James McArdle
Known for: 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).
Filmography
Series
Andor
Timm Karlo
2022
Film
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Niv Lek
2015
Series
Mare of Easttown
Mark Burton
2021
Series
Playing Nice
Miles Lambert
2025
Film
Mary Queen of Scots
James, Earl of Moray
2018
Series
Sexy Beast
Gal Dove
2024
Film
Ammonite
Roderick Murchison
2020
Series
New Worlds
Will Blood
2014
Series
Life After Life
Hugh Todd
2022
Series
Man in an Orange Shirt
Thomas March
2017
Film
Page Eight
Ted Finch
2011
Series
Appropriate Adult
Stephen West
2011
WAR
Nicholas Taylor
Film
Salting the Battlefield
Ted Finch
2014
Film
The Chamber
Parks
2016
Film
Private Peaceful
Lt. Buckland
2012
Film
Four Mothers
Edward
2025
The Custom of the Country
Film
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia
2017
Film
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
Toby
2012
Film
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
Louis Ironson
2017
Film
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Macbeth
2021
Film
On the Road
Joe
2016
Film
National Theatre Live: Bacchae
Pentheus
2025
Recycled
2002
Film
Scott and Laura
Scott
2020