Acting
James McArdle
EN cinema · 18 credits
Born
3 April 1989 (age 37)
Birthplace
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Also known as 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
Filmography
Queen James: Passion, Plots and Power
2026
Queen James: Passion, Plots and Power
as King James
Four Mothers
as Edward
The Tragedy of Macbeth
as Macbeth
Ammonite
as Roderick Murchison
Mary Queen of Scots
as James, Earl of Moray
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
as Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
as Louis Ironson
The Chamber
as Parks
On the Road
as Joe
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Niv Lek
Salting the Battlefield
as Ted Finch
Private Peaceful
as Lt. Buckland
Page Eight
as Ted Finch