James McAvoy

Q: Has James McAvoy won any major awards?

James McAvoy has received several nominations, including BAFTA nominations. He won the British Independent Film Award for Best Actor for his role in 'Filth.'

Q: What was James McAvoy's first film role?

James McAvoy's first film role was in the 2003 film 'Bollywood Queen,' where he played the character of a young man named 'Ravi.'

Q: What is James McAvoy's estimated net worth?

James McAvoy's estimated net worth is around $20 million, reflecting his successful career in acting across various genres.

Q: Is James McAvoy involved in any charitable work?

Yes, James McAvoy is involved in various charitable efforts, including supporting mental health awareness and organizations like the Scottish Association for Mental Health.

Q: What is a defining characteristic of James McAvoy's acting style?

James McAvoy is known for his emotionally charged performances and ability to portray complex characters, often bringing depth and nuance to his roles.

Q: Which theater productions has James McAvoy been a part of?

James McAvoy has appeared in several theater productions, including 'Macbeth' and 'The Ruling Class,' showcasing his strong stage presence and acting skills.

Q: What are some of James McAvoy's upcoming projects?

James McAvoy is set to star in 'Sexy Beast' (2024), a remake of the 2000 film, which is one of his anticipated upcoming projects.

Known for

Split (2016)

IMDb 7.3 / 10

2016 / Horror, Thriller / 117 min

Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate...

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

IMDb 6.9 / 10

2016 / Action, Adventure / 144 min

After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.

X-Men: First Class (2011)

IMDb 7.7 / 10

2011 / Action, Adventure / 131 min

Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first...

Name

James McAvoy

Height

5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)

Born

21 April 1979, Port Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Spouses

Lisa Liberati (2019–present)

