James McArdle
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).
Acting
Movie
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Niv Lek
2015
TV
Andor
as Timm Karlo
2022
Movie
Mary Queen of Scots
as James, Earl of Moray
2018
TV
Mare of Easttown
as Mark Burton
2021
Movie
Ammonite
as Roderick Murchison
2020
Movie
Page Eight
as Ted Finch
2011
Movie
Salting the Battlefield
as Ted Finch
2014
TV
Appropriate Adult
as Stephen West
2011
TV
Man in an Orange Shirt
as Thomas March
2017
Movie
Private Peaceful
as Lt. Buckland
2012
Movie
The Chamber
as Parks
2016
TV
Playing Nice
as Miles Lambert
2025
TV
Life After Life
as Hugh Todd
2022
TV
New Worlds
as Will Blood
2014
TV
Sexy Beast
as Gal Dove
2024
Movie
Four Mothers
as Edward
2025
Movie
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
as Louis Ironson
2017
Movie
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
as Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia
2017
Movie
On the Road
as Joe
2016
Movie
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
as Toby
2012
Movie
The Tragedy of Macbeth
as Macbeth
2021
Movie
Recycled
2002
Movie
Scott and Laura
as Scott
2020
Movie
National Theatre Live: Bacchae
as Pentheus
2025