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).
17 movies · 9 shows
Queen James: Passion, Plots and Power
2026·0.0
National Theatre Live: Bacchae
2025·0.0
Four Mothers
2025·6.8
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021·8.0
Ammonite
2020·6.9
Scott and Laura
2020·0.0
Mary Queen of Scots
2018·6.6
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
2017·8.1
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
2017·8.1
On the Road
2016·4.6
The Chamber
2016·5.3
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015·7.2
Salting the Battlefield
2014·6.3
Private Peaceful
2012·6.6
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
2012·4.6
Page Eight
2011·6.6
Recycled
2002·0.0