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James McAvoy‌

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James McAvoy

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

James McAvoy

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1979-04-21

Popularity

star74.8

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe‌
star7.1
calendar 2005

The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland‌
star7.4
calendar 2006

Becoming Jane

Becoming Jane‌
star7.3
calendar 2007

Atonement

Atonement‌
star7.6
calendar 2007

Strings

Strings‌
star6.7
calendar 2004

The Sands Between

The Sands Between‌
star6.4
calendar 2021

The Pool

The Pool‌
star5.1
calendar 2001

Inside I'm Dancing

Inside I'm Dancing‌
star7.4
calendar 2004

Penelope

Penelope‌
star6.7
calendar 2006

Wimbledon

Wimbledon‌
star6.2
calendar 2004

Wanted

Wanted‌
star6.5
calendar 2008

Starter for 10

Starter for 10‌
star6.4
calendar 2006

The Last Station

The Last Station‌
star6.3
calendar 2009

The Conspirator

The Conspirator‌
star6.5
calendar 2011

Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things‌
star6.3
calendar 2003

Bollywood Queen

Bollywood Queen‌
star5.2
calendar 2002

Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen‌
star0.0
calendar 2023

Gnomeo & Juliet

Gnomeo & Juliet‌
star5.9
calendar 2011

Speak No Evil

Speak No Evil‌
star7.3
calendar 2024

Control

Control‌
star0.0
calendar

X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class‌
star7.3
calendar 2011

Trance

Trance‌
star6.6
calendar 2013

Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas‌
star6.8
calendar 2011

Welcome to the Punch

Welcome to the Punch‌
star5.8
calendar 2013

Filth

Filth‌
star6.9
calendar 2013

The Bubble

The Bubble‌
star4.6
calendar 2022

X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past‌
star7.5
calendar 2014

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them‌
star6.2
calendar 2014

The Near Room

The Near Room‌
star5.4
calendar 1997

Victor Frankenstein

Victor Frankenstein‌
star6.0
calendar 2015

White Teeth

White Teeth‌
star6.1
calendar 2002

Turn Up the Sun!

Turn Up the Sun!‌
star0.0
calendar

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her‌
star6.7
calendar 2014

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him‌
star6.7
calendar 2014

X-Men: Apocalypse

X-Men: Apocalypse‌
star6.5
calendar 2016

Muppets Most Wanted

Muppets Most Wanted‌
star6.3
calendar 2014

The Book of Clarence

The Book of Clarence‌
star5.8
calendar 2024

Sherlock Gnomes

Sherlock Gnomes‌
star5.6
calendar 2018

California Schemin'

California Schemin'‌
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calendar

Split

Split‌
star7.3
calendar 2017

Atomic Blonde

Atomic Blonde‌
star6.4
calendar 2017

Submergence

Submergence‌
star5.5
calendar 2017

Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class

Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class‌
star0.0
calendar 2011

Regeneration

Regeneration‌
star5.6
calendar 1997

Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone‌
star5.9
calendar 2001

Dark Phoenix

Dark Phoenix‌
star6.0
calendar 2019

Glass

Glass‌
star6.7
calendar 2019

It Chapter Two

It Chapter Two‌
star6.8
calendar 2019

Once Upon a Deadpool

Once Upon a Deadpool‌
star7.1
calendar 2018

Macbeth

Macbeth‌
star7.6
calendar 2005

Deadpool 2

Deadpool 2‌
star7.5
calendar 2018

The Summers of IT: Chapter One

The Summers of IT: Chapter One‌
star8.3
calendar 2019

The Summers of IT: Chapter Two

The Summers of IT: Chapter Two‌
star7.3
calendar 2019

National Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac

National Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac‌
star8.9
calendar 2020

The Making of 'Split'

The Making of 'Split'‌
star6.3
calendar 2017

My Son

My Son‌
star6.2
calendar 2021

Together

Together‌
star5.8
calendar 2021

One World: Together at Home

One World: Together at Home‌
star7.2
calendar 2020

The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson

The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson‌
star10.0
calendar 2020

X-Men: First Class 35mm Special

X-Men: First Class 35mm Special‌
star6.8
calendar 2012

Tv Credits

Murder in Mind

Murder in Mind‌
star8.5
calendar 2001

The One Show

The One Show‌
star4.6
calendar 2006

The Daily Show

The Daily Show‌
star6.3
calendar 1996

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross‌
star5.8
calendar 2001

Early Doors

Early Doors‌
star7.7
calendar 2003

Shameless

Shameless‌
star7.7
calendar 2004

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno‌
star5.4
calendar 1992

State of Play

State of Play‌
star7.5
calendar 2003

Foyle's War

Foyle's War‌
star7.8
calendar 2002

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer‌
star7.5
calendar 2018

Frank Herbert's Children of Dune

Frank Herbert's Children of Dune‌
star7.0
calendar 2003

ShakespeaRe-Told

ShakespeaRe-Told‌
star7.7
calendar 2005

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers‌
star5.5
calendar 2014

Watership Down

Watership Down‌
star6.8
calendar 2018

Top Gear

Top Gear‌
star7.5
calendar 2002

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert‌
star6.5
calendar 2015

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon‌
star5.8
calendar 2014

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show‌
star7.2
calendar 2007

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon‌
star5.8
calendar 2014

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live‌
star6.9
calendar 1975

The Sandman

The Sandman‌
star8.0
calendar 2022

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen‌
star4.9
calendar 2009

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show‌
star7.2
calendar 2007

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries‌
star7.1
calendar 2002

Band of Brothers

Band of Brothers‌
star8.5
calendar 2001

His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials‌
star7.9
calendar 2019

White Teeth

White Teeth‌
star7.0
calendar 2002

Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone‌
star8.0
calendar 2000

The Bridge: Race to a Fortune

The Bridge: Race to a Fortune‌
star6.0
calendar 2020

Hot Ones Versus

Hot Ones Versus‌
star9.0
calendar 2024