James McAvoy

Acting

Born: 1979-04-21 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Biography

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 O

🎬 Movies (20)

California Schemin'

2026

Anthony

★ 6

Pose

2026

Thomas

★ 6.3

Lions Uncut: Australia 2025

2025

Narrator

★ 0

The Space Between Attack and Decay

2025

Narrator

★ 0

Speak No Evil

2024

Paddy

★ 7.1

The Book of Clarence

2024

Pontius Pilate

★ 5.8

Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

2023

Himself

★ 10

The Bubble

2022

James McAvoy

★ 4.6

The Sands Between

2021

Man

★ 6.6

My Son

2021

Edmond Murray

★ 6.2

Together

2021

★ 5.8

The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson

2020

reader

★ 10

The Magical World of Julia Donaldson

2020

Self - Readings

★ 6

One World: Together at Home

2020

Self

★ 7.1

National Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac

2020

Cyrano de Bergerac

★ 7.5

The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends

2019

Self

★ 7.1

It Chapter Two

2019

Bill Denbrough

★ 6.8

Dark Phoenix

2019

Charles Xavier / Professor X

★ 6

Glass

2019

Patricia / Dennis / Hedwig / The Beast / Barry / Heinrich / Jade / Ian / Mary Reynolds / Norma / Jalin / Kat / B.T. / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Mr. Pritchard / Felida / Luke / Goddard / Samuel / Polly

★ 6.7