James McArdle
Actor
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).
Filmography
Mary Queen of Scots
as James, Earl of Moray 2018
Ammonite
as Roderick Murchison 2020
Page Eight
as Ted Finch 2011
Salting the Battlefield
as Ted Finch 2014
Private Peaceful
as Lt. Buckland 2012
The Chamber
as Parks 2016
Four Mothers
as Edward 2025
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
as Louis Ironson 2017
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
as Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia 2017
On the Road
as Joe 2016
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
as Toby 2012
The Tragedy of Macbeth
as Macbeth 2021
Recycled
2002