James McAvoy
James McAvoy
James McAvoy (born 21 April 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.
Acted Movies
Director: James Watkins
Writers: James Watkins,
Cast: Aisling Franciosi, Alix West Lefler, Dan Hough, Jakob Højlev Jørgensen, James McAvoy, Kris Hitchen, Mackenzie Davis, Motaz Malhees, Scoot McNairy,
Director: Jeymes Samuel
Writers: Jeymes Samuel,
Cast: Alfre Woodard, Anna Diop, Benedict Cumberbatch, Caleb McLaughlin, David Oyelowo, James McAvoy, LaKeith Stanfield, Omar Sy, RJ Cyler, Teyana Taylor,
Director: Christian Carion
Writers: Laure Irrmann,
Cast: Claire Foy, Gary Lewis, James McAvoy, Mark Barrett, Max Wilson, Michael Moreland, Paul Rattray, Robert Jack, Rosalind Sydney, Tom Cullen,
Director: Andy Muschietti
Writers: Gary Dauberman,
Cast: Andy Bean, Bill Hader, Bill Skarsgård, Isaiah Mustafa, Jaeden Martell, James McAvoy, James Ransone, Jay Ryan, Jessica Chastain, Teach Grant,
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Writers: M. Night Shyamalan,
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley, Brad William Henke, Haley Lu Richardson, Izzie Coffey, James McAvoy, Jessica Sula, Neal Huff, Sebastian Arcelus, Ukee Washington,
Director: Bryan Singer
Writers: Simon Kinberg,
Cast: Anna Paquin, Elliot Page, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Patrick Stewart,
Director: Ned Benson
Writers: Ned Benson,
Cast: Bill Hader, Ciarán Hinds, Isabelle Huppert, James McAvoy, Jess Weixler, Jessica Chastain, Nina Arianda, Ryan Eggold, Viola Davis, William Hurt,
Director: Jon S. Baird
Writers: Jon S. Baird,
Cast: Brian McCardie, Eddie Marsan, Emun Elliott, Gary Lewis, Imogen Poots, James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Jim Broadbent, John Sessions, Shauna Macdonald,
Director: Danny Boyle
Writers: Joe Ahearne,
Cast: Danny Sapani, James McAvoy, Mark Poltimore, Matt Cross, Michael Shaeffer, Rosario Dawson, Simon Kunz, Tuppence Middleton, Vincent Cassel, Wahab Sheikh,
Director: Eran Creevy
Writers: Eran Creevy,
Cast: Andrea Riseborough, Daniel Kaluuya, Daniel Mays, David Morrissey, Elyes Gabel, James McAvoy, Jason Flemyng, Mark Strong, Peter Mullan, Ruth Sheen,
Director: Sarah Smith
Writers: Peter Baynham,
Cast: Ashley Jensen, Bill Nighy, Eva Longoria, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Laura Linney, Marc Wootton, Ramona Marquez,
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Writers: Ashley Miller,
Cast: Caleb Landry Jones, James McAvoy, January Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Bacon, Lucas Till, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Zoë Kravitz,
Director: Robert Redford
Writers: James D. Solomon,
Cast: Alexis Bledel, Colm Meaney, Danny Huston, Evan Rachel Wood, James McAvoy, Justin Long, Kevin Kline, Norman Reedus, Robin Wright, Tom Wilkinson,
Director: Kelly Asbury
Writers: Kathy Greenberg,
Cast: Ashley Jensen, Emily Blunt, James McAvoy, Jason Statham, Jim Cummings, Julie Walters, Maggie Smith, Matt Lucas, Michael Caine, Ozzy Osbourne,
Director: Julian Jarrold
Writers: Sarah Williams,
Cast: Anna Maxwell Martin, Anne Hathaway, Ian Richardson, James Cromwell, James McAvoy, Joe Anderson, Julie Walters, Laurence Fox, Lucy Cohu, Maggie Smith,
Director: Joe Wright
Writers: Christopher Hampton,
Cast: Alfie Allen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brenda Blethyn, Harriet Walter, James McAvoy, Juno Temple, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Vanessa Redgrave,
Director: Mark Palansky
Writers: Leslie Caveny,
Cast: Catherine O'Hara, Christina Greatrex, Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Michael Feast, Nigel Havers, Peter Dinklage, Reese Witherspoon, Richard E. Grant, Simon Woods,
Director: Anders Rønnow Klarlund
Writers: Anders Rønnow Klarlund,
Cast: Catherine McCormack, Claire Skinner, David Harewood, Derek Jacobi, Ian Hart, James McAvoy, Julian Glover, Marina Bouras, Pernille Højmark, Samantha Bond,
Director: Damien O'Donnell
Writers: Jeffrey Caine,
Cast: Alan King, Anna Healy, Brenda Fricker, Gerard McSorley, James McAvoy, Romola Garai, Ruth McCabe, Stanley Townsend, Steven Robertson, Tom Hickey,
Director: Richard Loncraine
Writers: Adam Brooks,
Cast: Austin Nichols, Bernard Hill, Eleanor Bron, James McAvoy, Jon Favreau, Kirsten Dunst, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Paul Bettany, Robert Lindsay, Sam Neill,
Director: Boris von Sychowski
Writers: Lorenz Stassen,
Cast: Cordelia Bugeja, Elena Uhlig, Isla Fisher, James McAvoy, Jason Liggett, John Hopkins, Jonah Lotan, Kristen Miller, Maximilian Grill, Thorsten Grasshoff,