Portrait of James McArdle

James McArdle

Acting

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).

Born: April 3, 1989

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Filmography

2025
Four Mothers

as Edward

2025
Playing Nice

as Miles Lambert

2024
Sexy Beast

as Gal Dove

2022
Andor

as Timm Karlo

2022
Life After Life

as Hugh Todd

2021
Mare of Easttown

as Mark Burton

2020
Ammonite

as Roderick Murchison

2020
2018
Mary Queen of Scots

as James, Earl of Moray

2017
Man in an Orange Shirt

as Thomas March

2016
2016
The Chamber

as Parks

2014
New Worlds

as Will Blood

2014
2012
Private Peaceful

as Lt. Buckland

2011
Appropriate Adult

as Stephen West

2011
Page Eight

as Ted Finch