James McArdle

James McArdle

Acting

Birthday

1989/04/03 (35 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Also know as

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).

Acting
The Tragedy of Macbeth
8.0

(2021) The Tragedy of Macbeth

as Macbeth

0.0

(2002) Recycled

as ---

Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
5.0

(2012) Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story

as Toby

Private Peaceful
6.6

(2012) Private Peaceful

as Lt. Buckland

The Chamber
5.4

(2016) The Chamber

as Parks

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
7.3

(2015) Star Wars: The Force Awakens

as Niv Lek

On the Road
4.8

(2016) On the Road

as Joe

National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
8.6

(2017) 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
8.6

(2017) National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches

as Louis Ironson

Page Eight
6.6

(2011) Page Eight

as Ted Finch

Salting the Battlefield
6.3

(2014) Salting the Battlefield

as Ted Finch

Mary Queen of Scots
6.6

(2018) Mary Queen of Scots

as James, Earl of Moray

Ammonite
7.0

(2020) Ammonite

as Roderick Murchison

Scott and Laura
0.0

(2020) Scott and Laura

as Scott

Four Mothers
0.0

(2025) Four Mothers

as Edward

Man in an Orange Shirt
7.6

(2017) Man in an Orange Shirt

as Thomas March

Appropriate Adult
6.7

(2011) Appropriate Adult

as Stephen West

Mare of Easttown
8.2

(2021) Mare of Easttown

as Mark Burton

Life After Life
6.9

(2022) Life After Life

as Hugh Todd

Playing Nice
7.0

(2025) Playing Nice

as Miles Lambert

Sexy Beast
6.4

(2024) Sexy Beast

as Gal Dove

Star Wars: Andor
8.2

(2022) Star Wars: Andor

as Timm Karlo