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  • BIRTH 21/04/1979
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 19
  • MOVIES 44
  • PRODUCTION 1

James McAvoy

James McAvoy (born 21 April 1979) is a Scottish actor. He made his acting debut as a teen in The Near Room (1995) and appeared mostly on television until 2003, when his feature film career began. His notable television work includes the thriller State of Play, science fiction miniseries Frank Herbert's Children of Dune and the channel 4s BAFTA award-winning series Shameless (British TV series)

He has performed in several West End productions and has received four nominations for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, and has also done voice work for animated films including Gnomeo & Juliet, its sequel Sherlock Gnomes, and Arthur Christmas.

In 2003, McAvoy appeared in a lead role in Bollywood Queen, then in another lead role as Rory in Inside I'm Dancing in 2004. This was followed by a supporting role, as the faun Mr. Tumnus, in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005). His performance in Kevin Macdonald's drama The Last King of Scotland (2006) garnered him several award nominations, including the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. The critically acclaimed romantic drama war film Atonement (2007) earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination and his second BAFTA nomination. He later appeared as a newly trained assassin in the action thriller Wanted (2008).

In 2011, McAvoy portrayed Professor Charles Xavier in the superhero film X-Men: First Class, a role he reprised in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018), and Dark Phoenix (2019). McAvoy starred in the crime comedy-drama film Filth (2013), for which he won Best Actor in the British Independent Film Awards. In 2016, he portrayed Kevin Wendell Crumb, a man with 23 alternate personalities, in M. Night Shyamalan's Split, for which he received critical acclaim, and later reprised the role for the sequel Glass (2019). Since 2019, he has portrayed Lord Asriel Belacqua in the BBC/HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials.

James McAvoy

Shows (19)

The Sandman
The Sandman
Golden Haired Man (voice)
His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials
Lord Asriel Belacqua
Band of Brothers
Band of Brothers
James W. Miller
Children of Dune
Children of Dune
Leto Atreides II
Shameless
Shameless
Steve McBride
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Top Gear
Top Gear
Self
Watership Down (2018)
Watership Down (2018)
Hazel (voice)
State of Play
State of Play
Dan Foster
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Self
White Teeth
White Teeth
Josh Malfen
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Gowan Ross
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Murder in Mind
Murder in Mind
Martin Vosper
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest

Movies (44)

Speak No Evil
Speak No Evil
Paddy
Split
Split
Dennis / Patricia / Hedwig / The Beast / Kevin Wendell Crumb / B
Atonement
Atonement
Robbie Turner
Glass
Glass
Patricia / Dennis / Hedwig / The Beast / Barry / Heinrich / Jade
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the…
Mr. Tumnus
It Chapter Two
It Chapter Two
Bill Denbrough
Dark Phoenix
Dark Phoenix
Charles Xavier / Professor X
X-Men: Days of Future Past
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Charles Xavier
X-Men: First Class
X-Men: First Class
Charles Xavier
X-Men: Apocalypse
X-Men: Apocalypse
Professor Charles Xavier
Wanted
Wanted
Wesley Gibson
Atomic Blonde
Atomic Blonde
David Percival
The Last King of Scotland
The Last King of Scotland
Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
Victor Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein
Gnomeo & Juliet
Gnomeo & Juliet
Gnomeo (voice)
Arthur Christmas
Arthur Christmas
Arthur (voice)
Trance
Trance
Simon
Becoming Jane
Becoming Jane
Tom Lefroy
Penelope
Penelope
Johnny/Max
Sherlock Gnomes
Sherlock Gnomes
Gnomeo (voice)
Wimbledon
Wimbledon
Carl Colt
My Son
My Son
Edmond Murray
The Book of Clarence
The Book of Clarence
Pontius Pilate
Welcome to the Punch
Welcome to the Punch
Max Lewinsky
Starter for 10
Starter for 10
Brian Jackson
Filth
Filth
Bruce
Strings
Strings
Hal (voice)
Together
Together
He
The Conspirator
The Conspirator
Frederick Aiken
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
Conor
Inside I'm Dancing
Inside I'm Dancing
Rory O'Shea
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
Conor Ludlow
The Last Station
The Last Station
Valentin Bulgakov
Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things
Simon Balcairn
Submergence
Submergence
James More
Swimming Pool - Der Tod feiert mit
Swimming Pool - Der Tod feiert mit
Mike
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
Conor
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone
Sergeant Bloxham
National Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac
National Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac
Strings
Strings
Hal (voice)
Bollywood Queen
Bollywood Queen
Jay
Regeneration
Regeneration
Anthony Balfour
Control
Control
Dr. Conway
Killers Kill, Dead Men Die
Killers Kill, Dead Men Die
The Shutterbug

Production

Filth
Filth