James McAvoy Net Worth

How much is James McAvoy worth?

Net Worth:$20 Million
Profession:Professional Actor
Date of Birth:April 21, 1979 (age 43)
Country:Scotland, United Kingdom
Height:
5 ft 6 in (1.7 m)

About James McAvoy

James McAvoy became famous for his roles in the X-Men movies, glass, split, and Deadpool 2, amongst others. A star of the big screen, TV, and stage, the actor has chalked up nearly forty film appearances as well as stints in TV shows such as The Bill and Shameless and has appeared on stage in London’s west end, in shows such as Three Days of Rain and Macbeth.

McAvoy’s acting debut came at the age of fifteen in the 1995 film The Near Room admitting at the time of the movie that he wasn’t that keen on becoming an actor. He continued acting while a member of the Pace Youth Theatre and graduated from the Royal Academy of Music and Drama in 2000.

Scottish actor James McAvoy has an estimated net worth of $20 million dollars, as of 2023. McAvoy made his acting debut as a teen in The Near Room.

While starring in the British TV show Shameless, McAvoy got romantically involved with co-star and on-screen lover, Anne-Marie Duff, who he later married in November 2006.

The couple had a child together in 2010, Brendan. The pair called it a day in 2016 and made their decision to divorce. They continue to live together today as friends, in their North London home.

As well as the prominent movie roles, McAvoy starred in some notable TV shows. Playing Gavin Macdonald in the long-running British police show, The Bill in one episode and appearing in the American war drama miniseries, Band of Brothers in 2001. Roles in Foyles War, Shameless, and playing the host in NBC’s comedy show Saturday Night Live in 2019 are just some of the successes this Scottish actor has enjoyed. McAvoy is currently starring in the fantasy drama television series, His Dark Material.

It was McAvoy’s role in the fantasy film The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe in 2005, which shot the actors profile up another notch. The artist played the part of Tumnus in the movie based on the CS Lewis books of the same name.

Recommended by the star of the film Forest Whitaker, for the role of Nicholas Garrigan in The Last King of Scotland, McAvoy won Scottish actor of the year in Scotland’s own BAFTA Awards for playing a doctor who later becomes the personal physician to notorious dictator Idi Amin.

Two further films in 2006, Starter and Penelope and the film based on the early life of Jane Austen Becoming Jane in 2007 was followed by what is seen has James McAvoy’s breakthrough movie. Starring alongside such stars as Keira Knightley and Vanessa Redgrave, MaCavoy played the character, Robbie Turner, in the 2007 romantic war drama, Atonement.

The movie, where McAvoys character Robbie Turner was the lover of Cecilia, played by Keira Knightley, went on to be nominated for fourteen BAFTA and seven academy awards.

Playing alongside big Hollywood co-stars was becoming a regular occurrence for the Glasgow born actor. Starring next to Morgan Freeman, Terence Stamp, and Angelina Jolie in the 2008 movie, Wanted, McAvoy played the character, Wesley Gibson, an American slacker and heir to a legacy of assassins. Although a success, it was a somewhat painful experience for the actor who incurred, amongst other injuries, a twisted ankle and an injured knee.

The first of the X-Men movies came in 2011, where MaCavoy played the lead role in X-Men First Class alongside co-star Michael Fassbender. Playing superhero Professor X alongside Laurence Belcher and Jennifer Lawrence.

The film, based on the Marvel comics, raked in roughly £5 million on the opening weekend. McAvoy won the award for best actor in the British Independent Film Awards in 2013 for his role in the British black comedy Filth, where he played a manipulative and cunning Scottish detective Sergent.

A stint in London’s west end playing Macbeth at the Trafalgar Studios in 2013, was followed by the role of a delivery man in Muppets Most Wanted, before returning as Professor X in the second endorsement of the X-Men series, X-Men Days Of Future Past, in 2014. Also starring Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn, the movie was the sixth highest-grossing film of the year in 2014.

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby and Victor Frankenstein followed before McAvoy was back as Professor X in X-Men Apocalypse. McAvoy played the character Bill Denbrough in the Stephen King based novel, it Chapter 2, in 2019, the sequel to it, released in 2017.

The massive success of the X-Men movies helped the actor climb the ladder of financial success. The first of the three films, which took £6 million at the box office on the opening weekend, went on to gross $296.3 million.

The following installment, X2, fared even better, taking over $407.7  million, with X-Men Apocalypse not far behind with sales of nearly $543.9  million.

Starring in X-Men wasn’t the only significant financial success for the Scottish actor, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, took £8.7 million on the opening weekend in British cinemas, going on to gross $745 million worldwide.

With figures such as those, it’s no wonder the boy from Glasgow is sitting pretty in the money garden.

McAvoy claims he was inspired to study acting after playing the role of Kevin Savage at the age of fifteen, in the film, The Near Room, after developing feelings for co-star Alana Brady. It’s fair to say James McAvoy had to grow up quickly when both his parents divorced when he was young, and his mother Elizabeth had to send him to his grandparents to live when she came down with poor health. This resilience and undeniable talent goes a long way to explaining the success that we see from this British actor, of both screen, TV, and theater.

McAvoy’s Total Net Worth

James McAvoy has earned solid paychecks of between $5-8 million for lead roles and many more smaller roles paying $1-3 million dollars. That said, besides his acting work he has not done much work behind the scenes aside from a little producing and working on soundtracks. He has however made many appearances as himself, including in advertising, and all in all, that has resulted in total career earnings of around $45 million dollars.

After tax, it is estimated that McAvoy’s career earnings are at around $25.2 million, having paid $19.8 million dollars (44%) in taxes.

James McAvoy married Anne-Marie Duff in 2006 and they divorced ten years later, in 2016. They had one child together, Brendan McAvoy. It is likely that, considering the years of their marriage were high earnings years for McAvoy, the divorce settlement would have included a payment in assets and cash of around $8 million dollars. That is, including spousal and child support which will still be ongoing.

In his personal life, McAvoy has not had any legal issues or had any trouble with alcohol abuse. On the contrary, James has busied himself helping others, including the £275,000 he donated to help the NHS mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. He has also bought property in London and it is concluded that he has invested some of his earnings in the UK stock market. Overall, it is estimated that McAvoy is up on his investments by around $4.5 million dollars, that is, including his real estate appreciation, and after deducting likely costs, losses and expenditures.

He is also likely to have spent around $2.5 million dollars on himself and his family, including miscellaneous payments and personal losses. Therefore, it is estimated that James McAvoy has a net worth of about $20 million dollars.

Summing-Up

From the eleventh century Macbeth to the twenty-first century Professor X. From Hollywood to London’s west end, with a side dish of TV appearances, has been a recipe for success for this actor, who once thought of joining the priesthood.

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