
Actor
James McArdle
Born 1989 · 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).
Acting

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Niv Lek · 2015

Andor
Timm Karlo · 2022

Mare of Easttown
Mark Burton · 2021

Mary Queen of Scots
James, Earl of Moray · 2018

Ammonite
Roderick Murchison · 2020

Page Eight
Ted Finch · 2011

Salting the Battlefield
Ted Finch · 2014

Man in an Orange Shirt
Thomas March · 2017

Appropriate Adult
Stephen West · 2011

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

Private Peaceful
Lt. Buckland · 2012

National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia · 2017

Life After Life
Hugh Todd · 2022

Playing Nice
Miles Lambert · 2025

Four Mothers
Edward · 2025

Sexy Beast
Gal Dove · 2024

New Worlds
Will Blood · 2014

The Chamber
Parks · 2016

The Tragedy of Macbeth
Macbeth · 2021

On the Road
Joe · 2016

Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
Toby · 2012
WAR
Nicholas Taylor

National Theatre Live: Bacchae
Pentheus · 2025

Scott and Laura
Scott · 2020