Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 3, 1989
Place of Birth:
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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James McArdle
Biography
James McArdle is a Scottish actor from Glasgow. Having worked as a child actor in films, he trained at RADA, graduating in 2010. In his graduation year he appeared in Macbeth at The Globe and starred in the summer smash hit Spur of the Moment by Anya Reiss at the Royal Court Theatre in London. He then played in plays such as A Month in the Country by Ivan Turgenev, Chariots of Fire by Mike Bartlett and Platonov for which he won the Ian Charleson Award. On screens, he is known for movies such as Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), '71 (2014) and Salting the Battlefield (2014).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Four Mothers | Edward |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Macbeth |
| 2020 | Ammonite | Roderick Murchison |
| 2020 | Scott and Laura | Scott |
| 2018 | Mary Queen of Scots | James, Earl of Moray |
| 2017 | National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika | Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia |
| 2017 | National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches | Louis Ironson |
| 2016 | The Chamber | Parks |
| 2016 | On the Road | Joe |
| 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Niv Lek |
| 2014 | Salting the Battlefield | Ted Finch |
| 2012 | Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story | Toby |
| 2012 | Private Peaceful | Lt. Buckland |
| 2011 | Page Eight | Ted Finch |
| 2002 | Recycled |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Playing Nice | Miles Lambert |
| 2024 | Sexy Beast | Gal Dove |
| 2022 | Life After Life | Hugh Todd |
| 2022 | Andor | Timm Karlo |
| 2021 | Mare of Easttown | Mark Burton |
| 2017 | Man in an Orange Shirt | Thomas March |
| 2011 | Appropriate Adult | Stephen West |