James McArdle
James McArdle | |
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Born | |
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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
- ^ "Profiles : James McArdle". RADA. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ Snow, Georgia (24 June 2016). "James McArdle wins 2015 Ian Charleson award". The Stage. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ Billington, Michael (4 May 2017). "Angels in America review – Garfield and Lane excel in Kushner's surreal epic". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Stage, Guardian (6 March 2018). "Olivier awards 2018: complete list of nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (28 May 2018). "Angels in America, Starring Nathan Lane and Andrew Garfield, Opens on Broadway March 25". Playbill. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Cox, Gordon (26 April 2018). "'Carousel,' 'SpongeBob SquarePants' Lead 2018 Drama Desk Nominations (Full List)". Variety. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "London's Angels in America Will Transfer to Broadway". Playbill. 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Young Chekhov: Three-play day". National Theatre. 2016.
- ^ "The James Plays". National Theatre of Scotland. 2014.
- ^ "Chariots of Fire". Hampstead Theatre. 2012.
- ^ "The Heart of Robin Hood". RSC. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012.
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