James McArdle
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 (25 titles)
Queen James: Passion, Plots and Power in the Court of Britain's First King
King James · 2026
MovieNational Theatre Live: Bacchae
Pentheus · 2025
6.8MovieFour Mothers
Edward · 2025
6.7ShowPlaying Nice
Miles Lambert · 2025
6.1ShowSexy Beast
Gal Dove · 2024
8.3ShowAndor
Timm Karlo · 2022
7.0ShowLife After Life
Hugh Todd · 2022
8.0MovieThe Tragedy of Macbeth
Macbeth · 2021
8.2ShowMare of Easttown
Mark Burton · 2021
6.9MovieAmmonite
Roderick Murchison · 2020
MovieScott and Laura
Scott · 2020
6.6MovieMary Queen of Scots
James, Earl of Moray · 2018
7.5ShowMan in an Orange Shirt
Thomas March · 2017
8.1MovieNational Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia · 2017
8.1MovieNational Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
Louis Ironson · 2017
4.6MovieOn the Road
Joe · 2016
5.3MovieThe Chamber
Parks · 2016
7.2MovieStar Wars: The Force Awakens
Niv Lek · 2015
6.1ShowNew Worlds
Will Blood · 2014
6.3MovieSalting the Battlefield
Ted Finch · 2014
6.6MoviePrivate Peaceful
Lt. Buckland · 2012
4.6MovieBest Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
Toby · 2012
6.7ShowAppropriate Adult
Stephen West · 2011
6.6MoviePage Eight
Ted Finch · 2011
Recycled
2002