James McAvoy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 21, 1979 (age 47)
- Place of birth
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Credits
- 97
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
2018Movie
Charles Xavier (uncredited)
Split
2017Movie
Dennis / Patricia / Hedwig / The Beast / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Barry / Orwell / Jade
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014Movie
Charles Xavier
X-Men: Apocalypse
2016Movie
Professor Charles Xavier
X-Men: First Class
2011Movie
Charles Xavier (24 Years)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005Movie
Mr. Tumnus
Filmography
Faith
2026Movie
Michael
California Schemin'
2026Movie
Anthony
The Claudia Winkleman Show
2026TV
Self
Pose
2026Movie
Thomas
Lions Uncut: Australia 2025
2025Movie
Narrator
The Space Between Attack and Decay
2025Movie
Narrator
Speak No Evil
2024Movie
Paddy
Hot Ones Versus
2024TV
Self
The Book of Clarence
2024Movie
Pontius Pilate
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
2023Movie
Himself
The Sandman
2022TV
Golden Haired Man (voice)
The Bubble
2022Movie
James McAvoy
The Sands Between
2021Movie
Man
My Son
2021Movie
Edmond Murray
Together
2021Movie
He
The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson
2020Movie
reader
The Magical World of Julia Donaldson
2020Movie
Self - Readings
The Bridge: Race to a Fortune
2020TV
Narrator
One World: Together at Home
2020Movie
Self
National Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac
2020Movie
Cyrano de Bergerac
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
2019Movie
Self
His Dark Materials
2019TV
Lord Asriel
It Chapter Two
2019Movie
Bill Denbrough
Dark Phoenix
2019Movie
Charles Xavier / Professor X
Glass
2019Movie
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
Watership Down
2018TV
Hazel (voice)
Once Upon a Deadpool
2018Movie
Charles Xavier / Professor X (uncredited)
Deadpool 2
2018Movie
Charles Xavier (uncredited)
Sherlock Gnomes
2018Movie
Gnomeo (voice)
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018TV
Self - Guest
Submergence
2018Movie
James More
Atomic Blonde
2017Movie
David Percival
The Making of 'Split'
2017Movie
Self
Split
2017Movie
Dennis / Patricia / Hedwig / The Beast / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Barry / Orwell / Jade
X-Men: Apocalypse
2016Movie
Professor Charles Xavier
Victor Frankenstein
2015Movie
Victor Frankenstein
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015TV
Self
Double Take: Xavier & Magneto
2014Movie
Self
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
2014Movie
Conor
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
2014Movie
Conor
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014Movie
Charles Xavier
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
2014Movie
Conor Ludlow
Muppets Most Wanted
2014Movie
UPS Guy
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014TV
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self - Guest
Filth
2013Movie
Bruce
Trance
2013Movie
Simon
Welcome to the Punch
2013Movie
Max Lewinsky
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
2012Movie
Self
Arthur Christmas
2011Movie
Arthur (voice)
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
2011Movie
Self
X-Men: First Class
2011Movie
Charles Xavier (24 Years)
The Conspirator
2011Movie
Frederick Aiken
Gnomeo & Juliet
2011Movie
Gnomeo (voice)
Conan
2010TV
Self - Guest
The Last Station
2009Movie
Valentin Bulgakov
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009TV
Self - Guest
Wanted
2008Movie
Wesley Gibson
Becoming Jane
2007Movie
Tom Lefroy
Atonement
2007Movie
Robbie Turner
The Graham Norton Show
2007TV
Self - Guest
Starter for 10
2006Movie
Brian Jackson
Penelope
2006Movie
Johnny/Max
The Last King of Scotland
2006Movie
Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005Movie
Mr. Tumnus
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
2005Movie
Joe Macbeth
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005TV
Strings
2004Movie
Hal
Inside I'm Dancing
2004Movie
Rory O'Shea
Wimbledon
2004Movie
Carl Colt
Parkinson
2004TV
Self - Guest
Shameless
2004TV
Steve McBride
Bright Young Things
2003Movie
Simon Balcairn
State of Play
2003TV
Dan Foster
Early Doors
2003TV
Liam
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
2003TV
Leto Atreides II
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self - Guest
Bollywood Queen
2002Movie
Jay
Foyle's War
2002TV
Ray Pritchard
Top Gear
2002TV
Self
White Teeth
2002TV
Josh Malfen
White Teeth
2002Movie
Josh Malfen
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002TV
Gowan Ross
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001TV
Self - Guest
The Pool
2001Movie
Mike
Band of Brothers
2001TV
James W. Miller
Murder in Mind
2001TV
Martin Vosper
Lorna Doone
2001Movie
Sergeant Bloxham
Lorna Doone
2000TV
Sergeant Bloxham
Regeneration
1997Movie
Anthony Balfour
The Near Room
1997Movie
Kevin
The Daily Show
1996TV
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992TV
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Host
The Oscars
1953TV
Self
Control
Movie
Dr. Conway
Fear the Reaper
Movie