James McAvoy has said he gets turned down for roles because he’s considered “too short”.
The His Dark Materials actor revealed in a new interview: “As a shorter man, I sometimes get told I’m too short for a role.”
He told The Telegraph: “Or even when I get a role, I’m made to feel like, well, of course, we’re going to have to do something about that.”
McAvoy, who is 5ft 7in, also said that a person playing his female love interest once questioned if he was the right person for the role “because nobody would believe [he] would be with someone like her.”
“That was a kick in the nuts,” he continued.
“I was like, ‘All right, now I’ve got to pretend that I really like you for eight more weeks. This is going to be really tough, because you’re so far up yourself.’ It got really interesting, that relationship.”
He didn’t make it clear who he was referring to.
McAvoy added: “Sometimes you’re made to feel like you’re not good-looking enough to get a role.”
The actor was interviewed alongside Jamie Lloyd, with whom he’s collaborated on new play Cyrano de Bergerac, which opens at the Playhouse Theatre on 6 December.
His Dark Materials continues on BBC One this Sunday (24 November) at 8pm.
