bullied on the “Band of Brothers” set by one of his co-stars.
The actor claimed on “Watch What Happens Live” Monday that the man in question was one of the people featured in the cast photo Andy Cohen showed viewers.
The image featured Donnie Wahlberg, Kirk Acevedo, Scott Grimes, Neal McDonough, Philip Barantini, Adam James, Frank John Hughes and Ross McCall.
Though McAvoy did not name the bully, he confirmed it wasn’t fellow “Band of Brothers” actor David Schwimmer.
The “Shameless” alum, 47, went on to describe the experience, which took place on his first day on set of the 2001 show while filming “one of those scenes with everybody in it … at a bar.”
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