FrameThrower · Actors · James McAvoy
James McAvoy
16 films · 1,009 frames · top-billed in 14 · 2005–2023
Born 21 April 1979 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
James McAvoy is a Scottish actor. He made his acting debut as a teen in The Near Room (1995) and appeared mostly on television until 2003, when his feature film career began. His notable television work includes the thriller State of Play, science fiction miniseries Frank Herbert's Children of Dune and the channel 4s BAFTA award-winning series Shameless (British TV series).
He has performed in several West End productions and has received four 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, then…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 16 films · 1,009 frames · top-billed in 14 · 2005–2023
- BAFTA Rising Star Award2006
- British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film2013
- London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year2008
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,009 frames from the 16 films we hold. This is the look of the work James takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 16 films we hold, 46% of their frames are day, 44% low key — the look of the work James takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
My Son
2021 · Edmond Murray
It Chapter Two
2019 · Bill Denbrough
Glass
2019 · 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
Atomic Blonde
2017 · David Percival
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
2014 · Conor
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
2014 · Conor
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014 · Charles Xavier
Trance
2013 · Simon
Filth
2013 · Bruce
Wanted
2008 · Wesley Gibson
Atonement
2007 · Robbie Turner
Penelope
2007 · Johnny/Max
Starter for 10
2006 · Brian Jackson
Submergence
· James More
The Book of Clarence
2023 · Pontius Pilate
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005 · Mr. Tumnus
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 1,009 frames from James McAvoy's 16 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.