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James McAvoy

James McAvoy

Known for ActingBorn 1979-04-21 (age 47)Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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 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.Read more

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Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen10.0
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Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

2023 · Movie

The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson
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The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson

2020 · Movie

Hot Ones Versus8.8
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Hot Ones Versus

2024 · Series

Band of Brothers8.6
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Band of Brothers

2001 · Series

Murder in Mind8.3
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Murder in Mind

2001 · Series

Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class8.0
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Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class

2011 · Movie

The Sandman7.9
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The Sandman

2022 · Series

His Dark Materials7.8
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His Dark Materials

2019 · Series

Early Doors7.8
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Early Doors

2003 · Series

Foyle's War7.8
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Foyle's War

2002 · Series

ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth7.7
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ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth

2005 · Movie

Atonement7.6
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Atonement

2007 · Movie

National Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac7.5
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National Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac

2020 · Movie

Lorna Doone7.7
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Lorna Doone

2000 · Series

X-Men: Days of Future Past7.5
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X-Men: Days of Future Past

2014 · Movie

Deadpool 27.5
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Deadpool 2

2018 · Movie

Top Gear7.6
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Top Gear

2002 · Series

Shameless7.6
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Shameless

2004 · Series

The Last King of Scotland7.4
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The Last King of Scotland

2006 · Movie

Inside I'm Dancing7.4
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Inside I'm Dancing

2004 · Movie

Split7.3
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Split

2017 · Movie

ShakespeaRe-Told7.4
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ShakespeaRe-Told

2005 · Series

State of Play7.4
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State of Play

2003 · Series

X-Men: First Class7.3
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X-Men: First Class

2011 · Movie

Becoming Jane7.3
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Becoming Jane

2007 · Movie

Speak No Evil7.1
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Speak No Evil

2024 · Movie

One World: Together at Home7.1
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One World: Together at Home

2020 · Movie

Conan7.2
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Conan

2010 · Series

50/507.2
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50/50

2011 · Movie

The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends7.1
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The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends

2019 · Movie

Once Upon a Deadpool7.1
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Once Upon a Deadpool

2018 · Movie

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer7.1
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The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

2018 · Series

The Graham Norton Show7.2
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The Graham Norton Show

2007 · Series

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries7.2
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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

2002 · Series

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe7.1
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

2005 · Movie

Watership Down6.9
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Watership Down

2018 · Series

It Chapter Two6.8
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It Chapter Two

2019 · Movie

White Teeth7.0
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White Teeth

2002 · Series

Filth6.8
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Filth

2013 · Movie

Frank Herbert's Children of Dune6.9
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Frank Herbert's Children of Dune

2003 · Series

X-Men: First Class 35mm Special6.8
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X-Men: First Class 35mm Special

2012 · Movie

Glass6.7
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Glass

2019 · Movie

Arthur Christmas6.8
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Arthur Christmas

2011 · Movie

Penelope6.7
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Penelope

2007 · Movie

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him6.7
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him

2014 · Movie

The Sands Between6.6
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The Sands Between

2021 · Movie

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her6.7
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

2014 · Movie

Trance6.6
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Trance

2013 · Movie