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Overview
Date of Birth:
Trivia:
Trained at Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. more
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another
6 wins
&
14 nominations
more
NewsDesk:
(633 articles)
James McAvoy to star in Bond creator biopic
(From Monsters and Critics. 2 January 2010, 9:15 AM, PST)
James McAvoy to Star as Ian Fleming?
(From Manny the Movie Guy. 31 December 2009, 12:54 PM, PST)
(From Monsters and Critics. 2 January 2010, 9:15 AM, PST)
James McAvoy to Star as Ian Fleming?
(From Manny the Movie Guy. 31 December 2009, 12:54 PM, PST)
Filmography
In Development: 
- Ian Fleming (details only on IMDbPro)
Actor:
- Wanted 2 (2011) (pre-production) .... Wesley Gibson
- I'm with Cancer (2010) (pre-production)
- Gnomeo and Juliet (2011) (filming) (voice) .... Gnomeo
- The Conspirator (2010) (post-production) .... Frederick Aiken
- The Last Station (2009) .... Valentin Bulgakov
... aka Ein Russischer Sommer (Germany) - Wanted (2008) .... Wesley Gibson
... aka Se busca (Argentina) (Peru) (Uruguay) (Venezuela) [es]
... aka Особо опасен (Russia) [ru]
... aka O Procurado (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Recherché (Canada: French title) [fr]
... aka Tagaotsitav (Estonia) [et]
... aka Trazen (Croatia) [hr]
... aka Wanted (Japan: English title) [en]
... aka Wanted (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka Wanted (Greece) [el]
... aka Wanted - Scegli il tuo destino (Italy) [it]
... aka Wanted - Se busca (Spain) [es]
... aka Wanted: Choisis ton destin (France) [fr]
... aka Wonteddo (Japan) [ja] - Atonement (2007) .... Robbie Turner
... aka Reviens-moi (France)
... aka Expiación, deseo y pecado (Argentina) (Mexico) [es]
... aka Искупление (Russia) [ru]
... aka Abbitte (Germany) [de]
... aka Desejo e Reparação (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Espiazione (Italy) [it]
... aka Exileosi (Greece) [el]
... aka Expiação (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Expiación, más allá de la pasión (Spain) [es]
... aka Expiation (Canada: French title) [fr]
... aka Försoning (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Kapara (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
... aka Kefaret (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka Lepitus (Estonia) [et]
... aka Okajanje (Croatia) [hr]
... aka Om forlatelse (Norway: TV title) [no]
... aka Pokajanje (Serbia) [sr]
... aka Pokuta (Poland) [pl]
... aka Reviens-moi (Belgium: French title) [fr]
... aka Soning (Denmark) [da]
... aka Sovitus (Finland) [fi]
... aka Vágy és vezeklés (Hungary) [hu] - Becoming Jane (2007) .... Tom Lefroy
... aka Jane (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
... aka A Juventude de Jane (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Amor e Inocência (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Amor verdadero (Argentina) [es]
... aka Askin kitabi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka Becoming Jane (Italy) [it]
... aka Becoming Jane (Denmark) [da]
... aka En ung Jane Austen (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Erotevmeni Jane (Greece) [el]
... aka Geliebte Jane (Germany) [de]
... aka Jane Austeni tõrjutud tunded (Estonia) [et]
... aka Jane Austenin jalanjäljillä (Finland) [fi]
... aka La joven Jane Austen (Spain: Castilian title) [es]
... aka Zakochana Jane (Poland) [pl] - Starter for 10 (2006) .... Brian Jackson
... aka Garoto Nota 10 (Brazil: DVD title) [pt]
... aka Heikoin lenkki (Finland) [fi]
... aka O protaris tis hronias (Greece) [el] - Penelope (2006) .... Johnny / Max
... aka Pénélope (France) [fr]
... aka Penelope (Greece: DVD title) [el]
... aka Penelope (Italy: DVD title) [it]
... aka Penelope (Argentina) [es]
... aka Pinelopi (Greece: TV title) [el]
... aka Una chica diferente (Mexico: promotional title) [es] - The Last King of Scotland (2006) .... Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
... aka El último rey de Escocia (Argentina) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
... aka Der letzte König von Schottland - In den Fängen der Macht (Germany) [de]
... aka Iskoçya'nin son krali (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka L'ultimo re di Scozia (Italy) [it]
... aka Last King of Scotland (Japan) [ja]
... aka Le dernier roi d'Écosse (France) [fr]
... aka O Último rei da Escócia (Brazil) [pt]
... aka O teleftaios vasilias tis Skotias (Greece) [el]
... aka Ostatni król Szkocji (Poland) [pl]
... aka Poslednji kralj Skotske (Serbia) [sr]
... aka Posljednji skotski kralj (Croatia) [hr]
... aka Shotimaa viimane kuningas (Estonia) [et] - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) .... Mr. Tumnus
... aka The Chronicles of Narnia (International: English title: short title)
... aka Las crónicas de Narnia - El león, la bruja y el ropero (Argentina) (Peru) (Venezuela) [es]
... aka As Crônicas de Nárnia - O Leão, a Feiticeira e o Guarda-Roupa (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Berättelsen om Narnia - Häxan och lejonet (Sweden) [sv]
