James McArdle

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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).

Most Popular James McArdle Trailers

Total trailers found: 17

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer (2015)

15 December 2015

Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.

Private Peaceful Trailer (2012)

12 October 2012

Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.

Mary Queen of Scots Trailer (2018)

07 December 2018

In 1561, Mary Stuart, widow of the King of France, returns to Scotland, reclaims her rightful throne and menaces the future of Queen Elizabeth I as ruler of England, because she has a legitimate claim to the English throne.

National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika Trailer (2017)

27 July 2017

America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell.

Ammonite Trailer (2020)

13 November 2020

In 1840s England, palaeontologist Mary Anning and a young woman sent by her husband to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship.

Page Eight Trailer (2011)

28 August 2011

Johnny is a long-serving MI5 officer. His boss dies suddenly, leaving behind an inexplicable file which threatens the stability of the organisation.

The Chamber Trailer (2016)

26 August 2016

A special ops unit commandeer a commercial research vessel and its submersible to locate a mysterious item at the bottom of the Yellow Sea.

Four Mothers Trailer (2025)

04 April 2025

Edward, a gay novelist saddled with caring for his elderly mother, finally finds himself on the brink of literary success.

National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches Trailer (2017)

20 July 2017

The National Theatre's live theatrical production of Tony Kushner's two-part play 'Angels In America' about New Yorkers grappling with the AIDS crisis during the mid-1980s.

Scott and Laura Trailer (2020)

10 June 2020

Trapped in fear of his life and desperate to escape the criminal connections of his girlfriend’s family, Scott reaches out to Laura, childhood sweetheart and former fiancé, for help.

Recycled Trailer (2002)

01 January 2002

A pair of Scottish children find something strange living in their bin and the situation quickly escalates.

The Tragedy of Macbeth Trailer (2021)

27 October 2021

Following one couple's spine-chilling quest for power, this performance was captured during its original run at the Almeida Theatre in 2021, with the production later being nominated for Best Revival at the Olivier Awards.

On the Road Trailer (2016)

09 October 2016

North London band Wolf Alice have had a rise to prominence that might have been bends-inducing were it not for their tightness as a group.

Salting the Battlefield Trailer (2014)

27 March 2014

David Hare concludes his trilogy of films about MI5 renegade Johnny Worricker with another fugue on power, secrets and the British establishment.

National Theatre Live: Bacchae Trailer (2025)

13 September 2025

Fierce and unstoppable, they are a chorus of wild energy ready to shake Thebes to its core — and liberate its women.

Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story Trailer (2012)

02 October 2012

Told with the help of some of his most famous comic characters including Cupid Stunt and Quentin Pose, the story of pioneering radio DJ and television star Kenny Everett's against-the-odds struggle to achieve both personal and professional fulfilment, as seen through the decade-and-a-half prism of his marriage to Lee Middleton.

Queen James: Passion, Plots and Power in the Court of Britain's First King Trailer (2026)

12 June 2026

‘Elizabeth was king, then James was queen.’ – Unknown English author (1623) Gareth Russell, the author of Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain’s First King, tells James’ story, focusing on a sensational murder trial that threatened to shake the monarchy to its core.