James McArdle
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James McArdle

Apr 3, 1989 - Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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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Movie2021The Tragedy of MacbethMacbeth
Movie2002Recycled
Movie2012Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett StoryToby
Movie2012Private PeacefulLt. Buckland
Movie2016The ChamberParks
Movie2015Star Wars: The Force AwakensNiv Lek
Movie2016On the RoadJoe
Movie2017National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium ApproachesLouis Ironson
Movie2017National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: PerestroikaLouis Ironson/The Angel Australia
Movie2011Page EightTed Finch
Movie2014Salting the BattlefieldTed Finch
Movie2018Mary Queen of ScotsJames, Earl of Moray
Movie2020AmmoniteRoderick Murchison
Movie2020Scott and LauraScott
Movie2025Four MothersEdward
TV Show2017Man in an Orange ShirtThomas March1
TV Show2011Appropriate AdultStephen West2
TV Show2021Mare of EasttownMark Burton7
TV Show2022Life After LifeHugh Todd4
TV Show2025Playing NiceMiles Lambert4
TV Show2024Sexy BeastGal Dove8
TV Show2022AndorTimm Karlo3

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