Aidan McArdle
Biography
Aidan McArdle is an Irish character actor who was born in Dublin and studied at University College Dublin and London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Much of his early work was on stage. With the Royal Shakespeare Company he took the parts of Richard III and Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and in 2002 he appeared at the Royal National Theatre in a staging of A Prayer for Owen Meany. His first Hollywood film role came as the elf Slannen in Ella Enchanted (2004). On television he has often played period parts, and he was a series regular in Beautiful People, Garrow's Law and Mr Selfridge, playing Lord Loxley. He has also portrayed Dudley Moore, Igor Stravinsky and Albert Einstein, the last in Einstein and the Bomb (2024), and appeared in The Fall and, from 2022, the ITV series Ridley.
55years old
Turns 56 on November 26in 45 days
- Born Dublin
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 20 years2004 to 2024
Genres
- Drama58%, 7 films
- Comedy33%, 4 films
- Biography17%, 2 films
- Documentary17%, 2 films
- Family17%, 2 films
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First role
McArdle played Slannen in the 2004 movie Ella Enchanted, an elf who secretly wants to become a lawyer. It was his first role in the Hollywood film industry.
Aidan McArdle movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Sean Duggan appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Sean Duggan's page
Eddie Marsan's page
Steve Coogan's page
Joanna Lumley's page
Patrick Godfrey's page
Donna Dent's page
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