Children

1, names not publicly known

Parents

James McAvoy Sr., Elizabeth McAvoy

Estimated Net Worth

$20 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2026	Movie California Schemin' In the late 1990s, Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd had their musical ambitions consistently ridiculed for having the 'wrong' accents,...	Anthony	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2026	TV The Claudia Winkleman Show Good vibes, great guests, glorious fringe. Your weekly dose of Claudia‑powered joy, as she has a chat with Hollywood stars,...	Self	TMDB 3.5 / 10
2026	Movie Pose Isolated in a grand country manor, a reclusive artist spends a passionate and paranoid weekend with his ex-lover, an obsessive...	Thomas	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2025	Movie Lions Uncut: Australia 2025 Representing The British & Irish Lions is the pinnacle for any player from England, Scotland, Ireland or Wales. And now,...	Narrator	Not rated
2025	Movie The Space Between Attack and Decay A solitary sailing scientist, assigned to resurrect a drowning world, abandons his task in order to chase the enchanting allure...	Narrator	Not rated
2024	Movie Speak No Evil When an American family is invited to spend the weekend at the idyllic country estate of a charming British family...	Paddy	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2024	TV Hot Ones Versus Welcome to Hot Ones Versus! On this brand new, Hot Ones spinoff series, guests have two choices: Tell the truth,...	Self	TMDB 8.8 / 10
2024	Movie The Book of Clarence Streetwise but down-on-his-luck, Clarence is struggling to find a better life for his family, while fighting to free himself of...	Pontius Pilate	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2023	Movie Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen On the big screen, film bodies are becoming extreme and body building is part of many actors' job descriptions. Edit...	Himself	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2022	TV The Sandman After years of imprisonment, Morpheus — the King of Dreams — embarks on a journey across worlds to find what...	Golden Haired Man (voice)	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2022	Movie The Bubble Sneaking out. Hooking up. Melting down. The cast and crew of a blockbuster action franchise attempt to shoot a sequel...	James McAvoy	TMDB 4.6 / 10
2021	Movie The Sands Between A woman has a phone conversation with her significant other which slowly deteriorates as she comes to realize that the...	Man	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2021	Movie My Son When a man's only son goes missing, he travels to the town where his ex-wife lives in search of answers....	Edmond Murray	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2021	Movie Together A husband and wife are forced to re-evaluate themselves and their relationship through the reality of the Covid-19 lockdown.	He	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2020	Movie The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson The programme offers unique access to Julia Donaldson, her family, her rich archives and home movies, and the remarkable cast...	reader	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2020	Movie The Magical World of Julia Donaldson This was of course a fitting look into the world of Julia Donaldson, whose books have kept the BBC in...	Self - Readings	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2020	TV The Bridge: Race to a Fortune British version of the Spanish reality series "El Puente" in which 12 strangers come together on the banks of a...	Narrator	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2020	Movie One World: Together at Home A global broadcast & digital special organized by Global Citizen and the World Health Organization featuring comedians, musicians, and actors...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2020	Movie National Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac Fierce with a pen and notorious in combat, Cyrano almost has it all - if only he could win the...	Cyrano de Bergerac	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2019	Movie The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends This documentary focuses on the actors and their journey over two summers to create the remake to the original IT,...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2019	TV His Dark Materials Lyra is an orphan who lives in a parallel universe in which science, theology and magic are entwined. Her search...	Lord Asriel	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2019	Movie It Chapter Two 27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up...	Bill Denbrough	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2019	Movie Dark Phoenix The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out...	Charles Xavier / Professor X	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2019	Movie Glass In a series of escalating encounters, former security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb,...	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	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2018	TV Watership Down Fleeing their doomed warren, a group of rabbits struggle to find and defend a new home.	Hazel (voice)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2018	Movie Once Upon a Deadpool A kidnapped Fred Savage is forced to endure Deadpool's PG-13 rendition of Deadpool 2, as a Princess Bride-esque story that's...	Charles Xavier / Professor X (uncredited)	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2018	Movie Deadpool 2 Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.	Charles Xavier (uncredited)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2018	Movie Sherlock Gnomes Garden gnomes Gnomeo & Juliet recruit renown detective Sherlock Gnomes to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.	Gnomeo (voice)	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2018	TV The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer Four different celebrities all aim to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with their baking skills.	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2018	Movie Submergence While James More is held captive by terrorists in Somalia, thousands of miles away on the Greenland Sea, his lover...	James More	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2017	Movie Atomic Blonde An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent...	David Percival	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2017	Movie The Making of 'Split' A piece in which Shyamalan discusses his growth as a person and a filmmaker, how the film reflects his growth,...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2017	Movie Split Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set...	Dennis / Patricia / Hedwig / The Beast / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Barry / Orwell / Jade	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2016	Movie X-Men: Apocalypse After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.	Professor Charles Xavier	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2015	Movie Victor Frankenstein Eccentric scientist Victor Von Frankenstein creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.	Victor Frankenstein	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2015	TV The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late...	Self	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2014	Movie X-Men: Days of Future Past - Kitchen Sequence This making-of piece is a grab bag of snippets including some audio of Singer explaining how he had to direct...	Self	Not rated
2014	Movie Double Take: Xavier & Magneto This making-of piece focuses on the quartet playing these characters at different ages: Sir Patrick Stewart, Sir Ian McKellen, James...	Self	Not rated
2014	Movie X-Men: Reunited This making-of piece looks at the genesis of this project and how Singer wanted to reunite the original cast again.	Self	Not rated
2014	Movie The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her Told from the woman's perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew...	Conor	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2014	Movie The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him Told from the man's perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew...	Conor	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2014	Movie X-Men: Days of Future Past The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join...	Charles Xavier	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2014	Movie The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them A New York couple's relationship is tested after the loss of their child. This film is the wide-released combination of...	Conor Ludlow	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2014	Movie Muppets Most Wanted While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit...	UPS Guy	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2014	TV Late Night with Seth Meyers Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live's" longest serving anchor on the show's wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2014	TV The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2013	Movie Filth A bigoted junkie cop suffering from borderline personality disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way in a bid...	Bruce	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2013	Movie Trance A violent gang enlists the help of a hypnotherapist in an attempt to locate a painting which somehow vanished in...	Simon	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2013	Movie Welcome to the Punch When notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London, it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to...	