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