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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).
7.2Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
6.6Mary Queen of Scots
2018
6.9Ammonite
2020
5.3The Chamber
2016
6.6Page Eight
2011
6.3Salting the Battlefield
2014
6.6Private Peaceful
2012
6.7Four Mothers
2025
8.1National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
2017
8.1National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
2017
8.0The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
4.6Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
2012
4.6On the Road
2016

National Theatre Live: Bacchae
2025

Scott and Laura
2020