James McArdle
Acting
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
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movieFour Mothers
2025
Edward
tvPlaying Nice
2025
Miles Lambert
tvSexy Beast
2024
Gal Dove
tvAndor
2022
Timm Karlo
tvLife After Life
2022
Hugh Todd
tvMare of Easttown
2021
Mark Burton
movieAmmonite
2020
Roderick Murchison
movieMary Queen of Scots
2018
James, Earl of Moray
tvMan in an Orange Shirt
2017
Thomas March
movieNational Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
2017
Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia
movieThe Chamber
2016
Parks
tvNew Worlds
2014
Will Blood
movieSalting the Battlefield
2014
Ted Finch
moviePrivate Peaceful
2012
Lt. Buckland
tvAppropriate Adult
2011
Stephen West
moviePage Eight
2011
Ted Finch
WAR
Nicholas Taylor