James McArdle
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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).
Known for
Credits
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
as Niv Lek
Ammonite (2020)
as Roderick Murchison
Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
as James, Earl of Moray
Page Eight (2011)
as Ted Finch
National Theatre Live: Bacchae (2025)
as Pentheus
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
as Macbeth
Salting the Battlefield (2014)
as Ted Finch
The Custom of the Country (—)
Actor
Private Peaceful (2012)
as Lt. Buckland
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches (2017)
as Louis Ironson
The Chamber (2016)
as Parks
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika (2017)
as Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia
Queen James: Passion, Plots and Power in the Court of Britain's First King (2026)
as King James
Scott and Laura (2020)
as Scott
Four Mothers (2025)
as Edward
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story (2012)
as Toby
On the Road (2016)
as Joe
Recycled (2002)
Actor