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James McAvoy

Acting 46 years old Glasgow, Scotland, UK ★ 4.2
Born: April 21, 1979

Biography

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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Known For

Pose
Pose Thomas 2026
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Mr. Tumnus 2005
Deadpool 2
Deadpool 2 Charles Xavier (uncredited) 2018
Split
Split Dennis / Patricia / Hedwig / The Beast / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Barry / Orwell / Jade 2017
X-Men: Days of Future Past
X-Men: Days of Future Past Charles Xavier 2014

Filmography

Acting Credits (95)

California Schemin'
California Schemin' Anthony 2026
Pose
Pose Thomas 2026
Lions Uncut: Australia 2025
Lions Uncut: Australia 2025 Narrator 2025
The Space Between Attack and Decay
The Space Between Attack and Decay Narrator 2025
Speak No Evil
Speak No Evil Paddy 2024
Hot Ones Versus
Hot Ones Versus Self 2024
The Book of Clarence
The Book of Clarence Pontius Pilate 2024
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen Himself 2023
The Sandman
The Sandman Golden Haired Man (voice) 2022
The Bubble
The Bubble James McAvoy 2022
The Sands Between
The Sands Between Man 2021
My Son
My Son Edmond Murray 2021
Together
Together He 2021
The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson
The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson reader 2020
The Magical World of Julia Donaldson
The Magical World of Julia Donaldson Self - Readings 2020
The Bridge: Race to a Fortune
The Bridge: Race to a Fortune Narrator 2020
One World: Together at Home
One World: Together at Home Self 2020
National Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac
National Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac 2020
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends Self 2019
His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials Lord Asriel 2019
It Chapter Two
It Chapter Two Bill Denbrough 2019
Dark Phoenix
Dark Phoenix Charles Xavier / Professor X 2019
Glass
Glass 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 2019
Watership Down
Watership Down Hazel (voice) 2018
Once Upon a Deadpool
Once Upon a Deadpool Charles Xavier / Professor X (uncredited) 2018
Deadpool 2
Deadpool 2 Charles Xavier (uncredited) 2018
Sherlock Gnomes
Sherlock Gnomes Gnomeo (voice) 2018
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer Self - Guest 2018
Submergence
Submergence James More 2017
Atomic Blonde
Atomic Blonde David Percival 2017
The Making of 'Split'
The Making of 'Split' Self 2017
Split
Split Dennis / Patricia / Hedwig / The Beast / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Barry / Orwell / Jade 2017
X-Men: Apocalypse Unearthed
X-Men: Apocalypse Unearthed Self 2016
X-Men: Apocalypse
X-Men: Apocalypse Professor Charles Xavier 2016
Victor Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
Mutant vs. Machine: The Making of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'
Mutant vs. Machine: The Making of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' Self 2015
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her Conor 2014
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him Conor 2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past
X-Men: Days of Future Past Charles Xavier 2014
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them Conor Ludlow 2014
Muppets Most Wanted
Muppets Most Wanted UPS Guy 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self - Guest 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self - Guest 2014
Filth
Filth Bruce 2013
Trance
Trance Simon 2013
Welcome to the Punch
Welcome to the Punch Max Lewinsky 2013
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special Self 2012
Arthur Christmas
Arthur Christmas Arthur (voice) 2011
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class Self 2011
X-Men: First Class
X-Men: First Class Charles Xavier 2011
The Conspirator
The Conspirator Frederick Aiken 2011
Gnomeo & Juliet
Gnomeo & Juliet Gnomeo (voice) 2011
Conan
Conan Self - Guest 2010
The Last Station
The Last Station Valentin Bulgakov 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Wanted
Wanted Wesley Gibson 2008
Penelope
Penelope Johnny/Max 2007
Becoming Jane
Becoming Jane Tom Lefroy 2007
Atonement
Atonement Robbie Turner 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self - Guest 2007
The Last King of Scotland
The Last King of Scotland Dr. Nicholas Garrigan 2006
Starter for 10
Starter for 10 Brian Jackson 2006
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Mr. Tumnus 2005
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth Joe Macbeth 2005
ShakespeaRe-Told
ShakespeaRe-Told 2005
Strings
Strings Hal 2004
Inside I'm Dancing
Inside I'm Dancing Rory O'Shea 2004
Wimbledon
Wimbledon Carl Colt 2004
Shameless
Shameless Steve McBride 2004
Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things Simon Balcairn 2003
State of Play
State of Play Dan Foster 2003
Early Doors
Early Doors Liam 2003
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune Leto Atreides II 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
Bollywood Queen
Bollywood Queen Jay 2002
Foyle's War
Foyle's War Ray Pritchard 2002
Top Gear
Top Gear Self 2002
White Teeth
White Teeth Josh Malfen 2002
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Gowan Ross 2002
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Self - Guest 2001
The Pool
The Pool Mike 2001
Band of Brothers
Band of Brothers James W. Miller 2001
Murder in Mind
Murder in Mind Martin Vosper 2001
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone Sergeant Bloxham 2001
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone Sergeant Bloxham 2000
Regeneration
Regeneration Anthony Balfour 1997
The Near Room
The Near Room Kevin 1997
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Control
Control Dr. Conway
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth Joe Macbeth
Faith
Faith Michael

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