James McAvoy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

3.4607

Gender

Male

Birthday

21-Apr-1979

Age

(47 years old)

Place of Birth

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Also Known As
  • ジェームズ・マカヴォイ
  • جيمس مكافوي
  • เจมส์ แม็กอะวอย
  • 詹姆斯·麥艾維
  • Джеймс Макэвой
  • James Andrew McAvoy
  • Τζέιμς Μακαβόι
  • 詹姆斯·麦卡沃伊
  • ג'יימס מק'אבוי
  • Джеймс Макевой
  • جیمز مک‌آووی

James McAvoy

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.


Credits

White Teeth White Teeth (2002) Character: Josh Malfen
An adaptation of Zadie Smith's bestseller concerning the lives of two families from as far back as the 1800s and India to late 1990s Willesden.
The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson (2020) Character: reader
The programme offers unique access to Julia Donaldson, her family, her rich archives and home movies, and the remarkable cast of characters that have sprung from her imagination. Specially commissioned animations from Julia's long-term illustrator Axel Scheffler bring her biography to life. With contributions from well-known admirers and collaborators, this is a tribute to the woman who has created the characters and stories that have become a fixture of children’s bedtime routines all around the world and spawned multi-award-winning adaptations for stage and screen. Looking at her works, the programme uncovers the surprising stories behind how Julia's iconic characters were created and what they mean to a generation of readers. It also explores why Donaldson’s books appeal to both children and adults alike – tackling serious themes of love, loss, fear and bullying in a poignant but subtle way.
The Magical World of Julia Donaldson The Magical World of Julia Donaldson (2020) Character: Self - Readings
This was of course a fitting look into the world of Julia Donaldson, whose books have kept the BBC in Christmas animations for the last few years, and will probably do so for years to come.
Mutant vs. Machine: The Making of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' Mutant vs. Machine: The Making of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' (2015) Character: Self
A nine-part making-of documentary that has cast and crew look at story/character areas and the original comics, what Singer brings to the film, cast and performances, costumes, sets and production design, photography and shooting 3D, music, editing, and sound design, various effects, aspects of the "Rogue Cut", the film's reception and what to expect from the next movie.
The Near Room The Near Room (1997) Character: Kevin
Charlie Colquhoun is a burnt out journalist. His old school friend Harris Hill is a lawyer at the top of his game. Their lives are smashed together by one name - Tommy Stirling, Charlie's daughter, a fostered teenage pregnancy who has become embroiled in an alleged child pornography scandal with a top ranking police officer. As the trail to Tommy begins to heat up, so the bodies begin to mount up. Allegiances fall by the wayside as Charlie's life begins to spiral out of control and the deadly world of drugs, blackmail and murder that lies in the deepest heart of the underworld threatens to consume him and his missing daughter forever.
Lorna Doone Lorna Doone (2001) Character: Sergeant Bloxham
The year is 1675. England is threatened by religious and political rivalries. King Charles II's Catholic brother, James, is next in line for the throne, but many Protestants put their faith in Charles' illegitimate son, The Duke of Monmouth. On the king's death, conflict is inevitable... Over seven days journey from London, Exmoor is a primitive and lawless area. Here, farmer Jack Ridd lives with his wife Sarah, son John, and two daughters. The only shadow over their simple life is cast by the notorious outlaw family the Doones. The aristocratic Doones were banished from their ancestral lands and now live through looting, theft, and murder. Their brutality is legendary...
Bollywood Queen Bollywood Queen (2002) Character: Jay
A cross cultural romance set in London's East End about a young girl of Indian heritage.
The Making of 'Split' The Making of 'Split' (2017) Character: Self
A piece in which Shyamalan discusses his growth as a person and a filmmaker, how the film reflects his growth, casting, script secrecy, characters, the film's style, influences (namely It Follows), locations and set design, and budget.
Speak No Evil Speak No Evil (2024) Character: Paddy
When an American family is invited to spend the weekend at the idyllic country estate of a charming British family they befriended on vacation, what begins as a dream holiday soon warps into a snarled psychological nightmare.
Deadpool 2 Deadpool 2 (2018) Character: Charles Xavier (uncredited)
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.
Strings Strings (2004) Character: Hal
The story of Prince Hal who sets out to avenge his dead father against the city's rivals, the Zeriths, little knowing it was his wicked uncle Nezo who is the real killer, with his own designs on the throne.
Once Upon a Deadpool Once Upon a Deadpool (2018) Character: Charles Xavier / Professor X (uncredited)
