James McArdle

James McArdle

35 · Born: Apr 3, 1989

Personal Details

Born Apr 3, 1989 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).

Career

2024
Playing Nice
Playing Nice as Miles Lambert
Sexy Beast
Sexy Beast as Gal Dove
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2022
Life After Life
Life After Life as Hugh Todd
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2021
Mare of Easttown
Mare of Easttown as Mark Burton
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2020
Ammonite
Ammonite as Roderick Murchison
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2016
On the Road
On the Road as Joe
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The Chamber
The Chamber as Parks
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2014
Salting the Battlefield
Salting the Battlefield as Ted Finch
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2011
Appropriate Adult
Appropriate Adult as Stephen West
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