James McArdle

James McArdle is, to my mind, a real theatre animal, and I mean that as the highest compliment. The Glasgow-born Scot won the Ian Charleson Award for his Platonov and earned an Olivier nomination for Angels in America, and those are not honours you fluke. Stage acclaim is a sterner test than screen fame because there is nowhere to hide, no second take, just an actor and a live room every night. I admire performers forged that way; they bring a density and presence that the camera can only borrow. McArdle reads to me as the genuine article.

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Name (English)

James McArdle

Name (Japanese)

ジェームズ・マクアードル

Reading

じぇーむず・まくあーどる

Born

April 3, 1989 (age 37)

Origin

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / stage actor / child actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Snake

High school

St Ninian's High School

Awards & achievements

• Ian Charleson Awards

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20McArdle
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6139160

Tags

• actor
• stage actor
• child actor

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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