A kidnapped Fred Savage is forced to endure Deadpool's PG-13 rendition of Deadpool 2, as a Princess Bride-esque story that's full of magic, wonder, and zero Fs.
The Sands Between The Sands Between (2021) Character: Man
A woman has a phone conversation with her significant other which slowly deteriorates as she comes to realize that the world around her might not be real.
It Chapter Two It Chapter Two (2019) Character: Bill Denbrough
27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up and moved away from Derry, are brought back together by a devastating phone call.
The Last Station The Last Station (2009) Character: Valentin Bulgakov
A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things. The Countess Sofya, wife and muse to Leo Tolstoy, uses every trick of seduction on her husband's loyal disciple, whom she believes was the person responsible for Tolstoy signing a new will that leaves his work and property to the Russian people.
The Book of Clarence The Book of Clarence (2024) Character: Pontius Pilate
Streetwise but down-on-his-luck, Clarence is struggling to find a better life for his family, while fighting to free himself of debt. Captivated by the power and glory of the rising Messiah and His apostles, he risks everything to carve his own path to a divine life, and ultimately discovers that the redemptive power of belief may be his only way out.
Filth Filth (2013) Character: Bruce
A bigoted junkie cop suffering from borderline personality disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way in a bid to secure promotion.
Split Split (2017) Character: Dennis / Patricia / Hedwig / The Beast / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Barry / Orwell / Jade
Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the willful, observant Casey, Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those contained within him — as well as everyone around him — as the walls between his compartments shatter apart.
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them (2014) Character: Conor Ludlow
A New York couple's relationship is tested after the loss of their child. This film is the wide-released combination of the original two :him and :her volumes that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Muppets Most Wanted Muppets Most Wanted (2014) Character: UPS Guy
While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his dastardly sidekick.
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen (2023) Character: Himself
On the big screen, film bodies are becoming extreme and body building is part of many actors' job descriptions. Edit follows one of Hollywood's most hired personal trainers, Magnus Lygdbäck, who has trained all the big world stars.
Pose Pose (2026) Character: Thomas
Isolated in a grand country manor, a reclusive artist spends a passionate and paranoid weekend with his ex-lover, an obsessive fan, and a potential muse. Hoping to spark a new wave of artistic brilliance over the course of a few tumultuous days, filled with chaos and revelation not all of them will make it out alive.
Welcome to the Punch Welcome to the Punch (2013) Character: Max Lewinsky
When notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London, it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to take down the man he's always been after.
Victor Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein (2015) Character: Victor Frankenstein
Eccentric scientist Victor Von Frankenstein creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.
Dark Phoenix Dark Phoenix (2019) Character: Charles Xavier / Professor X
The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out of control. During a rescue mission in outer space, Jean is nearly killed when she's hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. The X-Men must now band together to save her soul and battle aliens that want to use Grey's new abilities to rule the galaxy.
Lions Uncut: Australia 2025 Lions Uncut: Australia 2025 (2025) Character: Narrator
Representing The British & Irish Lions is the pinnacle for any player from England, Scotland, Ireland or Wales. And now, in a brand-new documentary, TNT Sports will take viewers on a journey into the Lions Den with unmatched access to showcase what it means to pull on the legendary red jersey. Lions Uncut: Australia 2025 is the compelling behind-the-scenes film that takes fans inside the heart and soul of the 2025 British & Irish Lions victorious Tour of Australia. It represents the exclusive definitive story of the highs and lows of a memorable Tour Down Under, set to deliver a sporting narrative capturing the emotion and passion within the inner sanctum of a team that only comes together once every four years.
X-Men: Days of Future Past X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) Character: Charles Xavier
The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.
Atomic Blonde Atomic Blonde (2017) Character: David Percival
An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.
Inside I'm Dancing Inside I'm Dancing (2004) Character: Rory O'Shea