... aka De kronieken van Narnia - De leeuw, de heks en de kleerkast (Netherlands: DVD title) [nl]
... aka Die Chroniken von Narnia - Der König von Narnia (Germany) [de]
... aka Las crónicas de Narnia - El león, la bruja y el armario (Spain) [es]
... aka Le cronache di Narnia: il leone, la strega e l'armadio (Italy) [it]
... aka Le monde de Narnia: chapitre 1 - le lion, la sorcière blanche et l'armoire magique (France) [fr]
... aka Les chroniques de Narnia - L'armoire magique (Canada: French title) [fr]
... aka Letopisi Narnije - Lav, vestica i orman (Serbia) [sr]
... aka Narnia - Løven, heksen og garderobeskabet (Denmark: DVD box title) [da]
... aka Narnia günlükleri: Aslan, cadi ve dolap (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka Narnian tarinat: Velho ja leijona (Finland) [fi]
... aka Narnijske kronike - Lav, vjestica i ormar (Croatia) [hr]
... aka O Leão, a Feiticeira e o Guarda-Roupa: As Crónicas de Nárnia (Portugal) [pt]
... aka To hroniko tis Narnia: To liontari, i magissa kai i doulapa (Greece) [el] - "ShakespeaRe-Told" .... Joe Macbeth (1 episode, 2005)
- Macbeth (2005) TV episode .... Joe Macbeth - "Shameless" .... Steve McBride / ... (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
... aka Hävytöntä (Finland) [fi]
- Episode #2.10 (2005) TV episode .... Steve McBride
- Episode #2.4 (2005) TV episode .... Steve McBride
- Episode #2.3 (2005) TV episode .... Steve McBride
- Episode #2.2 (2005) TV episode .... Steve McBride
- Episode #2.1 (2005) TV episode .... Steve McBride
(8 more) - Inside I'm Dancing (2004) .... Rory O'Shea
... aka Rory O'Shea Was Here (USA)
... aka Bailo por dentro (Argentina: cable TV title) (Spain: cable TV title) [es]
... aka Inside I'm Dancing (Germany) [de] - Wimbledon (2004) .... Carl Colt
... aka La plus belle victoire (France)
... aka Wimbledon - Spiel, Satz und... Liebe (Austria) (Germany) [de]
... aka Erotas me tin proti... balia (Greece: DVD title) [el]
... aka Wimbledon (Finland) [fi]
... aka Wimbledon (Argentina) [es]
... aka Wimbledon (Canada: French title) [fr]
... aka Wimbledon - Amor en juego (Mexico) [es]
... aka Wimbledon - O Jogo do Amor (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Wimbledon: El amor está en juego (Spain) [es] - Strings (2004) (voice: English version) .... Hal
... aka Hilos (Argentina) [es]
... aka Ipler (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka Le fil de la vie (France) [fr]
... aka Marionetes (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Strings (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Strings, to nima tis zois (Greece) [el] - "State of Play" .... Dan Foster (6 episodes, 2003)
... aka Den tredje makten (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Magtspil (Denmark) [da]
... aka Mord auf Seite eins (Germany) [de]
... aka Paihnidia diaplokis (Greece) [el]
... aka State of play, jeux de pouvoir (France) [fr]
... aka Valta pelissä (Finland) [fi]
- Episode #1.6 (2003) TV episode .... Dan Foster
- Episode #1.5 (2003) TV episode .... Dan Foster
- Episode #1.4 (2003) TV episode .... Dan Foster
- Episode #1.3 (2003) TV episode .... Dan Foster
- Episode #1.2 (2003) TV episode .... Dan Foster
(1 more) - "Early Doors" .... Liam (4 episodes, 2003)
- Episode #1.6 (2003) TV episode .... Liam
- Episode #1.4 (2003) TV episode .... Liam
- Episode #1.3 (2003) TV episode .... Liam
- Episode #1.2 (2003) TV episode .... Liam - Bright Young Things (2003) .... Simon Balcairn
... aka Agria niata (Greece: cable TV title) [el]
... aka Loucos e Decadentes (Brazil: festival title) [pt] - "Children of Dune" .... Leto Atreides II (1 episode, 2003)
... aka Dune - Bedrohung des Imperiums (Germany: second part title)
... aka Dune - Der Messias (Germany: first part title)
... aka Dune - Die Kinder des Wüstenplaneten (Germany: third part title)
... aka Dune - Krieg um den Wüstenplaneten (Germany: cut version)
... aka Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (USA: complete title)
... aka Children of Dune (Finland) [fi]
... aka Children of Dune (Greece) [el]
... aka Hijos de Dune (Argentina) [es]
... aka I figli di Dune (Italy) [it]
... aka Les enfants de Dune (France: video title) [fr]
... aka Os Filhos de Duna (Brazil: cable TV title) [pt]
- Episode #1.1 (2003) TV episode .... Leto Atreides II - Bollywood Queen (2002) .... Jay
... aka I agapi grafetai st' asteria (Greece: DVD title) [el]
... aka Rainha de Bollywood (Brazil: festival title) [pt] - "Foyle's War" .... Ray Pritchard (1 episode, 2002)
... aka Foylen sota (Finland) [fi]
... aka Kriminalsjef Foyle (Norway) [no]
... aka O polemos tou Foyle (Greece) [el]
- The German Woman (2002) TV episode .... Ray Pritchard - White Teeth (2002) (TV) .... Josh
... aka Hvide tænder (Denmark) [da]
... aka Valkoiset hampaat (Finland) [fi]
... aka Vita tänder (Finland: Swedish title) [sv] - "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries" .... Gowan Ross (1 episode, 2002)
