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James McAvoy

James McAvoy

38 movies on Netflix

Biography

James McAvoy is a Scottish actor and director who grew up in Glasgow and began his screen career as a teenager in The Near Room. He worked mostly in television at first, with credits including the thriller State of Play and the drama Shameless. He came to wider attention as Mr. Tumnus in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) and as an assassin in Wanted (2008). He won the inaugural BAFTA Rising Star Award, in 2006, and BAFTA nominations followed for his work in Atonement (2007) and The Last King of Scotland (2006). He played Charles Xavier in X-Men: First Class (2011) and returned to the role in later X-Men films. His other films include Filth (2013), Split (2017), Glass (2019), and It Chapter Two (2019). On stage he has appeared in West End productions such as Macbeth and Cyrano de Bergerac, and earned four Laurence Olivier Award nominations.

47years old

Turns 48 on April 21in 185 days

  • Born Glasgow
  • Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
  • Also credited as James Andrew McAvoy

Movie Career

Films
38
Career span
25 years2001 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    James McAvoy got his first acting job at 15 when David Hayman, an actor his English teacher lived next to, visited his school to talk about Macbeth and later asked him to audition for The Near Room.

James McAvoy movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. X-Men: First Class2011 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Charles Xavier (24 Years)

    IMDb rating 7.7774K votes

  2. X-Men: Days of Future Past2014 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Charles Xavier

    IMDb rating 7.9798K votes

  3. X-Men: Apocalypse2016as Professor Charles Xavier

    IMDb rating 6.8500K votes

  4. Split2017as Dennis / Patricia / Hedwig / The Beast / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Barry / Orwell / Jade

    IMDb rating 7.3631K votes

  5. Wanted2008as Wesley

    IMDb rating 6.7431K votes

  6. Atonement2007as Robbie Turner

    IMDb rating 7.8334K votes

  7. Glass2019as 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

    IMDb rating 6.6308K votes

  8. It Chapter Two2019as Bill Denbrough

    IMDb rating 6.5363K votes

Most often with

Ned Benson directed three of these films, Bryan Singer two and M. Night Shyamalan two. Jessica Chastain appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Jessica Chastain, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Jessica ChastainJim Broadbent, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Jim BroadbentBill Hader, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Bill HaderMichael Fassbender, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Michael FassbenderNicholas Hoult, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Nicholas HoultJennifer Lawrence, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Jennifer LawrenceNed BensonDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Ned BensonBryan SingerDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Bryan SingerM. Night ShyamalanDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by M. Night Shyamalan

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Box office

What James McAvoy's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$5.0 billion

31 of the 38 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 38 films: 31 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 3 figure not found; 1 too new to count.

  • 31Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 3Figure not found
  • 1Too new to count

Top grosser

X-Men: Days of Future Past2014as Charles Xavier$748 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 75% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    X-Men: Days of Future Past2014as Charles Xavier
    $748M15.0% of the total
  2. 2
    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe2005as Mr. Tumnus
    $745M14.9% of the total
  3. 3
    X-Men: Apocalypse2016as Professor Charles Xavier
    $544M10.9% of the total
  4. 4
    It Chapter Two2019as Bill Denbrough
    $473M9.5% of the total
  5. 5
    X-Men: First Class2011as Charles Xavier (24 Years)
    $354M7.1% of the total
  6. 6
    Wanted2008as Wesley
    $342M6.9% of the total
  7. 7
    Split2017as Dennis / Patricia / Hedwig / The Beast / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Barry / Orwell / Jade
    $278M5.6% of the total
  8. 8
    Dark Phoenix2019as Professor Charles Xavier
    $252M5.1% of the total
Glass (2019), $247 millionGnomeo & Juliet (2011), $190 millionArthur Christmas (2011), $151 millionAtonement (2007), $131 millionAtomic Blonde (2017), $100 millionSherlock Gnomes (2018), $90.5 millionSpeak No Evil (2024), $77.2 millionThe Last King of Scotland (2006), $48.6 millionWimbledon (2004), $41.5 millionBecoming Jane (2007), $39.4 millionVictor Frankenstein (2015), $34.2 millionTrance (2013), $24.3 millionPenelope (2006), $21.2 millionThe Conspirator (2010), $15.5 millionThe Last Station (2009), $13.6 millionFilth (2013), $9.1 million

$1.2 billionfrom the other 23 films with a worldwide figure, 25% of the total

Awards

Three awards and honors from 2006 to 2013, one of them major.

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James McAvoy's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
BAFTA
2006Rising Star AwardWon
Other honors
2013British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent FilmFilthWon
2008London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the YearAtonementWon

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Official profiles and reference pages.

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