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James McAvoy

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Scottish actor (born 1979)

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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.

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McAvoy at the 2010 Toronto International Film FestivalMcAvoy at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival

Filmography 40

Deadpool 22018 · ★ 7.5
X-Men: Days of Future Past2014 · ★ 7.5
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe2005 · ★ 7.1
X-Men: Apocalypse2016 · ★ 6.5
Dark Phoenix2019 · ★ 6.0
It Chapter Two2019 · ★ 6.8
Split2017 · ★ 7.3
Wanted2008 · ★ 6.5
Atomic Blonde2017 · ★ 6.4
Glass2019 · ★ 6.7
Atonement2007 · ★ 7.6
Speak No Evil2024 · ★ 7.1
Gnomeo & Juliet2011 · ★ 5.9
Arthur Christmas2011 · ★ 6.8
Victor Frankenstein2015 · ★ 6.0
Filth2013 · ★ 6.8
Trance2013 · ★ 6.6
X-Men: First Class2011 · ★ 7.3
The Last King of Scotland2006 · ★ 7.4
Becoming Jane2007 · ★ 7.3
Once Upon a Deadpool2018 · ★ 7.1
Penelope2007 · ★ 6.7
Muppets Most Wanted2014 · ★ 6.3
Wimbledon2004 · ★ 6.2
Sherlock Gnomes2018 · ★ 5.7
The Bubble2022 · ★ 4.6
My Son2021 · ★ 6.1
Welcome to the Punch2013 · ★ 5.9
The Conspirator2011 · ★ 6.6
The Book of Clarence2024 · ★ 5.8
Starter for 102006 · ★ 6.4
Submergence2018 · ★ 5.5
Together2021 · ★ 5.8
The Last Station2009 · ★ 6.4
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them2014 · ★ 6.2
Pose2026
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him2014 · ★ 6.7
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her2014 · ★ 6.6
Inside I'm Dancing2004 · ★ 7.4
Bright Young Things2003 · ★ 6.3

98 credits on file

Television 24

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015
The Daily Show1996
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014
Conan2010
The Graham Norton Show2007
Saturday Night Live1975
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003
Band of Brothers2001
The Sandman2022
Top Gear2002
Shameless2004
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
His Dark Materials2019
Foyle's War2002
The Oscars1953
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries2002
Hot Ones Versus2024
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune2003
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross2001
State of Play2003
Watership Down2018
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer2018

Awards 3

2013British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film
2008London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year
2006BAFTA Rising Star Award

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Connected to James 6

Charlize TheronAlso in Atomic Blonde (2017)Daniel RadcliffeAlso in Victor Frankenstein (2015)MorrisseyAlso in Welcome to the Punch (2013)Konstantin KhabenskyAlso in Wanted (2008)Saint JhnAlso in The Book of Clarence (2024)Bruce WillisAlso in Split (2017)

About this person

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).

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
living
Dates
Born 1979 · age 47
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39 languages

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