James McArdle
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).
Filmography
Queen James: Passion, Plots and Power
as King James
Queen James: Passion, Plots and Power
as King James
National Theatre Live: Bacchae
as Pentheus
National Theatre Live: Bacchae
as Pentheus
Four Mothers
as Edward
Four Mothers
as Edward
The Tragedy of Macbeth
as Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth
as Macbeth
Ammonite
as Roderick Murchison
Ammonite
as Roderick Murchison
Scott and Laura
as Scott
Scott and Laura
as Scott
Mary Queen of Scots
as James, Earl of Moray
Mary Queen of Scots
as James, Earl of Moray
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
as Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
as Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
as Louis Ironson
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
as Louis Ironson
On the Road
as Joe
On the Road
as Joe
The Chamber
as Parks
The Chamber
as Parks
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Niv Lek
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Niv Lek
Salting the Battlefield
as Ted Finch
Salting the Battlefield
as Ted Finch
Private Peaceful
as Lt. Buckland
Private Peaceful
as Lt. Buckland
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
as Toby
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
as Toby
Page Eight
as Ted Finch
Page Eight
as Ted Finch
Recycled
Recycled
The Custom of the Country
The Custom of the Country