Max Lewinsky	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2012	Movie X-Men: First Class 35mm Special TV special about the making of "X-Men: First Class".	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2011	Movie Arthur Christmas For hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title "Santa" to a chosen few of its members, which...	Arthur (voice)	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2011	Movie Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class An eight-part behind-the-scenes featurette, charting the film from pre-production through post-production, including visual effects techniques and cataloguing “X-Men” transformations through...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2011	Movie X-Men: First Class Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their...	Charles Xavier	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2011	Movie The Conspirator Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole...	Frederick Aiken	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2011	Movie Gnomeo & Juliet A version of Shakespeare's play, set in the world of warring indoor and outdoor gnomes. Garden gnomes Gnomeo and Juliet...	Gnomeo (voice)	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2010	TV Conan A late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2009	Movie The Last Station A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a...	Valentin Bulgakov	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2009	TV Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2008	Movie Wanted Doormat Wesley Gibson is an office worker whose life is going nowhere. He meets an attractive woman named Fox and...	Wesley Gibson	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2007	Movie Penelope Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable...	Johnny/Max	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2007	Movie Becoming Jane Though young Jane Austen's financially strapped parents expect her to marry the nephew of wealthy Lady Gresham, Jane herself knows...	Tom Lefroy	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2007	Movie Atonement A young girl irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime...	Robbie Turner	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2007	TV The Graham Norton Show Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The...	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2006	Movie The Last King of Scotland Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides...	Dr. Nicholas Garrigan	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2006	Movie Starter for 10 In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside...	Brian Jackson	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2005	Movie The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, they discover...	Mr. Tumnus	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2005	Movie ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth A chef and his restaurant-hostess wife resort to murder to take ownership of a high-class Glaswegian restaurant.	Joe Macbeth	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2005	TV ShakespeaRe-Told Four of Shakespeare's plays are dramatically relocated to the modern day.	Unknown character	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2004	Movie Strings The story of Prince Hal who sets out to avenge his dead father against the city's rivals, the Zeriths, little...	Hal	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2004	Movie Inside I'm Dancing Michael is a 24-year-old who has cerebral palsy and long-term resident of the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, run...	Rory O'Shea	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2004	Movie Wimbledon Britain’s Peter Colt has never quite lived up to his dreams of tennis stardom. Once ranked as high as number...	Carl Colt	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2004	TV Shameless The story of a young group of siblings pretty much abandoned by their parents, surviving by their wits - and...	Steve McBride	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2003	Movie Bright Young Things During the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with extravagant and outlandish antics. Among...	Simon Balcairn	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2003	TV State of Play The murder of Sonia Baker, a young political researcher, leads journalist Cal McCaffrey to uncover complex links between government and...	Dan Foster	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2003	TV Early Doors A sitcom set in a small pub in Manchester, “The Grapes”, where daily life is bound up in the issues...	Liam	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2003	TV Frank Herbert's Children of Dune Twelve years following the events of Dune, the Atreides family must overcome a conspiracy that threatens to destroy their legacy...	Leto Atreides II	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2003	TV Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2002	Movie Bollywood Queen A cross cultural romance set in London's East End about a young girl of Indian heritage.	Jay	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2002	TV Foyle's War As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on...	Ray Pritchard	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2002	TV Top Gear This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The...	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2002	TV White Teeth The lives of three families are woven together across three decades in multi-cultural Britain.	Josh Malfen	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2002	Movie White Teeth An adaptation of Zadie Smith's bestseller concerning the lives of two families from as far back as the 1800s and...	Josh Malfen	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2002	TV The Inspector Lynley Mysteries DS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.	Gowan Ross	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2001	TV Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Jonathan Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from both a guest music group and...	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2001	Movie The Pool International students at an elite Prague school are stalked and murdered by a masked killer while holding a party in...	Mike	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2001	TV Band of Brothers Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the...	James W. Miller	TMDB 8.6 / 10
2001	TV Murder in Mind Murder in Mind is a British television thriller drama anthology series of self-contained stories with a murderous theme seen from...	Martin Vosper	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2001	Movie Lorna Doone The year is 1675. England is threatened by religious and political rivalries. King Charles II's Catholic brother, James, is next...	Sergeant Bloxham	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2000	TV Lorna Doone Passionate love story set in 17th century rural England, charting the young John Ridd's search for revenge after his father's...	Sergeant Bloxham	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1997	Movie Regeneration Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, two of England's most important World War I poets are sent, along with other traumatized...	Anthony Balfour	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1997	Movie The Near Room Charlie Colquhoun is a burnt out journalist. His old school friend Harris Hill is a lawyer at the top of...	Kevin	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1996	TV The Daily Show The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1992	TV The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.	Unknown character	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1975	TV Saturday Night Live A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary...	Self - Host	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1953	TV The Oscars An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
TBA	Movie Control A troubled doctor wakes up one morning to the sound of a mysterious voice in his head. With his reality...	Dr. Conway	Not rated
TBA	Movie Faith Gina, a hard-working and devoted single mother, meets a quietly enigmatic stranger, Michael. The presence of someone who appears to...	Michael	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2026	Movie California Schemin' In the late 1990s, Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd had their musical ambitions consistently ridiculed for having the 'wrong' accents,...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2013	Movie Filth A bigoted junkie cop suffering from borderline personality disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way in a bid...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2011	Movie 50/50 Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his...	Thanks Crew	TMDB 7.2 / 10

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2026 / TMDB 6.0

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2026 / TMDB 6.3

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2025

Speak No Evil

2024 / TMDB 7.1

The Book of Clarence

2024 / TMDB 5.9

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What are some of James McAvoy's most successful films?

Some of James McAvoy's most successful films include 'Atonement,' 'Split,' and the 'X-Men' series. These movies have garnered both critical acclaim and box office success.

Has James McAvoy won any major awards?

What was James McAvoy's first film role?

What is James McAvoy's estimated net worth?

Is James McAvoy involved in any charitable work?

What is a defining characteristic of James McAvoy's acting style?

Which theater productions has James McAvoy been a part of?

What are some of James McAvoy's upcoming projects?