James McAvoy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 21, 1979 (age 47)
- Birthplace
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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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Filmography
Control
Movie · as Dr. Conway
Fear the Reaper
Movie
Almost You
Movie · as Daniel
Untitled Armando Iannucci Conspiracy Thriller
Movie
Pose
Movie · as Thomas
California Schemin'
Movie · as Anthony
Faith
Movie · as Michael
The Claudia Winkleman Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Space Between Attack and Decay
Movie · as Narrator
Lions Uncut: Australia 2025
Movie · as Narrator
Speak No Evil
Movie · as Paddy
The Book of Clarence
Movie · as Pontius Pilate
Hot Ones Versus
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
Movie · as Himself
The Bubble
Movie · as James McAvoy
The Sandman
TV · as Golden Haired Man (voice) · 1 ep
The Sands Between
Movie · as Man
My Son
Movie · as Edmond Murray
Together
Movie · as He
National Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac
Movie · as Cyrano de Bergerac
One World: Together at Home
Movie · as Self
The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson
Movie · as reader
The Magical World of Julia Donaldson
Movie · as Self - Readings
The Bridge: Race to a Fortune
TV · as Narrator · 13 eps
Dark Phoenix
Movie · as Charles Xavier / Professor X
Glass
Movie · as 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
It Chapter Two
Movie · as Bill Denbrough
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
Movie · as Self
His Dark Materials
TV · as Lord Asriel · 12 eps
Sherlock Gnomes
Movie · as Gnomeo (voice)
Submergence
Movie · as James More
Once Upon a Deadpool
Movie · as Charles Xavier / Professor X (uncredited)
Deadpool 2
Movie · as Charles Xavier (uncredited)
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Watership Down
TV · as Hazel (voice) · 2 eps
Split
Movie · as Dennis / Patricia / Hedwig / The Beast / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Barry / Orwell / Jade
Atomic Blonde
Movie · as David Percival
The Making of 'Split'
Movie · as Self
X-Men: Apocalypse
Movie · as Professor Charles Xavier
Victor Frankenstein
Movie · as Victor Frankenstein
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Movie · as Charles Xavier
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
Movie · as Conor Ludlow
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
Movie · as Conor
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
Movie · as Conor
Muppets Most Wanted
Movie · as UPS Guy
Double Take: Xavier & Magneto
Movie · as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Trance
Movie · as Simon
Welcome to the Punch
Movie · as Max Lewinsky
Filth
Movie · as Bruce
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
Movie · as Self
The Conspirator
Movie · as Frederick Aiken
Gnomeo & Juliet
Movie · as Gnomeo (voice)
X-Men: First Class
Movie · as Charles Xavier (24 Years)
Arthur Christmas
Movie · as Arthur (voice)
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
Movie · as Self
Conan
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Last Station
Movie · as Valentin Bulgakov
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Wanted
Movie · as Wesley Gibson
Becoming Jane
Movie · as Tom Lefroy
Atonement
Movie · as Robbie Turner
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 10 eps
The Last King of Scotland
Movie · as Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
Penelope
Movie · as Johnny/Max
Starter for 10
Movie · as Brian Jackson
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Movie · as Mr. Tumnus
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
Movie · as Joe Macbeth
ShakespeaRe-Told
TV · 1 ep
Strings
Movie · as Hal
Inside I'm Dancing
Movie · as Rory O'Shea
Wimbledon
Movie · as Carl Colt
Shameless
TV · as Steve McBride · 17 eps
Parkinson
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Bright Young Things
Movie · as Simon Balcairn
Early Doors
TV · as Liam · 6 eps
State of Play
TV · as Dan Foster · 6 eps
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
TV · as Leto Atreides II · 3 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Bollywood Queen
Movie · as Jay
White Teeth
Movie · as Josh Malfen
Foyle's War
TV · as Ray Pritchard · 1 ep
Top Gear
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
TV · as Gowan Ross · 1 ep
White Teeth
TV · as Josh Malfen · 4 eps
The Pool
Movie · as Mike
Lorna Doone
Movie · as Sergeant Bloxham
Murder in Mind
TV · as Martin Vosper · 1 ep
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Band of Brothers
TV · as James W. Miller · 1 ep
Lorna Doone
TV · as Sergeant Bloxham · 2 eps
The Near Room
Movie · as Kevin
Regeneration
Movie · as Anthony Balfour
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 3 eps
New Voices
TV · as Local boy · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep