James McAvoy
Acting
Born April 21, 1979 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Biography
James McAvoy (born April 21, 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 Herbert'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 & Jul…
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Daily Show
Conan
Saturday Night Live
The Graham Norton Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Top Gear
Band of Brothers
Shameless
The Sandman
Foyle's War
His Dark Materials
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Oscars
X-Men: Apocalypse
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Deadpool 2
Dark Phoenix
Speak No Evil
Hot Ones Versus
Split
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
It Chapter Two
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Atonement
Once Upon a Deadpool
Wanted
Murder in Mind
Glass
Atomic Blonde
Pose
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Arthur Christmas
State of Play
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune