
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).
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Known For
Acting History
2025
Four Mothers as Edward
2025Playing Nice as Miles Lambert
2024Sexy Beast as Gal Dove
2022Andor as Timm Karlo
2022Life After Life as Hugh Todd
2021The Tragedy of Macbeth as Macbeth
2021Mare of Easttown as Mark Burton
2020Ammonite as Roderick Murchison
2020Scott and Laura as Scott
2018Mary Queen of Scots as James, Earl of Moray
2017Man in an Orange Shirt as Thomas March
2017National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika as Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia
2017National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches as Louis Ironson
2016On the Road as Joe
2016The Chamber as Parks
2015Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Niv Lek
2014New Worlds as Will Blood
2014Salting the Battlefield as Ted Finch
2012Private Peaceful as Lt. Buckland
2012Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story as Toby
2011Appropriate Adult as Stephen West
2011Page Eight as Ted Finch
2002Recycled









