James McArdle
Acting
- Born:
- 1989-04-03
- Place of birth:
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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).
Known For
Filmography
WAR
Queen James: Passion, Plots and Power
National Theatre Live: Bacchae
Four Mothers
Playing Nice
Sexy Beast
Andor
Life After Life
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Mare of Easttown
Ammonite
Scott and Laura
Mary Queen of Scots
Man in an Orange Shirt
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
On the Road
The Chamber
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
New Worlds
Salting the Battlefield
Love and Marriage
Private Peaceful
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
Appropriate Adult
Page Eight
Recycled
The Custom of the Country