
James McArdle
Actor
Born: April 3, 1989 (37 years old)
Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Biography
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).
Filmography (20)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, ★ 7.3)
- 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)
- Mare of Easttown (2021, ★ 8.2)
- Andor (2022, ★ 8.3)
- Private Peaceful (2012, ★ 6.6)
- Page Eight (2011, ★ 6.6)
- Salting the Battlefield (2014, ★ 6.3)
- Mary Queen of Scots (2018, ★ 6.6)
- Ammonite (2020, ★ 6.9)
- Four Mothers (2025, ★ 6.8)
- Man in an Orange Shirt (2017, ★ 7.5)
- Appropriate Adult (2011, ★ 6.7)
- Life After Life (2022, ★ 6.9)
- Playing Nice (2025, ★ 6.6)
- Sexy Beast (2024, ★ 6.3)
- The Chamber (2016, ★ 5.3)
- New Worlds (2014, ★ 6.1)
- Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story (2012, ★ 4.6)
- On the Road (2016, ★ 4.6)