
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).
Born: April 3, 1989 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Filmography (19)

Four Mothers
2025
Actor: Edward

TV
Playing Nice
2025
Actor: Miles Lambert

TV
Sexy Beast
2024
Actor: Gal Dove

TV
Andor
2022
Actor: Timm Karlo

TV
Life After Life
2022
Actor: Hugh Todd

TV
Mare of Easttown
2021
Actor: Mark Burton

Ammonite
2020
Actor: Roderick Murchison

Mary Queen of Scots
2018
Actor: James, Earl of Mor…

TV
Man in an Orange Shirt
2017
Actor: Thomas March

National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
2017
Actor: Louis Ironson/The …

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

On the Road
2016
Actor: Joe

The Chamber
2016
Actor: Parks

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
Actor: Niv Lek

TV
New Worlds
2014
Actor: Will Blood

Salting the Battlefield
2014
Actor: Ted Finch

Private Peaceful
2012
Actor: Lt. Buckland

TV
Appropriate Adult
2011
Actor: Stephen West

Page Eight
2011
Actor: Ted Finch
