James McAvoy
Actor
- Inside I'm Dancing (Rory O'Shea Was Here) (2004)
- Dir. Damien O'Donnell
Feat. James McAvoy, Romola Garai
- Inspiring Irish drama which builds up a likable yarn about a high–energy 'rebel' with muscular dystrophy who befriends a shy cerebral palsy…
- Strings (2004)
- Dir. Anders Rønnow Klarlund
Feat. James McAvoy, Catherine McCormack, Derek Jacobi…
- An extraordinary Danish puppet fantasy epic about the course of kingdoms and warriors in an ancient world, which is distinguished by the integration…
- Shameless (TV Series) (2004)
- Feat. David Threlfall, Elliot Tittensor, Gerard Kearns…
- The story of a young group of siblings pretty much abandoned by their parents, surviving by their wits – and humor – on a rough…
- Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (2005)
- Dir. Andrew Adamson
Feat. Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent…
- A splendid and meticulous vision of C.S. Lewis' classic children's fantasy novel in which a group of four young siblings – ensconced in an…
- Macbeth (Shakespeare Retold) (2005)
- Dir. Mark Brozel
Feat. James McAvoy, Richard Armitage, Keeley Hawes
- An updated version of Shakespeare's tragedy by the makers of THE CANTERBURY TALES (2003) series, shifting the Scottish renegade into the…
- State of Play (TV Mini-series) (2005)
- Dir. David Yates
Feat. David Morrissey, John Simm, Bill Nighy…
- Politics, journalism and murder collide in this dynamic British thriller, which snowballs from two seemingly unrelated deaths into a riveting,…
- Starter for 10 (Starter for Ten) (2006)
- Dir. Tom Vaughan
Feat. James McAvoy, Rebecca Hall, Alice Eve…
- Cute but formulaic youthful rom–com set in Thatcher's Britain, with the boyishly handsome James McAvoy as a working–class (yeah, right)…
- Penelope (2006)
- Dir. Mark Palansky
Feat. Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara…
- Whimsical fantasy comedy about an unfortunate girl cursed with the face of a pig whose family are driven to find her a "handsome prince" to undo the…
- Last King of Scotland, The (2007)
- Dir. Kevin MacDonald
Feat. Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington…
- A riveting tale of the seductive nature of power, this is worth the admission alone for Forest Whitaker’s astonishing Oscar–winning turn as…
- Becoming Jane (2007)
- Dir. Julian Jarrold
Feat. Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Walters…
- The early chapters of Jane Austen’s literary life are dramatised in this rose–tinted biopic of her formative romantic…
- Atonement (2007)
- Dir. Joe Wright
Feat. James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai…
- Keira Knightley and James McAvoy play out a twisted, unrequited wartime love in this Bafta–adorned tragic–romance from the dir. of PRIDE…
- Wanted (2008)
- Dir. Timur Bekmambetov
Feat. James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman
- A relentless rollercoaster ride on amphetamines, this breakneck graphic novel adaptation from the Russian director of NIGHT WATCH tracks the…
- Last Station, The (2009)
- Dir. Michael Hoffman
Feat. Christopher Plummer, Helen Mirren, Paul Giamatti…
- Enchanting and poignant in equal measure, this splendidly realised drama utilises a top flight cast to depict the tumultuous last year of the life of…
- Conspirator, The (2010)
- Dir. Robert Redford
Feat. James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Tom Wilkinson…
- Timely retelling of the aftermath of the Abraham Lincoln's assassination when boardinghouse owner Mary Surratt (Wright) was placed on trial for…
- Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
- Dir. Kelly Asbury
Feat. James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Ashley Jensen…
- A charming, if smugly delivered animated tale which reimagines Shakespeare’s most recognisable work in the setting of a garden decorated by…
- X-Men: First Class (2011)
- Dir. Matthew Vaughn
Feat. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence…
- The X–MEN juggernaut rolls on, benefiting from a spring clean of the principal cast, in this hugely entertaining origin movie set against the…
- Arthur Christmas (2011)
- Dir. Sarah Smith, Barry Cook
Feat. James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy…
- Aardman takes on Christmas in this fun–filled holiday claymation about Santa's high–tech operation beneath the North Pole.
- Trance (2013)
- Dir. Danny Boyle
Feat. James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel, Rosario Dawson
- The story rattles along like an express train, bouncing between genres and time periods until the whole thing is a confusing mess. Which is actually…
- Welcome to the Punch (2013)
- Dir. Eran Creevy
Feat. James McAvoy, Mark Strong, Andrea Riseborough…
- James McAvoy and Mark Strong square off as obsessive cop and elusive criminal mastermind respectively in this high–performance thriller set in…
- Filth (2013)
- Dir. Jon S. Baird
Feat. Jamie Bell, Imogen Poots, James McAvoy…
- James McAvoy plays a self–destructing copper whose corruption and bigotry manifest in a spiral of sex, drugs and violence. From an Irving Welsh…
- Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
- Dir. James Bobin
Feat. Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, Tina Fey…
- The latest sing–a–long Muppet adventure finds the gang embroiled in a European jewel–heist lead by a Kermit the Frog imposter.
- X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
- Dir. Bryan Singer
Feat. Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender…
- This latest installment in the X–Men saga sees Wolverine travel back in time to prevent a world changing event.
- Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, The (2014)
- Dir. Ned Benson
Feat. James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis…
- An ambitious and elegant New York love story from first time director Benson follows a couple as they try to reclaim the life and love they once…
- Victor Frankenstein (2015)
- Dir. Paul McGuigan
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay…
- Mary Shelley's classic is given an interesting twist, this time told from the perspective of Igor, the hunchbacked assistant who teams with Dr…
- X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
- Dir. Bryan Singer
Feat. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence…
- The franchise roles on with the X–Men confronting a resurrected mutant determined to re–make the world.
- Split (2016)
- Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Feat. James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley…
- Twist–meister M. Night Shyamalan returns (to form) with this innovative thriller starring James McAvoy as a man with 23 different personalities…
- Atomic Blonde (2017)
- Dir. David Leitch
Feat. Charlize Theron, James McAvoy
- Pulpy, neon–lit thriller from the makers of JOHN WICK with a remarkable performance from Charlize Theron, giving real emotional depth to a…
- Glass (2018)
- Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Feat. Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, James McAvoy…
- An ambitious, unconventional superhero thriller that provides an intersection between the director M. Night Shyamalan's previous films Unbreakable…
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
- Dir. Simon Kinberg
Feat. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence…
- Final installment in the X–Men film franchise that rebooted in 2011 with FIRST CLASS, set in 1992 where the X–Men are set on a mission by…
- It: Chapter 2 (2019)
- Dir. Andrés Muschietti
Feat. Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader…
- A solid but overly–protracted direct sequel to the 2017 film that takes place 27 years later when the cast are all grown up and drawn back to…