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).
Acted in 25
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
National Theatre Live: Bacchae
Pentheus
Four Mothers
Edward
- 2024
- 2022
Life After Life
Hugh Todd · 4 episodes
- 2021
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Macbeth
- 2020
Scott and Laura
Scott
2010s
- 2018
- 2017
Man in an Orange Shirt
Thomas March · 1 episode
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
Louis Ironson
- 2016
On the Road
Joe
- 2015
- 2014
New Worlds
Will Blood · 2 episodes
Salting the Battlefield
Ted Finch
- 2013
Love and Marriage
Charlie McCallister · 6 episodes
- 2012
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
Toby
- 2011
