James McArdle

James McArdle
Born (1989-04-03) April 3, 1989
Glasgow, Scotland
Residence London, United Kingdom
Occupation Actor
Years active 2010–present
Awards Ian Charleson Award

James McArdle (born 3 April 1989) is a Scottish actor from Glasgow. Having worked as a child actor in films, he trained at RADA,[1] 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 was also well received in his role in A Month in the Country by Ivan Turgenev at the Chichester Festival Theatre.

In 2011, McArdle played the role of Agathon in Emperor and Galilean by Henrik Ibsen at the National Theatre. He was also Robin Hood in the 2011 RSC production of The Legend, adapted by Ella Hickson.

In 2012, he starred as Harold Abrahams in Chariots of Fire, Mike Bartlett's stage adaptation of the film of the same title, which opened at London's Hampstead Theatre 9 May and transferred to the West End on 23 June, running through 5 January 2013.

In 2014 he played King James I of Scotland in Rona Munro's King James I, which was presented at the Edinburgh International Festival and the National Theatre.

In 2016 McArdle won the Ian Charleson Award for his 2015 performance as Platonov in Platonov at the Chichester Festival Theatre[2]

In 2017 McArdle's performance as Louis Ironson in Angels in America at National Theatre Lyttleton in London earned him a nomination for the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.[3][4] In March 2018 he stayed with the production when it transferred to Broadway for an 18-week engagement at the Neil Simon Theatre and was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play.[5][6]

Filmography

Theatre

Year Title Role Location Ref(s)
2018 Angels in America Louis Ironson Neil Simon Theatre [7]
2017 Royal National Theatre
2016 Platonov Mikhail Platonov Royal National Theatre [8]
Ivanov Yevgeni Lvov
2015 Platonov Mikhail Platonov Chichester Festival Theatre
Ivanov Yevgeni Lvov
2014 James I: The Key Will Keep The Lock James I National Theatre of Scotland [9]
Edinburgh International Festival
Royal National Theatre
2012-2013 Chariots of Fire Harold Abrahams Gielgud Theatre [10]
2012 Hampstead Theatre
2011 The Heart of Robin Hood Robin Hood Royal Shakespeare Company [11]
Emperor and Galilean Agathon Royal National Theatre [12]
2010 A Month in the Country Aleksei Belyaev Chichester Festival Theatre [13]
Spur of the Moment Daniel Mast Royal Court Theatre [14]
Macbeth Malcolm The Globe [15]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Man in an Orange Shirt Thomas March Television film
2014 New Worlds Will Blood Miniseries
Salting the Battlefield Ted Finch Television film
Turks & Caicos Television film
37 Days Alec Miniseries
2013 Love and Marriage Charlie McCallister 6 episodes
2011 Appropriate Adult Stephen West 2 episodes
Page Eight Ted Finch Television film

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Mary Queen of Scots Earl of Moray Post-production
2016 On The Road Joe
The Chamber Parks
2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Niv Lek
2014 '71 Sergeant Mark McGowen
2012 Private Peaceful Lieutenant Buckland

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Work Result
2010 Ian Charleson Awards Special Commendation Macbeth Nominated
A Month in the Country Nominated
Evening Standard Awards Outstanding Newcomer Spur of the Moment Nominated
2015 Ian Charleson Awards 1st Place Platonov Won
2016 Evening Standard Awards Best Actor Nominated
2018 Laurence Olivier Awards Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Angels in America Nominated
Theatre World Award Won
Drama League Awards Distinguished Performance Nominated
Drama Desk Awards Best Actor in a Play Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Profiles : James McArdle". RADA. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  2. ↑ Snow, Georgia (24 June 2016). "James McArdle wins 2015 Ian Charleson award". The Stage. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Billington, Michael (4 May 2017). "Angels in America review – Garfield and Lane excel in Kushner's surreal epic". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Stage, Guardian (6 March 2018). "Olivier awards 2018: complete list of nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Hetrick, Adam (28 May 2018). "Angels in America, Starring Nathan Lane and Andrew Garfield, Opens on Broadway March 25". Playbill. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Cox, Gordon (26 April 2018). "'Carousel,' 'SpongeBob SquarePants' Lead 2018 Drama Desk Nominations (Full List)". Variety. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "London's Angels in America Will Transfer to Broadway". Playbill. 7 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Young Chekhov: Three-play day". National Theatre. 2016.
  9. ↑ "The James Plays". National Theatre of Scotland. 2014.
  10. ↑ "Chariots of Fire". Hampstead Theatre. 2012.
  11. ↑ "The Heart of Robin Hood". RSC. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012.
  12. ↑ "Emperor and Galilean". Royal National Theatre. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012.
  13. ↑ "A Month in the Country". Chichester Festival Theatre. Archived from the original on 23 November 2011.
  14. ↑ "Spur of the Moment". The Royal Court Theatre. 21 August 2010.
  15. ↑ "Macbeth". The Globe. 21 August 2010. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010.
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