
James McArdle
Department: Acting
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

The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021

Recycled
2002

Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
2012

Private Peaceful
2012

The Chamber
2016

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015

On the Road
2016

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

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

Page Eight
2011

Salting the Battlefield
2014

Mary Queen of Scots
2018

Ammonite
2020

Scott and Laura
2020

Four Mothers
2025

National Theatre Live: Bacchae
2025

Custom of the Country
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Man in an Orange Shirt
2017

Appropriate Adult
2011

Mare of Easttown
2021

Life After Life
2022

Playing Nice
2025

Sexy Beast
2024

Andor
2022

New Worlds
2014

WAR
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