James McAvoy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 21, 1979
- Birthplace
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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.
Filmography
- Untitled Armando Iannucci Conspiracy Thriller
Untitled Armando Iannucci Conspiracy Thriller TBA
Actor
- Almost You
Almost You TBA
as Daniel, Executive Producer
- Fear the Reaper
Fear the Reaper TBA
Actor
- Control
Control TBA
as Dr. Conway
Faith 2026
as Michael
California Schemin' 2026
as Anthony, Director
Pose 2026
as Thomas
Lions Uncut: Australia 2025 2025
as Narrator
The Space Between Attack and Decay 2025
as Narrator
Speak No Evil 2024
as Paddy
The Book of Clarence 2024
as Pontius Pilate
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen 2023
as Himself
The Bubble 2022
as James McAvoy
The Sands Between 2021
as Man
My Son 2021
as Edmond Murray
Together 2021
as He
- The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson
The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson 2020
as reader
- The Magical World of Julia Donaldson
The Magical World of Julia Donaldson 2020
as Self - Readings
One World: Together at Home 2020
as Self
National Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac 2020
as Cyrano de Bergerac
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends 2019
as Self
It Chapter Two 2019
as Bill Denbrough
Dark Phoenix 2019
as Charles Xavier / Professor X
Glass 2019
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
Once Upon a Deadpool 2018
as Charles Xavier / Professor X (uncredited)
Deadpool 2 2018
as Charles Xavier (uncredited)
Sherlock Gnomes 2018
as Gnomeo (voice)
Submergence 2018
as James More
Atomic Blonde 2017
as David Percival
The Making of 'Split' 2017
as Self
Split 2017
as Dennis / Patricia / Hedwig / The Beast / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Barry / Orwell / Jade
X-Men: Apocalypse 2016
as Professor Charles Xavier
Victor Frankenstein 2015
as Victor Frankenstein
Double Take: Xavier & Magneto 2014
as Self
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him 2014
as Conor
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her 2014
as Conor
X-Men: Days of Future Past 2014
as Charles Xavier
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them 2014
as Conor Ludlow
Muppets Most Wanted 2014
as UPS Guy
Filth 2013
as Bruce, Producer
Trance 2013
as Simon
Welcome to the Punch 2013
as Max Lewinsky
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special 2012
as Self
Arthur Christmas 2011
as Arthur (voice)
50/50 2011
Thanks
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class 2011
as Self
X-Men: First Class 2011
as Charles Xavier (24 Years)
The Conspirator 2011
as Frederick Aiken
Gnomeo & Juliet 2011
as Gnomeo (voice)
The Last Station 2009
as Valentin Bulgakov
Wanted 2008
as Wesley Gibson
Becoming Jane 2007
as Tom Lefroy
Atonement 2007
as Robbie Turner
Starter for 10 2006
as Brian Jackson
Penelope 2006
as Johnny/Max
The Last King of Scotland 2006
as Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2005
as Mr. Tumnus
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth 2005
as Joe Macbeth
Strings 2004
as Hal
Inside I'm Dancing 2004
as Rory O'Shea
Wimbledon 2004
as Carl Colt
Bright Young Things 2003
as Simon Balcairn
Bollywood Queen 2002
as Jay
White Teeth 2002
as Josh Malfen
The Pool 2001
as Mike
Lorna Doone 2001
as Sergeant Bloxham
Regeneration 1997
as Anthony Balfour
The Near Room 1997
as Kevin
Credits from TMDB.