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).
The Tragedy of Macbeth
(Macbeth)
Recycled
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
(Toby)
Private Peaceful
(Lt. Buckland)
The Chamber
(Parks)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(Niv Lek)
On the Road
(Joe)
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
(Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia)
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
(Louis Ironson)
Page Eight
(Ted Finch)
Salting the Battlefield
(Ted Finch)
Mary Queen of Scots
(James, Earl of Moray)
Ammonite
(Roderick Murchison)
Scott and Laura
(Scott)
Four Mothers
(Edward)
Man in an Orange Shirt
(Thomas March)
Appropriate Adult
(Stephen West)
Mare of Easttown
(Mark Burton)
Life After Life
(Hugh Todd)
Playing Nice
(Miles Lambert)
Sexy Beast
(Gal Dove)
Star Wars: Andor
(Timm Karlo)