James McAvoy
Acting
Born: April 21, 1979 (age 47) · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Deadpool 2
2018
Split
2017
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
X-Men: Apocalypse
2016
X-Men: First Class
2011
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005
It Chapter Two
2019
Glass
2019
Wanted
2008
Dark Phoenix
2019
Atomic Blonde
2017
Atonement
2007
Photos (8)
Movies (54)
Deadpool 2
Charles Xavier (uncredited)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Mr. Tumnus
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Charles Xavier
X-Men: Apocalypse
Professor Charles Xavier
Dark Phoenix
Charles Xavier / Professor X
It Chapter Two
Bill Denbrough
Speak No Evil
Paddy
Split
Dennis / Patricia / Hedwig / The Beast / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Barry / Orwell / Jade
Atomic Blonde
David Percival
Wanted
Wesley Gibson
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
Atonement
Robbie Turner
Arthur Christmas
Arthur (voice)
Gnomeo & Juliet
Gnomeo (voice)
Once Upon a Deadpool
Charles Xavier / Professor X (uncredited)
Victor Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein
Pose
Thomas
Sherlock Gnomes
Gnomeo (voice)
Becoming Jane
Tom Lefroy
Muppets Most Wanted
UPS Guy
The Last King of Scotland
Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
The Book of Clarence
Pontius Pilate
Filth
Bruce
Welcome to the Punch
Max Lewinsky
Trance
Simon
The Conspirator
Frederick Aiken
The Bubble
James McAvoy
Penelope
Johnny/Max
My Son
Edmond Murray
Starter for 10
Brian Jackson
Wimbledon
Carl Colt
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
Conor Ludlow
The Last Station
Valentin Bulgakov
Submergence
James More
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
Conor
Inside I'm Dancing
Rory O'Shea
The Pool
Mike
Together
He
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
Conor
Bright Young Things
Simon Balcairn
Strings
Hal
Lorna Doone
Sergeant Bloxham
California Schemin'
Anthony
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
Joe Macbeth
Regeneration
Anthony Balfour
National Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac
Bollywood Queen
Jay
The Near Room
Kevin
Faith
Michael
The Space Between Attack and Decay
Narrator
The Sands Between
Man
White Teeth
Josh Malfen
X-Men: First Class
Charles Xavier (24 Years)
Lions Uncut: Australia 2025
Narrator
TV Shows (16)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
3 eps
Band of Brothers
James W. Miller · 1 eps
Shameless
Steve McBride · 17 eps
The Sandman
Golden Haired Man (voice) · 1 eps
Foyle's War
Ray Pritchard · 1 eps
His Dark Materials
Lord Asriel · 12 eps
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Gowan Ross · 1 eps
Murder in Mind
Martin Vosper · 1 eps
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
Leto Atreides II · 3 eps
State of Play
Dan Foster · 6 eps
Watership Down
Hazel (voice) · 2 eps
ShakespeaRe-Told
1 eps
Early Doors
Liam · 6 eps
Lorna Doone
Sergeant Bloxham · 2 eps
White Teeth
Josh Malfen · 4 eps
The Bridge: Race to a Fortune
Narrator · 13 eps
Self / Appearances (23)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Conan
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest · 10 eps
Top Gear
Self · 2 eps
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Hot Ones Versus
Self · 1 eps
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Parkinson
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Claudia Winkleman Show
Self · 1 eps
One World: Together at Home
Self
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
Self
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
Self
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
Self
The Making of 'Split'
Self
Double Take: Xavier & Magneto
Self
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
Himself
