Actors Who Defy Expectation With Their Height Off Screen

Published on December 24, 2018 By Chloe Draws

James McAvoy – 5’7 (170 cm)

Speaking of X-Men stars, Professor X himself is only 5’7 – which is maybe why they put him in a wheelchair? In a 2007 interview, James McAvoy played down his height and his status as a leading man:

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“I’m 5-foot-7, and I’ve got pasty white skin,” he said. “I don’t think I’m ugly, don’t get me wrong, but I’m not your classic lead man, Brad Pitt guy.” Little did he know he would star in one of the biggest franchises on the planet!