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).

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Filmography

View Andor
Andor

Andor

2022Series
8.3
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015Film
7.3
View Mare of Easttown
Mare of Easttown

Mare of Easttown

2021Series
8.2
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Life After Life

Life After Life

2022Series
7.0
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Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Queen of Scots

2018Film
6.6
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Sexy Beast

Sexy Beast

2024Series
6.3
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New Worlds

New Worlds

2014Series
6.1
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Playing Nice

Playing Nice

2025Series
6.6
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Ammonite

Ammonite

2020Film
6.9
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Man in an Orange Shirt

Man in an Orange Shirt

2017Series
7.5
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Page Eight

Page Eight

2011Film
6.6
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Appropriate Adult

Appropriate Adult

2011Series
6.7