James McArdle
April 3, 1989 (35 years old) in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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
Credits
- 2025 · Playing Nice as Miles Lambert
- 2024 · Four Mothers as Edward
- 2024 · Sexy Beast as Gal Dove
- 2022 · Star Wars: Andor as Timm Karlo
- 2022 · Life After Life as Hugh Todd
- 2021 · The Tragedy of Macbeth as Macbeth
- 2021 · Mare of Easttown as Mark Burton
- 2020 · Ammonite as Roderick Murchison
- 2020 · Scott and Laura as Scott
- 2018 · Mary Queen of Scots as James, Earl of Moray
- 2017 · Man in an Orange Shirt as Thomas March
- 2017 · National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika as Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia
- 2017 · National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches as Louis Ironson
- 2016 · On the Road as Joe
- 2016 · The Chamber as Parks
- 2015 · Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Niv Lek
- 2014 · Salting the Battlefield as Ted Finch
- 2012 · Private Peaceful as Lt. Buckland
- 2012 · Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story as Toby
- 2011 · Appropriate Adult as Stephen West
- 2011 · Page Eight as Ted Finch
- 2002 · Recycled as