James McArdle
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 3, 1989
- 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).
Movies with James McArdle
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015 · ★ 7.2
- Mary Queen of Scots 2018 · ★ 6.5
- Ammonite 2020 · ★ 6.9
- Page Eight 2011 · ★ 6.6
- Salting the Battlefield 2014 · ★ 6.3
- Private Peaceful 2012 · ★ 6.6
- The Chamber 2016 · ★ 5.3
- Four Mothers 2025 · ★ 6.7
- National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches 2017 · ★ 8.1
- National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika 2017 · ★ 8.1
- On the Road 2016 · ★ 4.6
- Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story 2012 · ★ 4.6
- The Tragedy of Macbeth 2021 · ★ 8.0
- Queen James: Passion, Plots and Power 2026 · ★ 10.0
- Recycled 2002
- Scott and Laura 2020
- National Theatre Live: Bacchae 2025