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 Herber ... t'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.
2019
as 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
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| Organization | Category | Movie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAG Awards | Best Actor | Atonement | Nominated |
The Bridge: Race to a Fortune
as Narrator
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Oct 11, 2020
His Dark Materials
as Lord Asriel
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Nov 03, 2019
Early Doors
as Liam
Episodes: 6
First Aired: May 12, 2003
Shameless
as Steve McBride
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jan 13, 2004
State of Play
as Dan Foster
Episodes: 6
First Aired: May 18, 2003
White Teeth
as Josh Malfen
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 17, 2002
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
as Leto Atreides II
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Mar 16, 2003
Watership Down
as Hazel (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Dec 22, 2018
Lorna Doone
as Sergeant Bloxham
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Dec 24, 2000
Murder in Mind
as Martin Vosper
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 22, 2001
The Sandman
as Golden Haired Man (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 05, 2022
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
as Gowan Ross
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 08, 2002
Band of Brothers
as James W. Miller
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2001
The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Episodes: 3
First Aired: May 25, 1992
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jul 16, 2009
The Daily Show
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 22, 1996
Top Gear
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 20, 2002
The One Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 14, 2006
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 2001
Foyle's War
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 27, 2002
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 06, 2018
ShakespeaRe-Told
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 07, 2005
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Hot Ones Versus
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 31, 2024
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 5 | 51 | 64 | 39 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 45 | 55 | 32 |
| 2025 | 1 | 44 | 60 | 28 |
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| 2024 | 5 | 612 | 193 |
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| 2025 | 8 | 510 | 434 |