James McAvoy is one of Scotland's most celebrated actors that has appeared across a variety of roles on screen
James McAvoy is one of Glasgow's best known actors that has starred in a number of high-profile films over the years with the most notable being the X-Men prequel films.
The actor was born in Glasgow during the late seventies and spent much of his younger life growing up in Drumchapel as he attended St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School in the close by area of Jordanhill.
He studied acting at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now known as the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) where he graduated from in 2000 before moving south to London.
We've picked out some of McAvoy's best appearances in film and put them in to a list ranked on our personal favourites.
He studied acting at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now known as the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) where he graduated from in 2000 before moving south to London.
5. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
"Four children from the same family have to leave their town because of the bombings of WWII. A woman and a professor take the children to their house. While playing a game of hide-and-seek, the youngest member of the family, Lucy, finds a wardrobe to hide in. She travels back and back into the wardrobe and finds a place named Narnia." James McAvoy stars as Mr Tumnus who is a faun that works for the White Witch.
6. X-Men: First Class (2011)
"Before Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were archenemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known."
7. Starter for 10 (2006)
"In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson (James McAvoy) enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside Essex with a love of knowledge for its own sake and a childhood spent watching "University Challenge". At Bristol he tries out for the Challenge team and falls under the spell of Alice. He's smitten, and he carelessly manages to hurt the feelings of Rebecca Epstein, a friend whose politics and wit he admires.
8. Atomic Blonde (2017)
"The crown jewel of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Agent Lorraine Broughton (Charlize Theron) is equal parts spycraft, sensuality and savagery, willing to deploy any of her skills to stay alive on her impossible mission. Sent alone into Berlin to deliver a priceless dossier out of the destabilized city, she partners with embedded station chief David Percival (James McAvoy) to navigate her way through the deadliest game of spies."
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