James McAvoy: movies and TV shows
James McAvoy has 98 credits in the archive: 67 films and 31 TV series, from 1953 to 2026. Highest rated: Hot Ones Versus (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1953 – 2026 · busiest year: 2014 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pose | Thomas | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 2026 | The Claudia Winkleman Show | Self | TV | 2.7 | 47 |
| 2026 | California Schemin' | Anthony | Film | 5.5 | 47 |
| 2026 | California Schemin' | Film | 5.5 | 47 | |
| 2025 | The Space Between Attack and Decay | Narrator | Film | — | 46 |
| 2025 | Lions Uncut: Australia 2025 | Narrator | Film | — | 46 |
| 2024 | Hot Ones Versus | Self | TV | 8.8 | 45 |
| 2024 | Speak No Evil | Paddy | Film | 7.1 | 45 |
| 2024 | The Book of Clarence | Pontius Pilate | Film | 5.8 | 45 |
| 2023 | Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen | Himself | Film | 10.0 | 44 |
| 2022 | The Sandman | Golden Haired Man (voice) | TV | 7.9 | 43 |
| 2022 | The Bubble | James McAvoy | Film | 4.6 | 43 |
| 2021 | Together | He | Film | 5.8 | 42 |
| 2021 | My Son | Edmond Murray | Film | 6.2 | 42 |
| 2021 | The Sands Between | Man | Film | 6.6 | 42 |
| 2020 | One World: Together at Home | Self | Film | 7.1 | 41 |
| 2020 | National Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac | Cyrano de Bergerac | Film | 7.5 | 41 |
| 2020 | The Bridge: Race to a Fortune | Narrator | TV | 4.0 | 41 |
| 2020 | The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson | reader | Film | 10.0 | 41 |
| 2020 | The Magical World of Julia Donaldson | Self - Readings | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 2019 | His Dark Materials | Lord Asriel | TV | 7.8 | 40 |
| 2019 | It Chapter Two | Bill Denbrough | Film | 6.8 | 40 |
| 2019 | Dark Phoenix | Charles Xavier / Professor X | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 2019 | Glass | 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 | Film | 6.7 | 40 |
| 2019 | The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends | Self | Film | 7.1 | 40 |
| 2018 | Deadpool 2 | Charles Xavier (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 39 |
| 2018 | The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer | Self - Guest | TV | 7.1 | 39 |
| 2018 | Once Upon a Deadpool | Charles Xavier / Professor X (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 39 |
| 2018 | Watership Down | Hazel (voice) | TV | 6.9 | 39 |
| 2018 | Sherlock Gnomes | Gnomeo (voice) | Film | 5.7 | 39 |
| 2018 | Submergence | James More | Film | 5.5 | 39 |
| 2017 | Split | Dennis / Patricia / Hedwig / The Beast / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Barry / Orwell / Jade | Film | 7.3 | 38 |
| 2017 | Atomic Blonde | David Percival | Film | 6.4 | 38 |
| 2017 | The Making of 'Split' | Self | Film | 6.4 | 38 |
| 2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse | Professor Charles Xavier | Film | 6.5 | 37 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | TV | 6.1 | 36 |
| 2015 | Victor Frankenstein | Victor Frankenstein | Film | 6.0 | 36 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | TV | 5.8 | 35 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | TV | 5.1 | 35 |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | Charles Xavier | Film | 7.5 | 35 |
| 2014 | Muppets Most Wanted | UPS Guy | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 2014 | The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her | Conor | Film | 6.6 | 35 |
