
James McArdle
Born: 1989-04-03
Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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

Andor
2022

Mare of Easttown
2021

National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
2017

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

The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021

Man in an Orange Shirt
2017

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015

Life After Life
2022

Ammonite
2020

Four Mothers
2025

Appropriate Adult
2011

Private Peaceful
2012

Page Eight
2011

Playing Nice
2025

Mary Queen of Scots
2018

Sexy Beast
2024

Salting the Battlefield
2014

New Worlds
2014