James McArdle
Known for Acting · 26 credits
- Born
- 1989-04-03 (age 37)
- Place of birth
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Also known 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).
Known For
TV Shows (9)
Movies (17)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
as Niv Lek
Mary Queen of Scots
2018
as James, Earl of Moray
Ammonite
2020
as Roderick Murchison
Page Eight
2011
as Ted Finch
Salting the Battlefield
2014
as Ted Finch
Private Peaceful
2012
as Lt. Buckland
The Chamber
2016
as Parks
Four Mothers
2025
as Edward
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
as Macbeth
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
2017
as Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
2017
as Louis Ironson
Custom of the Country
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
2012
as Toby
On the Road
2016
as Joe
National Theatre Live: Bacchae
2025
as Pentheus
Recycled
2002
Scott and Laura
2020
as Scott
About 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) a… With 26 credits spanning from 2002 to 2025, James McArdle has appeared in 17 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular James McArdle Movies
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) — as Niv Lek
- Mary Queen of Scots (2018) — as James, Earl of Moray
- Ammonite (2020) — as Roderick Murchison
- Page Eight (2011) — as Ted Finch
- Salting the Battlefield (2014) — as Ted Finch
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