James McAvoy (born April 21, 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)
James McAvoy (born April 21, 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.
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Filmography (Movies)
California Schemin'
Character:Anthony
Release Date:10/04/2026
Pose
Character:Thomas
Release Date:14/01/2026
Lions Uncut: Australia 2025
Character:Narrator
Release Date:31/10/2025
The Space Between Attack and Decay
Character:Narrator
Release Date:09/05/2025
Speak No Evil
Character:Paddy
Release Date:11/09/2024
The Book of Clarence
Character:Pontius Pilate
Release Date:11/01/2024
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
Character:Himself
Release Date:12/04/2023
The Bubble
Character:James McAvoy
Release Date:25/03/2022
The Sands Between
Character:Man
Release Date:25/09/2021
My Son
Character:Edmond Murray
Release Date:23/09/2021
Together
Character:He
Release Date:27/08/2021
The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson
Character:reader
Release Date:25/12/2020
The Magical World of Julia Donaldson
Character:Self - Readings
Release Date:23/12/2020
One World: Together at Home
Character:Self
Release Date:18/04/2020
National Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac
Character:Cyrano de Bergerac
Release Date:20/02/2020
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
Character:Self
Release Date:10/12/2019
It Chapter Two
Character:Bill Denbrough
Release Date:04/09/2019
Dark Phoenix
Character:Charles Xavier / Professor X
Release Date:05/06/2019
Glass
Character:Patricia / Dennis / Hedwig / The Beast / Barry / Heinrich / Jade / Ian / Mary Reynolds / Norma / Jalin / Kat / B.T. / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Mr. Pritchard / Felida / Luke / Goddard / Samuel / Polly
Release Date:16/01/2019
Once Upon a Deadpool
Character:Charles Xavier / Professor X (uncredited)
Release Date:11/12/2018
Deadpool 2
Character:Charles Xavier (uncredited)
Release Date:15/05/2018
Sherlock Gnomes
Character:Gnomeo (voice)
Release Date:15/03/2018
Submergence
Character:James More
Release Date:22/09/2017
Atomic Blonde
Character:David Percival
Release Date:26/07/2017
The Making of 'Split'
Character:Self
Release Date:18/04/2017
Split
Character:Dennis / Patricia / Hedwig / The Beast / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Barry / Orwell / Jade
Release Date:19/01/2017
X-Men: Apocalypse
Character:Professor Charles Xavier
Release Date:18/05/2016
Victor Frankenstein
Character:Victor Frankenstein
Release Date:10/11/2015
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
Character:Conor
Release Date:10/10/2014
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
Character:Conor
Release Date:10/10/2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Character:Charles Xavier
Release Date:15/05/2014
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
Character:Conor Ludlow
Release Date:14/05/2014
Muppets Most Wanted
Character:UPS Guy
Release Date:20/03/2014
Filth
Character:Bruce
Release Date:23/09/2013
Trance
Character:Simon
Release Date:27/03/2013
Welcome to the Punch
Character:Max Lewinsky
Release Date:15/03/2013
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/2012
Arthur Christmas
Character:Arthur (voice)
Release Date:10/11/2011
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
Character:Self
Release Date:09/09/2011
X-Men: First Class
Character:Charles Xavier
Release Date:01/06/2011
The Conspirator
Character:Frederick Aiken
Release Date:15/04/2011
Gnomeo & Juliet
Character:Gnomeo (voice)
Release Date:13/01/2011
The Last Station
Character:Valentin Bulgakov
Release Date:04/09/2009
Wanted
Character:Wesley Gibson
Release Date:19/06/2008
Penelope
Character:Johnny/Max
Release Date:17/11/2007
Becoming Jane
Character:Tom Lefroy
Release Date:02/03/2007
Atonement
Character:Robbie Turner
Release Date:27/02/2007
The Last King of Scotland
Character:Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
Release Date:27/09/2006
Starter for 10
Character:Brian Jackson
Release Date:13/09/2006
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Character:Mr. Tumnus
Release Date:07/12/2005
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
Character:Joe Macbeth
Release Date:14/11/2005
Strings
Character:Hal
Release Date:24/10/2004
Inside I'm Dancing
Character:Rory O'Shea
Release Date:15/10/2004
Wimbledon
Character:Carl Colt
Release Date:13/09/2004
Bright Young Things
Character:Simon Balcairn
Release Date:03/10/2003
Bollywood Queen
Character:Jay
Release Date:11/12/2002
White Teeth
Character:Josh Malfen
Release Date:16/09/2002
The Pool
Character:Mike
Release Date:04/10/2001
Lorna Doone
Character:Sergeant Bloxham
Release Date:11/03/2001
Regeneration
Character:Anthony Balfour
Release Date:27/08/1997
The Near Room
Character:Kevin
Release Date:11/04/1997
Television Appearances
Hot Ones Versus
Character:Self
The Sandman
Character:Golden Haired Man (voice)
The Bridge: Race to a Fortune
Character:Narrator
His Dark Materials
Character:Lord Asriel
Watership Down
Character:Hazel (voice)
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Character:Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self - Guest
ShakespeaRe-Told
Character:
Shameless
Character:Steve McBride
State of Play
Character:Dan Foster
Early Doors
Character:Liam
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
Character:Leto Atreides II
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Foyle's War
Character:Ray Pritchard
Top Gear
Character:Self
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Character:Gowan Ross
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Character:Self - Guest
Band of Brothers
Character:James W. Miller
Murder in Mind
Character:Martin Vosper
Lorna Doone
Character:Sergeant Bloxham
The Daily Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
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