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James McAvoy (born 21 April 1979(1979-04-21)) is a Scottish stage and screen actor. He made his acting debut as a teen in 1995's The Near Room and continued to make mostly television appearances until the early 2000s. His notable television work includes State of Play, Shameless, and Frank Herbert's Children of Dune. Besides screen acting, McAvoy has appeared on stage with Three Days of Rain in 2009 and done voice work for animated films including Gnomeo and Juliet (2011).
Starting in 2003, McAvoy began to build his film resume with Bollywood Queen. That film was followed with The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), a commercial hit. His performance in Kevin Macdonald's The Last King of Scotland achieved him not only critical praise, but several award nominations. 2007's critically acclaimed Atonement marked the breakthrough in McAvoy's career. It also earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination and his second BAFTA nomination. Another big point in the actor's career was starring in Wanted (2008). Since then, he is notable for playing Professor X in X-Men: First Class.
Filmography James McAvoy
September 2019
It Chapter Two
Horror, Thriller Directed by: Andy MuschiettiWith: James McAvoy, Javier Botet, Jessica Chastain,...Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the terrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back.
January 2019
Glass
Drama Directed by: M. Night ShyamalanWith: James McAvoy, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson,...Security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities.
April 2018
Sherlock Gnomes
Animation (modern) Directed by: John StevensonWith: Johnny Depp, Emily Blunt, James McAvoyGarden gnomes, Gnomeo & Juliet, recruit renown detective, Sherlock Gnomes, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.
August 2017
Atomic Blonde
Action, Thriller Directed by: David LeitchWith: James McAvoy, Sofia Boutella, Charlize Theron,...
February 2017
Split
Horror, Thriller Directed by: M. Night ShyamalanWith: James McAvoy, Haley Lu Richardson,...Kevin, a man with at least 23 different personalities, is compelled to abduct three teenage girls. As they are held captive, a final personality - "The Beast" - begins to materialize.
January 2015
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby : Him
Drama Directed by: Ned BensonWith: James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Viola DavisOne couple's story as they try to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone.
January 2015
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby : Her
Drama Directed by: Ned BensonWith: James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Viola DavisOne couple's story as they try to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone.
Victor Frankenstein
Horror, Drama Directed by: Paul McGuiganWith: James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay,...Told from Igor's perspective, we see the troubled young assistant's dark origins, his redemptive friendship with the young medical student Viktor Von Frankenstein, and become eyewitnesses to the emergence of how Frankenstein became the man - and the legend - we know today.
May 2014
X-Men : Days of Future Past
Action, Fantasy, Adventure Directed by: Bryan SingerWith: Jennifer Lawrence, Hugh Jackman, Nicholas Hoult,...The X-Men must travel in time to change a major historical event that could globally impact on man and mutant kind.
July 2013
Trance
Thriller Directed by: Danny BoyleWith: James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent CasselA fine art auctioneer mixed up with a gang joins forces with a hypnotherapist to recover a lost painting. As boundaries between desire, reality and hypnotic suggestion begin to blur the stakes rise faster than anyone could have anticipated.
Filth
Comedy, Thriller, Crime Directed by: Jon S. BairdWith: James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Joanne Froggatt
Welcome to the Punch
Action, Crime, Thriller Directed by: Eran CreevyWith: James McAvoy, Mark Strong, Andrea Riseborough,...Ex-criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. This gives his nemesis, detective Max Lewinsky, one last chance to catch the man he's always been after.
November 2011
Arthur Christmas
Animation (modern) Directed by: Sarah SmithWith: Bill Nighy, James McAvoy, Hugh LaurieArthur Christmas reveals the incredible, never-before seen answer to every child's question: 'So how does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?' The answer: Santa's exhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. But at the center of the film is a story about a... Read more...
November 2011
The Conspirator
Drama Directed by: Robert RedfordWith: James McAvoy, Alexis Bledel, Robin WrightMary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.
June 2011
X-Men: First Class
Action Directed by: Matthew VaughnWith: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Alice Eve,...In 1963, Charles Xavier starts up a school and later a team, for humans with superhuman abilities. Among them is Erik Lensherr, his best friend... and future archenemy.
February 2011
Gnomeo & Juliet
Family, Fantasy, Animation (modern) Directed by: Kelly AsburyWith: Michaël Grégorio, Célia Charpentier,...Garden gnomes Gnomeo (voice of McAvoy) and Juliet (voice of Blunt) have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors. But with plastic pink flamingos and lawnmower races in the mix, can this young couple find lasting happiness?
June 2010
The Last Station
Biographical, Drama, Historical Directed by: Michael HoffmanWith: James McAvoy, Helen Mirren, Paul Giamatti,...A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things.
July 2008