James McArdle

About

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

AndorSeries • 2022WARSeries • 2026Star Wars: The Force AwakensMovie • 2015Mare of EasttownSeries • 2021Mary Queen of ScotsMovie • 2018AmmoniteMovie • 2020Sexy BeastSeries • 2024Playing NiceSeries • 2025Life After LifeSeries • 2022Man in an Orange ShirtSeries • 2017New WorldsSeries • 2014Appropriate AdultSeries • 2011Page EightMovie • 2011Four MothersMovie • 2025Salting the BattlefieldMovie • 2014Private PeacefulMovie • 2012The ChamberMovie • 2016