1989Born, Glasgow
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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).
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Star Wars: The Force AwakensNiv Lek
AndorTimm Karlo
Mary Queen of ScotsJames, Earl of Moray
Mare of EasttownMark Burton
AmmoniteRoderick Murchison2026Queen James: Passion, Plots and PowerKing JamesMovie
2025National Theatre Live: BacchaePentheusMovie
2025Four MothersEdwardMovie
2021The Tragedy of MacbethMacbethMovie
2020AmmoniteRoderick MurchisonMovie
2020Scott and LauraScottMovie
2018Mary Queen of ScotsJames, Earl of MorayMovie
2017National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: PerestroikaLouis Ironson/The Angel AustraliaMovie
2017National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium ApproachesLouis IronsonMovie
2016On the RoadJoeMovie
2016The ChamberParksMovie
2014Salting the BattlefieldTed FinchMovie
2012Private PeacefulLt. BucklandMovie
2012Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett StoryTobyMovie
2011Page EightTed FinchMovie
2002RecycledMovie
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