Charles Xavier — X-Men: First Class Character Profile

About Charles Xavier

Powerful telepathic mutant, founder of the X-Men and Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.

Charles Xavier — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Enhanced_human

Abilities

Telepathy, Mind control, Astral projection, Leadership, Genius intellect

• Strength: 3/10
• Intelligence: 10/10
• Charisma: 9/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 10/10

Affiliations

• Earth-10005
• Earth-17315
• Revised X-Men film series timeline

Quick Facts about Charles Xavier

Full Name

Charles Francis Xavier

Education

University of Oxford

Occupation

scientist, professor, superhero

Nationality

[[British people

Charles Xavier's Known Relations

• Jean Grey — Student
• Ororo Munroe — Student
• Magneto — Enemy

Charles Xavier appears in 12 titles

• X-Men (2000) — character page
• X2 (2003) — character page
• X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) — character page
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) — character page
• X-Men: First Class (2011)
• The Wolverine (2013) — character page
• X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) — character page
• X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) — character page
• Logan (2017) — character page
• Deadpool 2 (2018) — character page
• Dark Phoenix (2019) — character page
• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

James McAvoy

Appears in

X-Men: First Class (2011)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (6)

• Charles Xavier — Conflict Arch Enemy — Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender)

  Former allies turned ideological opponents due to conflicting philosophies on mutant coexistence.

• Charles Xavier — Family Adoptive Sister — Raven / Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence)

  Xavier provides a home and familial bond for the blue-skinned shapeshifter.

• Charles Xavier — Alliance Partner — Moira MacTaggert (Rose Byrne)

  CIA agent and genetic researcher who collaborates with Xavier to track dangerous mutants.

• Charles Xavier — Professional Mentor — Hank / Beast (Nicholas Hoult)

  Xavier recruits and guides Hank, utilizing his scientific expertise for the team.

• Charles Xavier — Professional Recruit — Alex Summers / Havok (Lucas Till)

  Xavier identifies and trains Alex as a core member of his mutant team.

• Charles Xavier — Professional Recruit — Angel Salvadore (Zoë Kravitz)

  Xavier recruits Angel to join the team, though she later defects to Shaw.

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• Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender)
• Raven / Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence)
• Moira MacTaggert (Rose Byrne)
• Man in Black Suit (Oliver Platt)
• Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon)
• Alex Summers / Havok (Lucas Till)
• Azazel (Jason Flemyng)
• Russian General (Rade Šerbedžija)
• Angel Salvadore (Zoë Kravitz)
• CIA Director McCone (Matt Craven)
• Emma Frost (January Jones)
• Colonel Hendry (Glenn Morshower)