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James McArdle Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1989-04-03

Birthplace:
Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Credits:
26 Total Roles

James McArdle

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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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 National Theatre Live: Bacchae MOVIE Pentheus
2025 Four Mothers MOVIE Edward
2025 Playing Nice TV Miles Lambert
2024 Sexy Beast TV Gal Dove
2022 Andor TV Timm Karlo
2022 Life After Life TV Hugh Todd
2021 The Tragedy of Macbeth MOVIE Macbeth
2021 Mare of Easttown TV Mark Burton
2020 Ammonite MOVIE Roderick Murchison
2020 Scott and Laura MOVIE Scott

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