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).

James McArdle has built a filmography of 15 credits over a career spanning from 2011 to 2025.

James McArdle's most notable role to date came in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), where he played Niv Lek. He also appeared in Andor (2022) as Timm Karlo. Most recently appeared in Mary Queen of Scots (2018) as James, Earl of Moray.

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