Michael is a 24-year-old who has cerebral palsy and long-term resident of the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, run by the formidable Eileen. His life is transformed when the maverick Rory O'Shea moves in.
Together Together (2021) Character: He
A husband and wife are forced to re-evaluate themselves and their relationship through the reality of the Covid-19 lockdown.
Bright Young Things Bright Young Things (2003) Character: Simon Balcairn
During the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with extravagant and outlandish antics. Among the group is the aspiring novelist Adam Fenwick-Symes, who is attempting to raise enough money to marry fellow member Nina Blount. However, after customs officials confiscate his first manuscript, Fenwick-Symes must recover from the financial setback and figure out new ways to earn money for a wedding.
Arthur Christmas Arthur Christmas (2011) Character: Arthur (voice)
For hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title "Santa" to a chosen few of its members, which can be passed down upon retirement. Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in a one-night high-tech operation. However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ‘acceptable’ to all but one—Arthur Claus, the current Santa’s misfit son deemed ineligible for the title, who executes an unauthorised rookie mission to get the last present halfway around the globe before dawn on Christmas morning.
The Conspirator The Conspirator (2011) Character: Frederick Aiken
Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.
The Space Between Attack and Decay The Space Between Attack and Decay (2025) Character: Narrator
A solitary sailing scientist, assigned to resurrect a drowning world, abandons his task in order to chase the enchanting allure of a shiny object.
Sherlock Gnomes Sherlock Gnomes (2018) Character: Gnomeo (voice)
Garden gnomes Gnomeo & Juliet recruit renown detective Sherlock Gnomes to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.
X-Men: Apocalypse Unearthed X-Men: Apocalypse Unearthed (2016) Character: Self
A six-part making-of documentary featured on the blu-ray release of X-Men: Apocalypse
Regeneration Regeneration (1997) Character: Anthony Balfour
Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, two of England's most important World War I poets are sent, along with other traumatized combatants, to a rest home in order to treat their emotional troubles, caused by the psychological fatigue that suffer the soldiers fighting in the no man's land.
Penelope Penelope (2007) Character: Johnny/Max
Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soulmate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company? This untraditional fairy tale is about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.
California Schemin' California Schemin' (2026) Character: Anthony
In the late 1990s, Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd had their musical ambitions consistently ridiculed for having the 'wrong' accents, so they went for broke and reinvented themselves as Californian rappers. The duo re-recorded their own tracks with fake accents and turned up in London claiming to be an established duo on the Cali scene as well as childhood friends with Eminem. They quickly bagged themselves a record deal, a hefty sum in advances, and an appearance on MTV... until it all came crashing down.
X-Men: First Class X-Men: First Class (2011) Character: Charles Xavier
Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were arch-enemies, they were closest of friends, working together with other mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known.
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth (2005) Character: Joe Macbeth
A chef and his restaurant-hostess wife resort to murder to take ownership of a high-class Glaswegian restaurant.
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends (2019) Character: Self
This documentary focuses on the actors and their journey over two summers to create the remake to the original IT, by Stephen King. The documentary originally released as bonus material, bundled with IT: Chapter Two.
Wimbledon Wimbledon (2004) Character: Carl Colt
Britain’s Peter Colt has never quite lived up to his dreams of tennis stardom. Once ranked as high as number 11 in the world, the journeyman veteran has watched his number slip to 119 as his confidence on the court slowly ebbs away.  Now, on the eve of his leaving the world of professional tennis, he’s granted a wild card, allowing him to play his final Wimbledon tournament…make that his final tournament ever.
My Son My Son (2021) Character: Edmond Murray
When a man's only son goes missing, he travels to the town where his ex-wife lives in search of answers. To play a man whose life is clouded by mystery, McAvoy will not be given a script of dialogue.
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class (2011) Character: Self
An eight-part behind-the-scenes featurette, charting the film from pre-production through post-production, including visual effects techniques and cataloguing “X-Men” transformations through prosthetic make up and costume design