| 2014 | The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them | Conor Ludlow | Film | 6.2 | 35 |
| 2014 | The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him | Conor | Film | 6.7 | 35 |
| 2014 | Double Take: Xavier & Magneto | Self | Film | — | 35 |
| 2013 | Welcome to the Punch | Max Lewinsky | Film | 5.9 | 34 |
| 2013 | Filth | Bruce | Film | 6.8 | 34 |
| 2013 | Filth | Film | 6.8 | 34 | |
| 2013 | Trance | Simon | Film | 6.6 | 34 |
| 2012 | X-Men: First Class 35mm Special | Self | Film | 6.8 | 33 |
| 2011 | Arthur Christmas | Arthur (voice) | Film | 6.8 | 32 |
| 2011 | Gnomeo & Juliet | Gnomeo (voice) | Film | 5.9 | 32 |
| 2011 | 50/50 | Film | 7.2 | 32 | |
| 2011 | The Conspirator | Frederick Aiken | Film | 6.6 | 32 |
| 2011 | Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class | Self | Film | 8.0 | 32 |
| 2011 | X-Men: First Class | Charles Xavier | Film | 7.3 | 32 |
| 2010 | Conan | Self - Guest | TV | 7.2 | 31 |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV | 5.0 | 30 |
| 2009 | The Last Station | Valentin Bulgakov | Film | 6.4 | 30 |
| 2008 | Wanted | Wesley Gibson | Film | 6.5 | 29 |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest | TV | 7.2 | 28 |
| 2007 | Atonement | Robbie Turner | Film | 7.6 | 28 |
| 2007 | Penelope | Johnny/Max | Film | 6.7 | 28 |
| 2007 | Becoming Jane | Tom Lefroy | Film | 7.3 | 28 |
| 2006 | The Last King of Scotland | Dr. Nicholas Garrigan | Film | 7.4 | 27 |
| 2006 | Starter for 10 | Brian Jackson | Film | 6.4 | 27 |
| 2005 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Mr. Tumnus | Film | 7.1 | 26 |
| 2005 | ShakespeaRe-Told | TV | 7.4 | 26 | |
| 2005 | ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth | Joe Macbeth | Film | 7.7 | 26 |
| 2004 | Shameless | Steve McBride | TV | 7.6 | 25 |
| 2004 | Wimbledon | Carl Colt | Film | 6.2 | 25 |
| 2004 | Inside I'm Dancing | Rory O'Shea | Film | 7.4 | 25 |
| 2004 | Strings | Hal | Film | 6.7 | 25 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV | 5.3 | 24 |
| 2003 | State of Play | Dan Foster | TV | 7.4 | 24 |
| 2003 | Frank Herbert's Children of Dune | Leto Atreides II | TV | 6.9 | 24 |
| 2003 | Bright Young Things | Simon Balcairn | Film | 6.3 | 24 |
| 2003 | Early Doors | Liam | TV | 7.8 | 24 |
| 2002 | Top Gear | Self | TV | 7.6 | 23 |
| 2002 | Foyle's War | Ray Pritchard | TV | 7.9 | 23 |
| 2002 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Gowan Ross | TV | 7.3 | 23 |
| 2002 | White Teeth | Josh Malfen | TV | 7.0 | 23 |
| 2002 | Bollywood Queen | Jay | Film | 5.0 | 23 |
| 2002 | White Teeth | Josh Malfen | Film | 6.1 | 23 |
| 2001 | Band of Brothers | James W. Miller | TV | 8.6 | 22 |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self - Guest | TV | 6.1 | 22 |
| 2001 | Murder in Mind | Martin Vosper | TV | 8.3 | 22 |
| 2001 | The Pool | Mike | Film | 5.2 | 22 |
| 2001 | Lorna Doone | Sergeant Bloxham | Film | 5.8 | 22 |
| 2000 | Lorna Doone | Sergeant Bloxham | TV | 7.7 | 21 |
| 1997 | The Near Room | Kevin | Film | 5.0 | 18 |
| 1997 | Regeneration | Anthony Balfour | Film | 5.5 | 18 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 17 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | TV | 5.4 | 13 | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 3 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 25 |
| Faith | Michael | Film | — | — | |
| Control | Dr. Conway | Film | — | — |