
Joy McAvoy
Acting
Biography
Joy McAvoy is a Scottish actress known for her breakthrough film debut in The Angels' Share and her supporting role as Estelle in Filth. On television, she is best known for starring as Michelle in the BBC sitcom Two Doors Down and has appeared in notable guest roles on No Offence, Stonemouth, The Crews, McDonald & Dodds, and Doctors. She is the younger sister of actor James McAvoy.
Known For

After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.
Avengers: Endgame

Set in the fictional Midlands town of Letherbridge, defined as being close to the city of Birmingham, this soap opera follows the staff and families of a doctor's surgery.
Doctors

Two detectives, DCI McDonald and DS Dodds, who seemingly have nothing in common, are thrown together and forge a rumbustious friendship and entertaining partnership.
McDonald & Dodds

Keeping these streets clean is a Herculean task, enough to demoralize even the keenest rookie – but there’s a reason why this hotchpotch of committed cops are on this force, on this side of town. Drug labs, arsonists, neo-Nazis and notorious murderers are all in a day’s work for this close-knit team, led by the dizzyingly capable but unquestionably unhinged DI Vivienne Deering. But when a particularly twisted serial killer emerges it leaves even the most hardened of these seasoned coppers reeling.
No Offence
Comedy Feeds is a sitcom / sketch show featured on BBC Three since 2014. Each Comedy Feed showcases emerging new talent by making their pilot shows available exclusively on BBC iPlayer.
BBC Comedy Feeds

A bigoted junkie cop suffering from borderline personality disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way in a bid to secure promotion.
Filth

Sitcom about 20-something Don, a man with bad luck and even worse instincts. Don's overactive imagination is always in full flow in the form of quick-fire fantasy sequences as he imagines what he would really like to say.
How Not to Live Your Life

Comedy centred around a couple and their insufferable neighbours.
Two Doors Down

Personal Affairs is a six-part 2009 BBC Three comedy-drama miniseries created and written by Gabbie Asher. A quartet of Desperate Workwives—Lucy Baxter, Nicole Palmerston-Amory, Michelle Lerner, and Doris Siddiqi—try to break through the glass ceiling.
Personal Affairs

In the late 1990s, Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd had their musical ambitions consistently ridiculed for having the 'wrong' accents, so they went for broke and reinvented themselves as Californian rappers. The duo re-recorded their own tracks with fake accents and turned up in London claiming to be an established duo on the Cali scene as well as childhood friends with Eminem. They quickly bagged themselves a record deal, a hefty sum in advances, and an appearance on MTV... until it all came crashing down.
California Schemin'

Based on Iain Banks's best-selling novel, this romantic mystery follows Stewart as he returns to his childhood home and tries to discover the truth behind his best friend's death.
Stonemouth

Four teenaged lads set off to get laid in order to stay alive. However, the boys have to attract the girls first in order to complete their mission. Otherwise, they will be hunted and killed by a vicious Werewolf which only seems interested in Virgins.
Love Bite

Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives.
The Angels' Share

The drama follows the intertwining paths of two Glasgow gangsters, once friends but now the heads of rival crews in Glasgow's gritty crime underworld. Veteran criminal Mick Turner discovers that his plans for a lucrative retirement have been scuppered by one of his own crew, while retired gangster Tommy Granger’s past is dug up when an old crew member comes knocking for money on the anniversary of the murder of Tommy’s son.
The Crews

A breakdown. A kind invitation. A cabin with a bloody past. Alex and her newfound friends face a nightmarish reality as they are picked off one by one, drawn to the sinister bench below. Inspired by low-budget horror films of the 1970s.
The Bench
A tale of two women, Jemima, who attempted to kill her boyfriend, and her troubled psychologist, Victoria. Session by session, the minds of the two women transfuse and they're transported to a world that will bring forth a terrifying and dormant connection.