Jack Archer

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Jack Archer
Alma materRoyal Welsh College of Music & Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2017 – present

Jack Archer is a British-Irish actor. He is best known for portraying Jamie Marshbrook in The Bay (TV series) as well as Michael Leeks in Call The Midwife.[1][2] He will also star in the Canal+ & BBC drama series Marie Antoinette created by Deborah Davis of The Favourite.[3][4]

Education[]

Jack Archer attended the University of Birmingham and received a first class degree in English Literature and Drama. At the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, he trained as an actor.[5]

Career[]

Archer made his debut in the 2017 production Nivelli's War at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast which transferred to the New Victory Theater in New York.[6][7] He received a 'Best Actor' nomination from The Stage Debut Awards for his performance as the lead role Ernst.[8][9] Archer then played Hamilton in The Finborough Theatre's revival of Quaint Honour, staged once before in 1958, where he also received a nomination from The Off West End Theatre Awards for 'Best Male Performance in a Play'.[10][11] In 2018 he joined the lead cast of Torben Betts' Monogamy which toured the UK and went on to run at The Park Theatre in London.[12] Archer has also starred in various other productions in London including Confessional at the Southwark Playhouse, Blue at the Gate Theatre and When The Sea Swallows Us Whole at The Vault Festival.[13][14][15]

Archer made his screen debut playing Jamie Marshbrook in the second series of The Bay on ITV.[16] He then starred as Joseph in the 2021 film The Haunting of Alice Bowles written and directed by Philip Franks.[17] He next appeared as Michael Leeks in the tenth series of Call The Midwife in a story following conversion therapy in Britain during the 1960s.[18] Archer is currently filming a television adaptation of Marie Antoinette's life written by Deborah Davis.[19] The 8 part series is shooting in Versailles and being produced by Canal+ and Banijay.[20] It will also air on the BBC.[21]

References[]

  1. ^ "Meet the Cast of The Bay". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Call the Midwife tackles conversion therapy in powerful new episode". Yahoo News. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Marie Antoinette' Series From 'The Favourite' Writer Underway For Canal+ & Banijay". Deadline. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  4. ^ "BBC Swoops on 'Marie Antoinette' From 'The Favourite' Writer Deborah Davis". Variety. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Three Graduates Shortlisted for The Stage Debut Awards". RWCMD. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Review: Nivelli's War at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast". Irish News. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  7. ^ "NIVELLI'S WAR, Inspired by True Story of Magician Herbert Levin, to Appear at New Victory Theater". Broadway World. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  8. ^ "The Stage Debut Awards Nominees in Full". London Theatre. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  9. ^ "The Stage Debut Awards Previous Winners". The Stage. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Quaint Honour by Roger Gellert". Finborough Theatre. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Quaint Honour". Bloomsbury. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Monogamy". Park Theatre. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Confessional". Southwark Playhouse. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Cast Credits". Park Theatre. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Reviews - When The Sea Swallows Us Whole". Stage Door App. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Meet the Cast of The Bay". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  17. ^ "The Haunting of Alice Bowles". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Call the Midwife tackles conversion therapy in powerful new episode – Boris Johnson, meanwhile, continues to do nothing". Pink News. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  19. ^ "'Marie Antoinette' Drama Series From 'The Favourite' Writer Enters Production". Variety. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  20. ^ "A Lavish New TV Series Will Offer A Feminist Take On Marie Antoinette's Life". Vogue. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  21. ^ "BBC Boards 'Marie Antoinette'". Deadline. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

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