James McAvoy punched at Toronto bar, apparently unprovoked, while in city for film fest

Actor James McAvoy was punched by a man at a downtown Toronto bar, apparently unprovoked, late on Monday evening.

A source connected to the actor confirmed to CBC News that, as was first reported by People magazine, a man punched McAvoy without warning while being escorted out of Charlotte's Room, a bar just a few blocks from the headquarters of the Toronto International Film Festival.

The actor is understood to be OK. The incident was not reported to Toronto police.

Charlotte's Room did not immediately respond to calls for comment from CBC News.

McAvoy is attending the festival for the world premiere of California Schemin', the first film he has directed.

TIFF did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

McAvoy has appeared in dozens of movies, including Atonement, The Last King of Scotland, the film adaptation of Irvine Welsh's Filth and the M. Night Shyamalan movies Split and Glass.

The veteran actor also portrayed Prof. Charles Xavier in several entries in the X-Men movie franchise.