James McArdle
Born
April 3, 1989 (36 years old)
Known For
Acting
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).
Known For
Four Mothers
Edward
2025
Playing Nice
Miles Lambert · (4 episodes)
2025
Sexy Beast
Gal Dove · (8 episodes)
2024
Andor
Timm Karlo · (3 episodes)
2022
Life After Life
Hugh Todd · (4 episodes)
2022
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Macbeth
2021
Mare of Easttown
Mark Burton · (7 episodes)
2021
Ammonite
Roderick Murchison
2020
Scott and Laura
Scott
2020
Mary Queen of Scots
James, Earl of Moray
2018
Man in an Orange Shirt
Thomas March · (1 episode)
2017
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia
2017
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
Louis Ironson
2017
On the Road
Joe
2016
The Chamber
Parks
2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Niv Lek
2015
Salting the Battlefield
Ted Finch
2014
Private Peaceful
Lt. Buckland
2012
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
Toby
2012
Appropriate Adult
Stephen West · (2 episodes)
2011
Page Eight
Ted Finch
2011
Recycled
2002