James McAvoy

Acting · Born 1979-04-21 in 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 & Juliet, its sequel Sherlock Gnomes, and Arthur Christmas. In 2003, McAvoy appeared in a lead role in Bollywood Queen, then in another lead role as Rory in Inside I'm Dancing in 2004. This was followed by…

Filmography

• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Mr. Tumnus
• The Last King of Scotland as Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
• Becoming Jane as Tom Lefroy
• Atonement as Robbie Turner
• Strings as Hal
• The Sands Between as Man
• The Pool as Mike
• Inside I'm Dancing as Rory O'Shea
• Penelope as Johnny/Max
• Wimbledon as Carl Colt