James McAvoy Filmography: Movies and Television Credits

This James McAvoy filmography covers 47 movie titles and 11 television titles from the available cast credits. Multiple roles in the same title are grouped together. It is a selection of screen credits, rather than a complete record of every performance. Credits may include acting, voice work, uncredited roles and appearances as themselves.

James McAvoy movies by release year

The years below are film release years, not filming dates.

• Regeneration (1997) as Anthony Balfour
• Lorna Doone (2001) as Sergeant Bloxham
• The Pool (2001) as Mike
• Bright Young Things (2003) as Simon Balcairn
• Inside I'm Dancing (2004) as Rory O'Shea
• Strings (2004) as Hal
• Wimbledon (2004) as Carl Colt
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) as Mr. Tumnus
• Starter for 10 (2006) as Brian Jackson
• The Last King of Scotland (2006) as Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
• Atonement (2007) as Robbie Turner
• Becoming Jane (2007) as Tom Lefroy
• Penelope (2007) as Johnny/Max
• Wanted (2008) as Wesley Gibson
• The Last Station (2009) as Valentin Bulgakov
• Arthur Christmas (2011) as Arthur (voice)
• Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) as Gnomeo (voice)
• The Conspirator (2011) as Frederick Aiken
• X-Men: First Class (2011) as Charles Xavier
• X-Men: First Class 35mm Special (2012) as Self
• Filth (2013) as Bruce
• Trance (2013) as Simon
• Welcome to the Punch (2013) as Max Lewinsky
• Muppets Most Wanted (2014) as UPS Guy
• The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her (2014) as Conor
• The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him (2014) as Conor
• The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them (2014) as Conor Ludlow
• X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) as Charles Xavier
• Victor Frankenstein (2015) as Victor Frankenstein
• X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) as Professor Charles Xavier
• Atomic Blonde (2017) as David Percival
• Split (2017) as Dennis / Patricia / Hedwig / The Beast / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Barry / Orwell / Jade
• Deadpool 2 (2018) as Charles Xavier (uncredited)
• Once Upon a Deadpool (2018) as Charles Xavier / Professor X (uncredited)
• Sherlock Gnomes (2018) as Gnomeo (voice)
• Submergence (2018) as James More
• Dark Phoenix (2019) as Charles Xavier / Professor X
• Glass (2019) as 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
• It Chapter Two (2019) as Bill Denbrough
• The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends (2019) as Self
• One World: Together at Home (2020) as Self
• My Son (2021) as Edmond Murray
• Together (2021) as He
• The Bubble (2022) as James McAvoy
• Speak No Evil (2024) as Paddy
• The Book of Clarence (2024) as Pontius Pilate
• Pose (2026) as Thomas

James McAvoy television roles and appearances

Television titles are listed alphabetically. An appearance date is included only where verified for James McAvoy; a programme's premiere year does not establish when a performer appeared in it.

• Band of Brothers as James W. Miller
• Early Doors as Liam
• Foyle's War as Ray Pritchard
• Frank Herbert's Children of Dune as Leto Atreides II
• His Dark Materials as Lord Asriel
• Shameless as Steve McBride
• State of Play as Dan Foster
• The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as Gowan Ross
• The Oscars as Self
• The Sandman as Golden Haired Man (voice)
• Watership Down as Hazel (voice)

Credit information: TMDB, with additional sources listed below where used. The titles shown here do not establish the beginning or end of James McAvoy's career, and omissions should not be treated as evidence that a credit does not exist.