James McAvoy ( born 21 April 1979) is a Scottish actor. He made his acting debut as a teen in 'The Near Room' (1995) and made mostly television appearances until 2003, when his feature film career began. His notable television work includes the thriller 'State of Play' and the science fiction mini-series 'Frank Herbert's Children of Dune'. He has performed in several West End productions and received three 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. This was followed by a supporting role, the faun Mr. Tumnus, in 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' (2005). His performance in Kevin Macdonald's drama 'The Last King of Scotland' (2006) garnered him several award nominations. The critically acclaimed romantic drama war film 'Atonement' (2007) earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination and his second BAFTA nomination. He later appeared as a newly trained assassin in the action thriller Wanted (2008).

In 2011, McAvoy played Professor Charles Xavier in the superhero film 'X-Men: First Class', a role he reprised in 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' (2014), 'X-Men: Apocalypse' (2016),' Deadpool 2' (2018) and 'Dark Phoenix' (2019). Since 2019, he has played Lord Asriel Belacqua in the BBC/HBO fantasy series 'His Dark Materials'.

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