James McArdle
Born: 1989-04-03 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2025
- Four Mothers as Edward
- Playing Nice as Miles Lambert
2024
- Sexy Beast as Gal Dove
2022
- Andor as Timm Karlo
- Life After Life as Hugh Todd
2021
- Mare of Easttown as Mark Burton
- The Tragedy of Macbeth as Macbeth
2020
- Ammonite as Roderick Murchison
- Scott and Laura as Scott
2018
- Mary Queen of Scots as James, Earl of Moray
2017
- Man in an Orange Shirt as Thomas March
- National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika as Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia
- National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches as Louis Ironson
2016
- The Chamber as Parks
- On the Road as Joe
2015
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Niv Lek
2014
- Salting the Battlefield as Ted Finch
- New Worlds as Will Blood
2012
- Private Peaceful as Lt. Buckland
- Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story as Toby
2011
- Page Eight as Ted Finch
- Appropriate Adult as Stephen West