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

Macbeth

The Tragedy of Macbeth

Recycled

Toby

Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story

Lt. Buckland

Private Peaceful

Parks

The Chamber

Niv Lek

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Joe

On the Road

Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia

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

Louis Ironson

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

Ted Finch

Page Eight

Ted Finch

Salting the Battlefield

James, Earl of Moray

Mary Queen of Scots

Roderick Murchison

Ammonite

Scott

Scott and Laura

Edward

Four Mothers