
James McArdle
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).
Known For

2022
Andor
2022 · tv

2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · movie

2021
Mare of Easttown
2021 · tv

2024
Sexy Beast
2024 · tv

2022
Life After Life
2022 · tv

2020
Ammonite
2020 · movie

2014
New Worlds
2014 · tv

2018
Mary Queen of Scots
2018 · movie

2025
Playing Nice
2025 · tv

2017
Man in an Orange Shirt
2017 · tv

2011
Page Eight
2011 · movie

2016
The Chamber
2016 · movie

2011
Appropriate Adult
2011 · tv

2014
Salting the Battlefield
2014 · movie

2012
Private Peaceful
2012 · movie

2025
Four Mothers
2025 · movie

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

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

2016
On the Road
2016 · movie

2012
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
2012 · movie

2021
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021 · movie

2025
National Theatre Live: Bacchae
2025 · movie

2020
Scott and Laura
2020 · movie