James McAvoy

Actor | Soundtrack | Producer

McAvoy was born on 21 April 1979 in Glasgow, Scotland, to Elizabeth (née Johnstone), a nurse, and ...

Born: April 21, 1979

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Filmography

Known For

Filth Bruce (2013)
Atonement Robbie Turner (2007)
Split Dennis / Patricia / Hedwig / The Beast / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Barry / Orwell / Jade (2016)
Known For

The Last King of Scotland Dr. Nicholas Garrigan (2006)
Actor

His Dark Materials Lord Asriel (2019-2020)
The Sandman Lord Morpheus (2020) (2020)
It Chapter Two Bill Denbrough (2019)
X-Men: Dark Phoenix Professor Charles Xavier (2019)
National Theater Live: Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac (2019)
Glass Patricia / Dennis (2019)
Watership Down Hazel (2018)
Deadpool 2 Charles Xavier (2018)
Sherlock Gnomes Gnomeo (2018)
Submergence James More (2017)
Atomic Blonde David Percival (2017)
Split Dennis / Patricia (2016)
X-Men: Apocalypse Professor Charles Xavier (2016)
Victor Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein (2015)
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them Conor Ludlow (2014)
X-Men: Days of Future Past Charles Xavier (2014)
Muppets Most Wanted UPS Guy (2014)
Filth Bruce (2013)
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her Conor Ludlow (2013)
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him Conor Ludlow (2013)
Trance Simon (2013)
Welcome to the Punch Max Lewinsky (2013)
Arthur Christmas Arthur (2011)
X-Men: First Class Charles Xavier (24 Years) (2011)
Gnomeo & Juliet Gnomeo (2011)
The Conspirator Frederick Aiken (2010)
The Last Station Valentin (2009)
Wanted Wesley (2008)
Atonement Robbie Turner (2007)
Vanity Fair: Killers Kill, Dead Men Die The Shutterbug (2007)
Becoming Jane Tom Lefroy (2007)
Starter for 10 Brian Jackson (2006)
Penelope Johnny / Max (2006)
The Last King of Scotland Dr. Nicholas Garrigan (2006)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Mr. Tumnus (2005)
ShakespeaRe-Told Joe Macbeth (2005)
Shameless Steve (2004-2005)
Rory O'Shea Was Here Rory O'Shea (2004)
Wimbledon Carl Colt (2004)
Strings Hal (2004)
State of Play Dan Foster (2003)
Early Doors Liam (2003)
Bright Young Things Simon Balcairn (2003)
Children of Dune Leto Atreides II (2003)
Bollywood Queen Jay (2002)
Foyle's War Ray Pritchard (2002)
White Teeth Josh Malfen (2002)
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Gowan Ross (2002)
The Pool Mike (2001)
Band of Brothers James W. Miller (2001)
Murder in Mind Martin Vosper (2001)
Lorna Doone Sergeant Bloxham (2000)
An Angel Passes By Local boy (1997)
Behind the Lines Anthony Balfour (1997)
The Bill Gavin Donald (1997)
Actor

The Near Room Kevin (1995)
Soundtrack

ShakespeaRe-Told (2005)
Soundtrack

Rory O'Shea Was Here (2004)
Producer

Filth (2013)
Archive footage

Entertainment Tonight Canada (2019)
Entertainment Tonight (2019)
Celebrity Page (2018)
The Graham Norton Show (2011-2017)
Extra with Billy Bush (2016)
Chelsea Lately (2014)
The Many Faces of... (2013)
Special Collector's Edition (2011)
Farewell 'The Bill' (2010)
MythBusters (2009)
Buscando a Penélope (2009)
Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (2008)
Archive footage

The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006)
Comme au cinéma (2005)

Videos

Awards

Did You Know

McAvoy and Anne-Marie Duff were married at a celebrity-free ceremony at the 19th century Drumtochty Castle in Aberdeenshire. McAvoy didn't invite any co-stars 'because he didn't want the day to be about being famous'.

Quotes

Earlier in my career, I used to look at other actors and maybe steal a move here or there, but as I have gotten older, I prefer releasing the idiosyncratic quality that every single person has. That is truly interesting. In the pursuit of pretending...