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).
Known for
ActingBirthday
April 3, 1989Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
14Place of birth
Glasgow, Scotland, UKAlso known as
James Mcardle![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/4zvZYJqiF4ZZ0AYmTVL3ucyNB11.jpg)
Cast credits
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Private Peaceful
Lt. Buckland![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oJsXrmyAWgRUgvMCrbUNYH1WeAa.jpg)
On the Road
Joe![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wqnLdwVXoBjKibFRR5U3y0aDUhs.jpg)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Niv Lek![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nZTmVCrT1POJV2phYlPCfJCFbxv.jpg)
The Chamber
Parks![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ySBBhylWUKCqB9TXhjS8YOkg7CT.jpg)
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/10Im51sjHN4yrBpQpBxUYNk8bWb.jpg)
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
Louis Ironson![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2K38pRnuSWEW4VnEDCk65GZin5h.jpg)
Salting the Battlefield
Ted Finch![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cwKjDCIiVakMtr6BVYHr6m4tmly.jpg)
Page Eight
Ted Finch![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/b5RMzLAyq5QW6GtN9sIeAEMLlBI.jpg)
Mary Queen of Scots
James, Earl of Moray![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5lx4pUHWZoOKJWsVsvurRRNW9FK.jpg)
Ammonite
Roderick Murchison![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zx4kmDh3mfbLMhhxIlRmfj9tnoG.jpg)
Scott and Laura
Scott![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4bWwqJVrUTyDOX3ZvNhobzi8Yby.jpg)
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Macbeth![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/h0cbkpw9SGaQCNjzcXeg8eMnjvg.jpg)
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
Toby