Atonement Atonement (2007) Character: Robbie Turner
A young girl irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
Trance Trance (2013) Character: Simon
A violent gang enlists the help of a hypnotherapist in an attempt to locate a painting which somehow vanished in the middle of a heist.
Becoming Jane Becoming Jane (2007) Character: Tom Lefroy
Though young Jane Austen's financially strapped parents expect her to marry the nephew of wealthy Lady Gresham, Jane herself knows that such a union will destroy her creativity and sense of self-worth. Instead, she becomes involved with Tom Lefroy, a charming but penniless apprentice lawyer who gives her the knowledge of the heart she needs for her future career as a novelist.
Glass Glass (2019) Character: 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
In a series of escalating encounters, former security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities. Meanwhile, the shadowy presence of Elijah Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.
The Bubble The Bubble (2022) Character: James McAvoy
Sneaking out. Hooking up. Melting down. The cast and crew of a blockbuster action franchise attempt to shoot a sequel while quarantining at a posh hotel.
National Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac National Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac (2020) Character: Cyrano de Bergerac
Fierce with a pen and notorious in combat, Cyrano almost has it all - if only he could win the heart of his true love Roxane. There’s just one big problem: he has a nose as huge as his heart. Will a society engulfed by narcissism get the better of Cyrano - or can his mastery of language set Roxane’s world alight?
X-Men: Apocalypse X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) Character: Professor Charles Xavier
After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.
Submergence Submergence (2018) Character: James More
While James More is held captive by terrorists in Somalia, thousands of miles away on the Greenland Sea, his lover Danny Flinders prepares to dive herself in a submersible into the deep bottom of the ocean, tormented by the memories of their brief encounter in France and her inability to know his whereabouts.
The Last King of Scotland The Last King of Scotland (2006) Character: Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) Character: Mr. Tumnus
Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the wise and magnificent lion, Aslan, the children lead Narnia into a spectacular, climactic battle to be free of the Witch's glacial powers forever.
Starter for 10 Starter for 10 (2006) Character: Brian Jackson
In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside Essex with a love of knowledge for its own sake and a childhood spent watching University Challenge, a college quiz show. At Bristol he tries out for the Challenge team and falls under the spell of Alice, a lovely blond with an extensive sexual past.
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him (2014) Character: Conor
Told from the man's perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone.
One World: Together at Home One World: Together at Home (2020) Character: Self
A global broadcast & digital special organized by Global Citizen and the World Health Organization featuring comedians, musicians, and actors to raise funds in support of front line health workers in the global response to COVID-19.
Wanted Wanted (2008) Character: Wesley Gibson
Doormat Wesley Gibson is an office worker whose life is going nowhere. He meets an attractive woman named Fox and discovers that his recently murdered father - whom Wesley never knew - belonged to the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins which takes its orders from Fate itself. Fox and Sloan, the Fraternity's leader, teach Wesley, through intense training, to tap into dormant powers and hone his innate killing skills. Though he enjoys his newfound abilities, he begins to suspect that there is more to the Fraternity than meets the eye.
Gnomeo & Juliet Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) Character: Gnomeo (voice)
A version of Shakespeare's play, set in the world of warring indoor and outdoor gnomes. Garden gnomes Gnomeo and Juliet have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors. But with plastic pink flamingos and lawnmower races in the mix, can this young couple find lasting happiness?
Swimming Pool - Der Tod feiert mit Swimming Pool - Der Tod feiert mit (2001) Character: Mike
International students at an elite Prague school are stalked and murdered by a masked killer while holding a party in an abandoned water park.
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her (2014) Character: Conor
Told from the woman's perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone.
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special X-Men: First Class 35mm Special (2012) Character: Self
TV special about the making of "X-Men: First Class".



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