James McArdle
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Tragedy of Macbeth
as Macbeth
2021
Recycled
2002
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
as Toby
2012
Private Peaceful
as Lt. Buckland
2012
The Chamber
as Parks
2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Niv Lek
2015
On the Road
as Joe
2016
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
as Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia
2017
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
as Louis Ironson
2017
Page Eight
as Ted Finch
2011
Salting the Battlefield
as Ted Finch
2014
Mary Queen of Scots
as James, Earl of Moray
2018
Ammonite
as Roderick Murchison
2020
Scott and Laura
as Scott
2020
Four Mothers
as Edward
2025
National Theatre Live: Bacchae
as Pentheus
2025
Custom of the Country
TBA