... aka Inspector Lynley (Germany) [de]
... aka Meurtres à l'anglaise (France) [fr]
- Payment in Blood (2002) TV episode .... Gowan Ross - Swimming Pool - Der Tod feiert mit (2001) .... Mike
... aka Swiming Pool (Germany: short title)
... aka The Pool (USA)
... aka Water Demon (Philippines: English title)
... aka Un grito bajo el agua (Argentina) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
... aka Basen (Poland) [pl]
... aka Swimming pool: la piscine du danger (France: TV title) [fr]
... aka The Pool (Italy) [it]
... aka To party tou tromou (Greece: DVD title) [el]
... aka Um Grito Embaixo d'Água (Brazil) [pt] - "Band of Brothers" .... Pvt. James W. Miller (1 episode, 2001)
... aka Frères d'armes (France) (Switzerland: French title) [fr]
... aka Az elit alakulat (Hungary) [hu]
... aka Band of Brothers (Argentina) [es]
... aka Band of Brothers - Wir waren wie Brüder (Germany) [de]
... aka Hermanos de sangre (Spain) [es]
... aka Kammerater i krig (Denmark) [da]
... aka Krigens brorskap (Norway) [no]
... aka Relvavennad (Estonia) [et]
... aka Stin proti grammi (Greece) [el]
... aka Taistelutoverit (Finland) [fi]
... aka Vi stred som bröder (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
... aka Zdruzena braca (Croatia) [hr]
- Replacements (2001) TV episode .... Pvt. James W. Miller - "Murder in Mind" .... Martin Vosper (1 episode, 2001)
- Teacher (2001) TV episode .... Martin Vosper - Lorna Doone (2000) (TV) .... Sergeant Bloxham
... aka A Força de uma Paixão (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Lorna Doone (Greece) [el] - Regeneration (1997) .... Anthony Balfour
... aka Behind the Lines (USA)
... aka Sodan uhrit (Finland) [fi] - "The Bill" .... Gavin Donald (1 episode, 1997)
... aka Lov og uorden (Denmark) [da]
- Rent (1997) TV episode .... Gavin Donald - An Angel Passes By (1997) (TV) .... Local boy
- The Near Room (1995) .... Kevin
... aka Die Hölle nebenan (Germany) [de]
... aka Tappolista (Finland) [fi]
Soundtrack:
- "ShakespeaRe-Told" (1 episode, 2005)
- Macbeth (2005) TV episode (performer: "Baby I Love You")
Self:
- The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2009) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- "The ONE Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 22 January 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Wanted: Cast and Characters (2008) (V) .... Himself
- "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
- Episode dated 26 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #4.12 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "The Daily Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka A Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
... aka Jon Stewart (Australia)
... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition (International: English title: cut version)
... aka Ha-Daily Show (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
... aka I satira tou Jon Stewart (Greece) [el]
... aka To kathimerino show me ton John Stewart (Greece) [el]
- Episode dated 23 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
- Episode dated 20 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 8 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
... aka Entertainment Tonight (Greece) [el]
- Episode dated 20 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 15 January 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 13 December 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Max on Set: Wanted (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2008)
... aka Jay Leno (Australia)
... aka Jay Leno Show (Sweden) [sv]
... aka The tonight show med Jay Leno (Denmark) [da]
- Episode dated 19 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 21 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode #14.21 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Novel to Screen: Writing Atonement (2008) (V) .... Himself
- Bringing the Past to Life: The Making of 'Atonement' (2008) (V) .... Himself
- Empire Movie Awards 2008 (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- La noche de los Oscar (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- An Evening at the Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Adapted Screenplay
- Live from the Red Carpet: The 2008 Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- The 34th Annual People's Choice Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- "Sunday Morning Shootout" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka Hollywood Shootout (USA: syndication title)
... aka Shootout (USA: new title)
- Episode #5.13 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Good Morning America" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
... aka G.M.A. (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Episode dated 4 December 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "Parkinson" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 22 September 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 7 March 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "Breakfast" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
