# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/james-mcavoy
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:03:40.535Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/james-mcavoy"
name: "James McAvoy"
slug: "james-mcavoy"
description: "James McAvoy is a Scottish actor and director. He made his acting debut as a teen in The Near Room (1995) and appeared mostly on television until 2003, when his film career began. His television work includes the thriller State of Play (2003), the science fiction miniseries Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (2003), and the drama series Shameless (2004–2005)."
tagline: "Scottish actor (born 1979)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/James_McAvoy_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1979-04-21"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           61.81
  momentum:             0
  historical:           30.870276
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/jamesmcavoyrealdeal/"
    handle:    "jamesmcavoyrealdeal"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
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    handle:    "nm0564215"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.jamesmcavoy.com/"
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    type:  "DATABASE"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "جیمز مک‌آووی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "James McAvoy"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "James McAvoy"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "James McAvoy"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "जेम्स मैकअवॉय"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump