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James McAvoy

James McAvoy

Highest Rated: 92% Arthur Christmas (2011)

Lowest Rated: 22% Submergence (2017)

Birthday: Apr 21, 1979

Birthplace: Port Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Hailed in 2006 by director Kevin Macdonald as the world's "best British actor under 30 without question," Glasgow native James McAvoy's talent for playing flawed yet sympathetic characters made him an actor to watch for the new millennium. Officially kicking off his screen career at age 16 in the 1995 thriller, "The Near Room," it would be another eight years before McAvoy landed his big break in the 2003 Sci-Fi Channel original miniseries, "Children of Dune." After a handful of well-received television roles, McAvoy's feature career took off in 2005, starting with a major role in "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe" (2005), followed closely with a truly impressive turn as an ethically ambiguous physician in the critical hit, "The Last King of Scotland" (2006).

Highest rated movies

90% 91% X-Men: Days of Future Past
90% 66% Starter for 10
87% 89% The Last King of Scotland
86% 87% X-Men: First Class 83% 85% Speak No Evil
83% 80% Atonement
80% 59% Muppets Most Wanted 79% 64% Atomic Blonde

Filmography

Movies

Credit
83% 85% Speak No Evil Paddy (Character) $21.4M 2024
67% 80% The Book of Clarence Unknown (Character) $6.1M 2023
40% 39% My Son Edmond Murray (Character) - 2021
71% 57% Together He (Character) - 2021
62% 78% It: Chapter Two Bill Denbrough (Character) $211.6M 2019
22% 64% Dark Phoenix Professor Charles Xavier (Character) $65.8M 2019
37% 66% Glass Kevin Wendell Crumb/The Horde (Character) $111.0M 2019
27% 36% Sherlock Gnomes Gnomeo (Voice) $43.1M 2018
22% 32% Submergence James More (Character) - 2017
79% 64% Atomic Blonde David Percival (Character) $51.5M 2017
78% 79% Split Kevin Wendell Crumb (Character) $138.1M 2016
47% 65% X-Men: Apocalypse Professor Charles Xavier (Character) $155.0M 2016
26% 37% Victor Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein (Character) $5.7M 2015
90% 91% X-Men: Days of Future Past Young Charles Xavier (Character) $233.9M 2014
80% 59% Muppets Most Wanted UPS Guy (Character) $51.2M 2014
No Score Yet 61% The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her Conor (Character) $585.6K 2013
No Score Yet 63% The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him Conor (Character) - 2013
65% 51% The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby Conor (Character) $511.7K 2013
67% 67% Filth Bruce Robertson (Character) $34.3K 2013
68% 62% Trance Simon (Character) $2.3M 2013
48% 36% Welcome to the Punch Max Lewinsky (Character) $3.4K 2013
92% 77% Arthur Christmas Arthur (Voice) $46.4M 2011
86% 87% X-Men: First Class Charles Xavier (Character) $146.4M 2011
55% 54% Gnomeo & Juliet Gnomeo (Voice) - 2011
56% 62% The Conspirator Frederick Aiken (Character) $11.5M 2010
71% 67% The Last Station Valentin (Character) $6.6M 2009
71% 69% Wanted Wesley Gibson (Character) $134.3M 2008
83% 80% Atonement Robbie Turner (Character) $50.9M 2007
58% 74% Becoming Jane Tom Lefroy (Character) $18.7M 2007
53% 73% Penelope Johnny/Max (Character) $10.0M 2006
90% 66% Starter for 10 Brian Jackson (Character) $210.1K 2006
87% 89% The Last King of Scotland Nicholas Garrigan (Character) $17.6M 2006
75% 61% The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Mr. Tumnus (Character) $291.7M 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Macbeth Unknown (Character) - 2005
80% 83% Strings Hal (Voice) - 2004
48% 88% Inside I'm Dancing Rory O'Shea (Character) $20.3K 2004
61% 57% Wimbledon Carl Colt (Character) $16.8M 2004
66% 68% Bright Young Things Simon Balcairn (Character) $931.8K 2003
71% 41% Bollywood Queen Jay (Character) - 2002
45% 35% The Pool Mike (Character) - 2002

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 28% The Drew Barrymore Show Guest 2024
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2014 2019 2024
50% 85% HouseBroken Stan (Guest Voice) 2023
84% 82% His Dark Materials Lord Asriel (Character) 2019-2020 2022
88% 81% The Sandman Richard Madoc (Guest Star) 2022
No Score Yet 49% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2016-2017 2019 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Graham Norton Show Guest 2011 2013-2016 2019 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2021
No Score Yet 41% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2011 2019 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Great Celebrity Bake Off: Stand Up To Cancer Guest 2021
60% No Score Yet The Bridge Narrator 2020-2021
No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Guest 2014-2015 2017-2018 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Conan Guest 2018-2019
No Score Yet 58% Saturday Night Live Host 2019
74% 81% Watership Down Hazel (Voice) 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Guest 2015 2017
No Score Yet 66% Top Gear Guest 2013 2017
100% 90% Late Show With David Letterman Guest 2014
No Score Yet 14% The View Guest 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Daily Show Guest 2008 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Guest 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dateline NBC Guest 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet ShakespeaRe-told Joe Macbeth (Character) 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shameless Unknown (Character) 2004-2005
100% No Score Yet State of Play Dan Foster (Character) 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Masterpiece Theatre Unknown (Character) 2003
80% 88% Children of Dune Leto Atreides II (Character) 2003
No Score Yet 96% Foyle's War Ray Pritchard (Character) 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Unknown (Guest Star) 2002
94% 96% Band of Brothers James Miller (Guest Star) 2001