On April 3, 1989, James John McArdle was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His age as of this writing is 31. McArdle attended St. Ninian’s High School in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, after growing up in Darnley, southwest of Glasgow. McArdle attended PACE Theatre Company and began acting as a child.
He traveled on his own to London and enrolled at the esteemed Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He chose to pursue a career as a theater performer instead of graduating, although he never did. McArdle has since made London, England, his home.
