James McAvoy
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieCalifornia Schemin'
2026
Anthony
moviePose
2026
Thomas
movieThe Book of Clarence
2024
Pontius Pilate
tvThe Sandman
2022
Golden Haired Man (voice)
movieThe Bubble
2022
James McAvoy
movieMy Son
2021
Edmond Murray
movieNational Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac
2020
Cyrano de Bergerac
tvHis Dark Materials
2019
Lord Asriel
movieIt Chapter Two
2019
Bill Denbrough
movieDark Phoenix
2019
Charles Xavier / Professor X
movieGlass
2019
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
tvWatership Down
2018
Hazel (voice)
movieOnce Upon a Deadpool
2018
Charles Xavier / Professor X (uncredited)
movieDeadpool 2
2018
Charles Xavier (uncredited)
movieSherlock Gnomes
2018
Gnomeo (voice)
movieSubmergence
2018
James More
movieAtomic Blonde
2017
David Percival
movieSplit
2017
Dennis / Patricia / Hedwig / The Beast / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Barry / Orwell / Jade
movieX-Men: Apocalypse
2016
Professor Charles Xavier
movieVictor Frankenstein
2015
Victor Frankenstein
movieX-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
Charles Xavier
movieMuppets Most Wanted
2014
UPS Guy
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest
movieFilth
2013
Bruce
movieTrance
2013
Simon
movieWelcome to the Punch
2013
Max Lewinsky
movieArthur Christmas
2011
Arthur (voice)
movieX-Men: First Class
2011
Charles Xavier
movieThe Conspirator
2011
Frederick Aiken
movieGnomeo & Juliet
2011
Gnomeo (voice)
tvConan
2010
Self - Guest
movieThe Last Station
2009
Valentin Bulgakov
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
movieWanted
2008
Wesley Gibson
moviePenelope
2007
Johnny/Max
movieBecoming Jane
2007
Tom Lefroy
movieAtonement
2007
Robbie Turner
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007
Self - Guest
movieThe Last King of Scotland
2006
Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
movieStarter for 10
2006
Brian Jackson
movieShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
2005
Joe Macbeth
movieInside I'm Dancing
2004
Rory O'Shea
movieWimbledon
2004
Carl Colt
tvShameless
2004
Steve McBride
movieBright Young Things
2003
Simon Balcairn
tvState of Play
2003
Dan Foster
tvFrank Herbert's Children of Dune
2003
Leto Atreides II
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest
tvFoyle's War
2002
Ray Pritchard
tvTop Gear
2002
Self
tvWhite Teeth
2002
Josh Malfen
movieWhite Teeth
2002
Josh Malfen
tvThe Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
Gowan Ross
tvFriday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
Self - Guest
tvBand of Brothers
2001
James W. Miller
tvMurder in Mind
2001
Martin Vosper
movieLorna Doone
2001
Sergeant Bloxham
tvLorna Doone
2000
Sergeant Bloxham
movieRegeneration
1997
Anthony Balfour
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
Control
Dr. Conway
Faith
Michael
Crew1
movie50/50
2011
Thanks
Directing1
movieCalifornia Schemin'
2026
Director
Production1
movieFilth
2013
Producer