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James McAvoy

James McAvoy

Acting

April 21, 1979 (47 years old)
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Male
66 Movies
31 TV Shows

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.

Split
Split

Split

2017 7.3

as Dennis / Patricia / Hedwig / The Beast / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Barry / Orwell / Jade

Age 37 (now 47)
X-Men: First Class
X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class

2011 7.3

as Charles Xavier

Age 32 (now 47)
X-Men: Apocalypse
X-Men: Apocalypse

X-Men: Apocalypse

2016 6.5

as Professor Charles Xavier

Age 37 (now 47)
X-Men: Days of Future Past
X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past

2014 7.5

as Charles Xavier

Age 35 (now 47)
Glass
Glass

Glass

2019 6.7

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

Age 39 (now 47)
Atonement
Atonement

Atonement

2007 7.6

as Robbie Turner

Age 27 (now 47)
Wanted
Wanted

Wanted

2008 6.5

as Wesley Gibson

Age 29 (now 47)
It Chapter Two
It Chapter Two

It Chapter Two

2019 6.8

as Bill Denbrough

Age 40 (now 47)
Atomic Blonde
Atomic Blonde

Atomic Blonde

2017 6.4

as David Percival

Age 38 (now 47)
Speak No Evil
Speak No Evil

Speak No Evil

2024 7.1

as Paddy

Age 45 (now 47)
Dark Phoenix
Dark Phoenix

Dark Phoenix

2019 6.0

as Charles Xavier / Professor X

Age 40 (now 47)
Trance
Trance

Trance

2013 6.6

as Simon

Age 33 (now 47)
Filth
Filth

Filth

2013 6.8

as Bruce

Age 34 (now 47)
Arthur Christmas
Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas

2011 6.8

as Arthur (voice)

Age 32 (now 47)
Victor Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein

Victor Frankenstein

2015 6.0

as Victor Frankenstein

Age 36 (now 47)
The Last King of Scotland
The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland

2006 7.4

as Dr. Nicholas Garrigan

Age 27 (now 47)