James McAvoy is an actor with a sprawling career that has seen him take on iconic roles from Professor Xavier to Mr. Tumnus. His career began in television where he starred in series such as “State of Play” (2003), “Frank Herbert’s Children of Dune” (2003), and “Shameless” (2004–2005). His major movie breakout began with “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” (2005), alongside acclaimed performances in “The Last King of Scotland” (2006) and “Atonement” (2007). Already a rising star, McAvoy was cast to play a young Charles Xavier in “X-Men: First Class” (2011) before reprising the role in “X-Men: Days of Future Past” (2014), “X-Men: Apocalypse” (2016), and others in the franchise. He notably starred in the M. Night Shyamalan movies “Split” (2016) and “Glass” (2019) as the superhero The Beast. His other major roles include his performance in the series “His Dark Materials” (2019–2022) and multiple stage shows ranging from “Macbeth” (2013) to “Cyrano de Bergerac” (2019–2022). James McAvoy is a distinguished actor who is equally comfortable in major Hollywood blockbusters like “It Chapter Two” (2019) and independent dramas such as “California Schemin” (2025).