James McArdle

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).

Known For

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

as Niv Lek

Mary Queen of Scots

as James, Earl of Moray

Mare of Easttown

as Mark Burton

Star Wars: Andor

as Timm Karlo

Ammonite

as Roderick Murchison

Page Eight

as Ted Finch

Salting the Battlefield

as Ted Finch

Man in an Orange Shirt

as Thomas March

Private Peaceful

as Lt. Buckland

Appropriate Adult

as Stephen West