Acting
James McArdle
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
Queen James: Passion, Plots and Power
Film · 2026
WAR
Series · 2026
Four Mothers
Film · 2025
National Theatre Live: Bacchae
Film · 2025
Playing Nice
Series · 2025
Sexy Beast
Series · 2024
Life After Life
Series · 2022
Andor
Series · 2022
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Film · 2021
Mare of Easttown
Series · 2021
Ammonite
Film · 2020
Scott and Laura
Film · 2020
Mary Queen of Scots
Film · 2018
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
Film · 2017
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
Film · 2017
Man in an Orange Shirt
Series · 2017
The Chamber
Film · 2016
On the Road
Film · 2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Film · 2015
Salting the Battlefield
Film · 2014
New Worlds
Series · 2014
Love and Marriage
Series · 2013
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
Film · 2012
Private Peaceful
Film · 2012
Page Eight
Film · 2011
Appropriate Adult
Series · 2011
Recycled
Film · 2002
The Custom of the Country
Film