James McAvoy
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, UK — Apr 21 1979
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 fo…
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James McAvoy's Credits
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The Sandman
Golden Haired Man (voice)
Foyle's War
Ray Pritchard
Shameless
Steve McBride
Band of Brothers
James W. Miller
The Oscars
Self
His Dark Materials
Lord Asriel
Pose
Thomas
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Mr. Tumnus
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Charles Xavier
Deadpool 2
Charles Xavier (uncredited)
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Gowan Ross
Murder in Mind
Martin Vosper
Split
Dennis / Patricia / Hedwig / The Beast / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Barry / Orwell / Jade
Dark Phoenix
Charles Xavier / Professor X
X-Men: Apocalypse
Professor Charles Xavier
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
Wanted
Wesley Gibson
It Chapter Two
Bill Denbrough
Atonement
Robbie Turner
Speak No Evil
Paddy
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Self - Guest
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
Leto Atreides II
Atomic Blonde
David Percival
ShakespeaRe-Told
State of Play
Dan Foster
Watership Down
Hazel (voice)
Early Doors
Liam
Victor Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein
Gnomeo & Juliet
Gnomeo (voice)
50/50
Crew
Filth
Bruce
Arthur Christmas
Arthur (voice)
Once Upon a Deadpool
Charles Xavier / Professor X (uncredited)
Penelope
Johnny/Max
White Teeth
Josh Malfen
Trance
Simon
Becoming Jane
Tom Lefroy
Lorna Doone
Sergeant Bloxham
The Conspirator
Frederick Aiken
The Last King of Scotland
Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
Wimbledon
Carl Colt
The Bubble
James McAvoy
Muppets Most Wanted
UPS Guy
Sherlock Gnomes
Gnomeo (voice)
My Son
Edmond Murray
Strings
Hal
The Book of Clarence
Pontius Pilate
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
Self
California Schemin'
Anthony
Starter for 10
Brian Jackson
Bright Young Things
Simon Balcairn
One World: Together at Home
Self
Welcome to the Punch
Max Lewinsky
The Last Station
Valentin Bulgakov
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
Conor
The Near Room
Kevin
Lorna Doone
Sergeant Bloxham
Together
He
The Bridge: Race to a Fortune
Narrator
Submergence
James More
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
Conor Ludlow
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
Conor
White Teeth
Josh Malfen
Control
Dr. Conway
The Pool
Mike
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
Self
Regeneration
Anthony Balfour
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
Joe Macbeth
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
Self
Inside I'm Dancing
Rory O'Shea
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
Joe Macbeth
Bollywood Queen
Jay
The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson
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The Magical World of Julia Donaldson
Self - Readings
Mutant vs. Machine: The Making of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'
Self
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
Himself
The Making of 'Split'
Self
The Space Between Attack and Decay
Narrator
Faith
Michael
The Sands Between
Man
National Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac
X-Men: Apocalypse Unearthed
Self
X-Men: First Class
Charles Xavier
Lions Uncut: Australia 2025
Narrator