James McArdle

James McArdle is a British actor . In 2010 he graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and has since devoted himself mainly to the theater, so he was already part of the ensembles of the National Theater of Scotland and the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). He also participated in some movies and a number of television productions, most recently, he took a starring role in Man in Orange Shirt on alongside Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Jackson-Cohen .

life and career

McArdle grew up in Glasgow and worked on a number of films as a child. For example, in 2001 he got a small role in Peter Capaldi's drama Strictly Sinatra via a modern Glaswegian Rat Pack , starring Ian Hart , Kelly Macdonald and Brian Cox . After graduating from school, he studied at the London Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), where he graduated in 2010.

In his senior year at RADA, he appeared in a production of Macbeth at the Globe Theater and received the lead role in Anya Reiss' summer hit Spur of the Moment at the Royal Court Theater in London . He also received positive reviews for his role in A Month in the Country by Ivan Turgenev at the Chichester Festival Theater. In 2011 McArdle played the role of Agathon in Emperor and Galilean by Henrik Ibsen at the Royal National Theater in London. In the same year he was also seen as Robin Hood in the RSC production of The Legend, adapted by Ella Hickson at the Royal Shakespeare Theater ( Stratford-upon-Avon ).

In 2012 he took on the lead role of Harold Abrahams in Chariots of Fire , Mike Bartlett's stage adaptation of the film of the same name . The play opened in London's Hampstead Theater on May 9, 2012 and moved to the West End on June 23, 2012 , where it could be seen until January 5, 2013. In 2014 he played King James I of Scotland in Rona Munro's King James I , which premiered at the Edinburgh International Festival and continued at the Royal National Theater. For this he joined the Scottish theater company National Theater of Scotland.

In 2015 the Chichester Festival Theater put its main season under the motto Young Checkov . McArdle played in two different works by Anton Chekhov during this season : Ivanov and Platonov . In the latter, he took on the main role of Platonov, for which he was awarded the Ian Charleson Award in 2016.

In 2017 he took on one of the leading roles as Captain Thomas March in the BBC two-parter Man in an Orange Shirt . Vanessa Redgrave , Oliver Jackson-Cohen , Joanna Vanderham and Julian Morris were also represented in leading roles .

Plays

year	title	role	Ensemble / theater	Remarks
2010	Macbeth by William Shakespeare	Malcolm	The Globe
2010	Spur of the Moment by Anya Reiss	Daniel Mast	Royal Court Theater	Nomination for the Evening Standard Theater Award (Outstanding Newcomer)
2010	A Month in the Country by Ivan Turgenev	Aleksei Belyaev	Chichester Festival Theater
2011	Emperor and Galilean by Henrik Ibsen	Agathon	Royal National Theater
2011	The Heart of Robin Hood by David Farr	Robin Hood	Royal Shakespeare Company ; Royal Shakespeare Theater
2012	Chariots of Fire	Harold Abrahams	Hampstead Theater Gielgud Theater
2014	James I: The Key Will Keep The Lock by Rona Munro	James I of Scotland	National Theater of Scotland ; Edinburgh International Festival National Theater of Great Britain	Part of The James Plays season
2015	Ivanov by Anton Chekhov	Yevgeni Lvov	Chichester Festival Theater	Part of the Young Checkov season
2015	Platonov by Anton Chekhov	Platonov	Chichester Festival Theater	Part of the Young Checkov season; Received the Ian Charleson Award
2017	Angels in America by Tony Kushner	Louis Ironson	Royal National Theater

Filmography

• 2001–2003: Stacey Stone (TV series)
• 2001: Neverland (miniseries)
• 2001: Strictly Sinatra
• 2003: Recycled (short film)
• 2011: The Conspiracy - Treason at the Highest Level ( Page Eight , TV movie)
• 2011: Appropriate Adult (TV movie)
• 2011: Scissors (short film)
• 2013: Love and Marriage (TV movie)
• 2014: 37 Days (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 2014: The Conspiracy - Deadly Deals ( Turks & Caicos , Movie made for TV)
• 2014: The Conspiracy - Merciless Hunt ( Salting the Battlefield , Movie made for TV)
• 2014: New Worlds (TV movie)
• 2015: Star Wars : The Force Awakens
• 2017: Man in an Orange Shirt (TV movie)
• 2018: Maria Stuart, Queen of Scotland (Mary Queen of Scots)

Web links

• James McArdle in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Profiles: James McArdle . RADA. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
2. ↑ Georgia Snow: James McArdle wins 2015 Ian Charleson award | News . The Stage. June 24, 2016. Accessed December 21, 2016.
3. ↑ Macbeth . The Globe. August 21, 2010. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved in 2010.
4. ↑ Spur of the Moment . The Royal Court Theater. August 21, 2010. Accessed in 2010.
5. ^ A Month in the Country . Chichester Festival Theater. Archived from the original on November 23, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Accessed in 2010. 
6. ^ Emperor and Galilean . National Theater. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved in 2011.
7. ↑ The Heart of Robin Hood . RSC. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Retrieved in 2011.
8. ↑ Recycled . Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved in 2003.