Person

James McArdle

Acting · Born 1989-04-03 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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

2026Queen James: Passion, Plots and PowerKing James
2025National Theatre Live: BacchaePentheus
2025Four MothersEdward
2025Playing NiceMiles Lambert
2024Sexy BeastGal Dove
2022AndorTimm Karlo
2022Life After LifeHugh Todd
2021The Tragedy of MacbethMacbeth
2021Mare of EasttownMark Burton
2020AmmoniteRoderick Murchison
2020Scott and LauraScott
2018Mary Queen of ScotsJames, Earl of Moray
2017Man in an Orange ShirtThomas March
2017National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: PerestroikaLouis Ironson/The Angel Australia
2017National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium ApproachesLouis Ironson
2016On the RoadJoe
2016The ChamberParks
2015Star Wars: The Force AwakensNiv Lek
2014New WorldsWill Blood
2014Salting the BattlefieldTed Finch
2013Love and MarriageCharlie McCallister
2012Private PeacefulLt. Buckland
2012Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett StoryToby
2011Appropriate AdultStephen West
2011Page EightTed Finch
2002Recycled
—The Custom of the Country
—WARNicholas Taylor

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