- Episode dated 5 March 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 26 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 6 December 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound
- The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- "HBO First Look" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Starter for 10 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "Film '72" .... Himself (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
... aka Film '73 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '74 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '75 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '76 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '77 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '78 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '79 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '80 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '81 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '82 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '83 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '84 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '85 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '86 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '87 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '88 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '89 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '90 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '91 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '92 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '93 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '94 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '95 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '96 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '97 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '98 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '99 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2000 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2001 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2002 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2003 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2004 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2005 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2006 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2007 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2008 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2009 (UK: new title)
... aka Film of the Year (UK: teaser title)
... aka The Film Programme (UK: informal alternative title)
- Episode dated 8 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 6 November 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 30 October 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 9 October 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - University Challenge: The Story So Far (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Paul O'Grady Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka The New Paul O'Grady Show (UK: new title)
- Episode #5.31 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - 'T4' in Narnia (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- Born in the USSR: 21 Up (2005) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka Gennimenoi stin ESSD - Eton 21 (Greece: festival title) [el] - 3rd Irish Film and Television Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- The British Comedy Awards 2004 (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- The Making of 'Bollywood Queen' (2003) (V) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
-
"MythBusters"
- Curving Bullets (2009) TV episode .... Wesley Gibson - Buscando a Penélope (2009) (TV) .... Himself
- Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself/Robbie Turner
- The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself/Mr. Tumnus, the Faun
Additional Details
Other Works:
Appeared in Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet", Perth Theatre Company at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh.
more
Publicity Listings:
2 Interviews | 2 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 2 Magazine Cover Photos
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Plot Keywords:
Message Boards
Discuss this person with other users on IMDb message board for James McAvoy| Recent Posts (updated daily) | User |
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| Ian Fleming biopic | mksaint-3 |
| Who knows you are a James fan? | puddleoflove |
| Gnomeo + Juliet | robin0507 |
| The Last Station promotion | mksaint-3 |
| Reminds me... | galapagos66 |
| OT: Book Club | robin0507 |
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