



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).
Known For
Acting History
Future
WAR
TVas Nicholas Taylor• 1 eps
2025
2024
Sexy Beast
TVas Gal Dove• 8 eps
2022
Andor
TVas Timm Karlo• 3 eps
Life After Life
TVas Hugh Todd
2021
The Tragedy of Macbeth
as Macbeth
Mare of Easttown
TVas Mark Burton• 7 eps
2020
Ammonite
as Roderick Murchison
Scott and Laura
as Scott
2018
Mary Queen of Scots
as James, Earl of Moray
2017
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
as Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia
Man in an Orange Shirt
TVas Thomas March
2016
On the Road
as Joe
The Chamber
as Parks
2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Niv Lek
2014
Salting the Battlefield
as Ted Finch
New Worlds
TVas Will Blood• 2 eps
2012
Private Peaceful
as Lt. Buckland
2011
Page Eight
as Ted Finch
Appropriate Adult
TVas Stephen West
2002







