James McAvoy
Acting
Born: Apr 21, 1979
From: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speak No Evil | Paddy | 2024 | 7.1 |
| Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen | Himself | 2023 | 10.0 |
| The Bubble | James McAvoy | 2022 | 4.6 |
| The Sands Between | Man | 2021 | 6.6 |
| Victor Frankenstein | Victor Frankenstein | 2015 | 5.9 |
| X-Men: Days of Future Past | Charles Xavier | 2014 | 7.53 |
| The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them | Conor Ludlow | 2014 | 6.156 |
| Trance | Simon | 2013 | 6.62 |
| Welcome to the Punch | Max Lewinsky | 2013 | 5.868 |
| Filth | Bruce | 2013 | 6.838 |
| The Conspirator | Frederick Aiken | 2011 | 6.561 |
| Gnomeo & Juliet | Gnomeo (voice) | 2011 | 5.901 |
| X-Men: First Class | Charles Xavier | 2011 | 7.3 |
| Arthur Christmas | Arthur (voice) | 2011 | 6.8 |
| The Last Station | Valentin Bulgakov | 2009 | 6.4 |
| Wanted | Wesley Gibson | 2008 | 6.529 |
| Becoming Jane | Tom Lefroy | 2007 | 7.311 |
| Atonement | Robbie Turner | 2007 | 7.635 |
| Penelope | Johnny/Max | 2007 | 6.744 |
| The Last King of Scotland | Dr. Nicholas Garrigan | 2006 | 7.416 |
| Starter for 10 | Brian Jackson | 2006 | 6.381 |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Mr. Tumnus | 2005 | 7.135 |
| Strings | Hal | 2004 | 6.653 |
| Inside I'm Dancing | Rory O'Shea | 2004 | 7.434 |
| Wimbledon | Carl Colt | 2004 | 6.222 |
| Bright Young Things | Simon Balcairn | 2003 | 6.266 |
| Bollywood Queen | Jay | 2002 | 5.0 |
| The Pool | Mike | 2001 | 5.217 |
| The Near Room | Kevin | 1997 | 5.0 |
| Control | Dr. Conway | — | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1979 |
| From | Glasgow, Scotland, UK |