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James McAvoy
Acting
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.
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Daily Show
1996
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Conan
2010
Saturday Night Live
1975
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Sandman
2022
Top Gear
2002
Shameless
2004
The Oscars
1953
Band of Brothers
2001
Foyle's War
2002
His Dark Materials
2019
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005
It Chapter Two
2019
Deadpool 2
2018
Split
2017
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
X-Men: Apocalypse
2016
Glass
2019
Dark Phoenix
2019
Speak No Evil
2024
Wanted
2008
Atonement
2007
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
2003
Atomic Blonde
2017
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