
James McArdle
Acting
Born 1989-04-03 · 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).
Known for

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · Movie

Ammonite
2020 · Movie

Mary Queen of Scots
2018 · Movie

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

Page Eight
2011 · Movie

National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
2017 · Movie

Four Mothers
2025 · Movie

The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021 · Movie

Private Peaceful
2012 · Movie

Salting the Battlefield
2014 · Movie

The Chamber
2016 · Movie

Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
2012 · Movie

On the Road
2016 · Movie

Scott and Laura
2020 · Movie

National Theatre Live: Bacchae
2025 · Movie