James McAvoy Welcomes Second Son, Fatherhood Gets Easier

James McAvoy has revealed he secretly welcomed his second son four years ago with his wife Lisa Liberati. 

The actor, 46, made the revelation while talking about how he found fatherhood in his forties easier compared to when he became a dad for the first time to his now 15-year-old son Brendan, whom he co-parents with his ex-wife Anne-Marie Duff.

He told The Guardian: 'Having a kid at 42 is definitely easier in some ways I worry less.

'I'm a bit more philosophical. But it's also harder, because you're just older and tireder.

Of juggling fatherhood and acting, James said: 'I'm getting all that first-timer stress in my 40s. When we were shooting the film, I’d wake up at 2.30am with the film buzzing in my head.

James suggested starting a career was a 'young man's game'. He said: 'That’s the time that you work your socks off, burn the midnight oil, run the extra mile – and usually when you’re doing that, you’re in your 20s.'

James and Lisa are based in London, 'but a wee bit in Philly', where Lisa's parents live. 

The actor and Lisa met on the set of Split in Philadelphia, America and they married in 2022. 

James had a leading role in the film while Lisa was a production assistant for the director M. Night Shyamalan.

The actress had been married at the time to actress Anne-Marie  but was in the process of separating from her after 11 years of marriage.

Just two months after the divorce was finalised, the new couple posted a number of pictures of themselves on Instagram together at a fancy dress party to announce their relationship.

In 2019 they were rumoured to have wed when Director Jamie Lloyd, who is a close friend of the Glasgow-born actor, was overheard referring to Lisa as James's 'wife' and said they married 'recently'.

In July 2020 the couple moved into a sprawling house in London after spending lockdown at his modest city apartment, which he took over after moving out of the £1.9 million four bed home he shared with Anne-Marie.

The actor then confirmed he had married Lisa in 2022. 

James has just made his directorial debut with the film, California Schemin’, a musical biographical film following two Scottish men who conned the music industry by pretending to be an established Californian rap duo.