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James McArdle

James McArdle

Acting1989Glasgow, 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).

Acting History

Future
WAR
TVas Nicholas Taylor1 eps
2025
Four Mothers
as Edward
Playing Nice
TVas Miles Lambert4 eps
2024
Sexy Beast
TVas Gal Dove8 eps
2022
Andor
TVas Timm Karlo3 eps
Life After Life
TVas Hugh Todd
2021
Mare of Easttown
TVas Mark Burton7 eps
2020
Ammonite
as Roderick Murchison
2018
Mary Queen of Scots
as James, Earl of Moray
2016
2014
New Worlds
TVas Will Blood2 eps
2011
Page Eight
as Ted Finch
Appropriate Adult
TVas Stephen West

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/3/1989(36 years old)
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland, UK