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James McArdle

James McArdle

Born: 1989-04-03 • Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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
National Theatre Live: Bacchae poster
National Theatre Live: Bacchae
2025 • Pentheus
Four Mothers poster
Four Mothers
2025 • Edward
The Tragedy of Macbeth poster
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021 • Macbeth
Ammonite poster
Ammonite
2020 • Roderick Murchison
Scott and Laura poster
Scott and Laura
2020 • Scott
Mary Queen of Scots poster
Mary Queen of Scots
2018 • James, Earl of Moray
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika poster
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
2017 • Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches poster
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
2017 • Louis Ironson
On the Road poster
On the Road
2016 • Joe
The Chamber poster
The Chamber
2016 • Parks
Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 • Niv Lek
Salting the Battlefield poster
Salting the Battlefield
2014 • Ted Finch
Private Peaceful poster
Private Peaceful
2012 • Lt. Buckland
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story poster
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
2012 • Toby
Page Eight poster
Page Eight
2011 • Ted Finch
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Recycled
2002