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Birthdate: January 1, 1979

James McAvoy

ACTOR RANKINGS:

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All-time

of 196,459

2,912
All-time Actor

of 38,418

1,819
Decades
- 2000s
  
  of 82,726
  
  129
Genres
- Action
  
  of 41,627
  
  4,036
- Adventure
  
  of 25,542
  
  3,363
- Comedy
  
  of 84,834
  
  6,429
- Drama
  
  of 107,178
  
  819
- Fantasy
  
  of 17,838
  
  1,629
- History
  
  of 5,929
  
  314
- Romance
  
  of 37,232
  
  1,023
- Thriller
  
  of 49,531
  
  6,165
- War
  
  of 9,729
  
  693

CAREER SPAN

Decade

Movie Score

# Movies

2000s

2.8933

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.

Overall Actor Score: James McAvoy is ranked overall as 2.1283 of of 4 stars

2.1283

James McAvoy Movie Rankings

James McAvoy starring in Last King of Scotland

Last King of Scotland, The (2006)

3.0681

The story of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's tyrannical rein told through the eyes of his personal physician, Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan. When Garrigan learns of Amin's brutal nature it takes everything he has to escape Uganda with his life. ...more about Last King of Scotland

Actor Awards

BAFTA Awards - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
British Independent Film Awards - Best Actor

DVD from $9.95

(14 sellers)

Atonement (2007)

3.0673

Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's (Keira Knightley) lover (James McAvoy) of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan. ...more about Atonement

Actor Awards

BAFTA Awards - Best Leading Actor
Empire Awards, UK - Best Actor
Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

DVD from $11.99

(13 sellers)

Wanted (2008)

2.8140

Based on a series of graphic novels, this supernatural thriller explores the transformation that occurs when a cubicle-bound nothing of a man (James McAvoy) learns he has magical powers. ...more about Wanted

Not Available on DVD

Starter for 10 (2007)

2.5216

A working-class student stumbles romantically and academically through his first year at a posh private university in England. ...more about Starter for 10

Not Available on DVD

Becoming Jane (2006)

2.4866

A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman. ...more about Becoming Jane

Not Available on DVD

Bright Young Things (2004)

2.4286

Based on the classic novel "Vile Bodies" by Evelyn Waugh, this satirical comedy and love story is set in 1930's London. ...more about Bright Young Things

Not Available on DVD

Penelope (2008)

2.3881

Penelope is a modern day offbeat fable about a young woman who, having spent her life trapped by a family curse sets out to find love and discover her true self. ...more about Penelope

DVD from $17.41

(5 sellers)

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