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James McAvoy

James McAvoy

James McAvoy (born 21 April 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.

Personal information

Birthday

1979-04-21

Birth Place

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Movies and TV shows :

Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas

2011

6.8

Movie
Atomic Blonde

Atomic Blonde

2017

6.4

Movie
Atonement

Atonement

2007

7.6

Movie
poster

Band of Brothers

2001

8.6

TV
Becoming Jane

Becoming Jane

2007

7.3

Movie
Bollywood Queen

Bollywood Queen

2002

5.2

Movie
Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things

2003

6.3

Movie
California Schemin'

California Schemin'

0.0

Movie
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class

Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class

2011

0.0

Movie
Control

Control

0.0

Movie
Dark Phoenix

Dark Phoenix

2019

6.0

Movie
Deadpool 2

Deadpool 2

2018

7.5

Movie
poster

Early Doors

2003

7.7

TV
Filth

Filth

2013

6.9

Movie
poster

Foyle's War

2002

7.8

TV
poster

Frank Herbert's Children of Dune

2003

7.0

TV
poster

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

2001

5.9

TV
Glass

Glass

2019

6.7

Movie
Gnomeo & Juliet

Gnomeo & Juliet

2011

5.9

Movie
poster

His Dark Materials

2019

7.9

TV
poster

Hot Ones Versus

2024

9.5

TV
Inside I'm Dancing

Inside I'm Dancing

2004

7.4

Movie
It Chapter Two

It Chapter Two

2019

6.8

Movie
poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

5.5

TV
Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

2001

5.9

Movie
poster

Lorna Doone

2000

8.0

TV
Macbeth

Macbeth

2005

7.6

Movie
Muppets Most Wanted

Muppets Most Wanted

2014

6.3

Movie
poster

Murder in Mind

2001

8.4

TV
My Son

My Son

2021

6.2

Movie
National Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac

National Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac

2020

8.9

Movie
Once Upon a Deadpool

Once Upon a Deadpool

2018

7.1

Movie
One World: Together at Home

One World: Together at Home

2020

7.0

Movie
Penelope

Penelope

2006

6.7

Movie
Regeneration

Regeneration

1997

5.6

Movie
poster

Saturday Night Live

1975

6.9

TV
poster

ShakespeaRe-Told

2005

7.7

TV
poster

Shameless

2004

7.7

TV
Sherlock Gnomes

Sherlock Gnomes

2018

5.7

Movie
Speak No Evil

Speak No Evil

2024

7.3

Movie
Split

Split

2017

7.3

Movie
Starter for 10

Starter for 10

2006

6.4

Movie
poster

State of Play

2003

7.5

TV
Strings

Strings

2004

6.7

Movie
Submergence

Submergence

2017

5.5

Movie
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

2023

10.0

Movie
The Book of Clarence

The Book of Clarence

2024

5.8

Movie
poster

The Bridge: Race to a Fortune

2020

6.0

TV
The Bubble

The Bubble

2022

4.6

Movie
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

2005

7.1

Movie
The Conspirator

The Conspirator

2011

6.5

Movie
poster

The Daily Show

1996

6.4

TV
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

2014

6.7

Movie
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him

2014

6.7

Movie
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

2014

6.2

Movie
poster

The Graham Norton Show

2007

7.2

TV
poster

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

2018

7.5

TV
The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson

The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson

2020

10.0

Movie
poster

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

2002

7.1

TV
The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland

2006

7.4

Movie
The Last Station

The Last Station

2009

6.3

Movie
poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

6.6

TV
The Making of 'Split'

The Making of 'Split'

2017

6.4

Movie
The Near Room

The Near Room

1997

5.4

Movie
poster

The One Show

2006

4.6

TV
The Pool

The Pool

2001

5.1

Movie
poster

The Sandman

2022

8.0

TV
The Sands Between

The Sands Between

2021

6.5

Movie
The Summers of It – Chapter Two: It Ends

The Summers of It – Chapter Two: It Ends

2019

7.3

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

5.8

TV
poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

5.4

TV
Together

Together

2021

5.7

Movie
poster

Top Gear

2002

7.5

TV
Trance

Trance

2013

6.6

Movie
Turn Up the Sun!

Turn Up the Sun!

0.0

Movie
Victor Frankenstein

Victor Frankenstein

2015

5.9

Movie
Wanted

Wanted

2008

6.5

Movie
poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

5.0

TV
poster

Watership Down

2018

6.8

TV
Welcome to the Punch

Welcome to the Punch

2013

5.8

Movie
White Teeth

White Teeth

2002

6.1

Movie
poster

White Teeth

2002

7.0

TV
Wimbledon

Wimbledon

2004

6.2

Movie
X-Men: Apocalypse

X-Men: Apocalypse

2016

6.5

Movie
X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past

2014

7.5

Movie
X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class

2011

7.3

Movie
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special

X-Men: First Class 35mm Special

2012

6.8

Movie