Jack Archer (actor)
Jack Archer | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2019–present |
Jack Archer is a British-Irish actor. He is best known for portraying Jamie Marshbrook in The Bay,[1] Michael Leeks in Call The Midwife[2] and Provence in Marie Antoinette, created by Deborah Davis of The Favourite.[3][4]
Education
[edit]Archer attended the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama where he trained as an actor.
Career
[edit]Archer made his debut in the stage production Nivelli's War at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast which transferred to the New Victory Theater in New York.[5][6] He received a 'Best Actor' nomination from The Stage Debut Awards for his performance as the lead role Ernst.[7][8] 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'.[9][10] In 2019, he joined the lead cast of Torben Betts' Monogamy which toured the UK and went on to run at The Park Theatre in London.[11] 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.[12][13][14]
Archer made his screen debut as Jamie Marshbrook in the second series of The Bay on ITV.[15] He then starred as Joseph in the 2021 film The Haunting of Alice Bowles written and directed by Philip Franks.[16] 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.[17] In 2022, Archer starred in a television adaptation of Marie Antoinette's life written by Deborah Davis.[18] The 8-part series was part shot in Versailles, produced by Canal+ and Banijay,[19] and aired on the BBC, PBS and Disney+.[20] He plays the role of Count Louis-Stanislas-Xavier of Provence, who will become Louis XVIII of France after the French Revolution. A second series is currently in production.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Director | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Bay | Jamie Marshbrook | Robert Quinn, Julia Ford | ITV |
| Call the Midwife | Michael Leeks | Noreen Kershaw | BBC | |
| 2022–present | Marie Antoinette | Provence | Pete Travis, Geoffrey Enthoven, Ed Bazalgette | BBC, PBS, Disney+ |
| 2024 | Franklin | Thomas Grenville | Tim Van Patten | Apple TV+ |
References
[edit]- ^ "Meet the Cast of The Bay". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Call the Midwife tackles conversion therapy in powerful new episode". Yahoo News. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Marie Antoinette' Series From 'The Favourite' Writer Underway For Canal+ & Banijay". Deadline. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "BBC Swoops on 'Marie Antoinette' From 'The Favourite' Writer Deborah Davis". Variety. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Review: Nivelli's War at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast". Irish News. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Nivelli's War, Inspired by True Story of Magician Herbert Levin, to Appear at New Victory Theater". Broadway World. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "The Stage Debut Awards Nominees in Full". London Theatre. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "The Stage Debut Awards Previous Winners". The Stage. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Quaint Honour by Roger Gellert". Finborough Theatre. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Quaint Honour". Bloomsbury. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Monogamy". Park Theatre. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Confessional". Southwark Playhouse. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Cast Credits". Park Theatre. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Reviews - When The Sea Swallows Us Whole". Stage Door App. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Meet the Cast of The Bay". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "The Haunting of Alice Bowles". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "'Marie Antoinette' Drama Series From 'The Favourite' Writer Enters Production". Variety. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "A Lavish New TV Series Will Offer A Feminist Take On Marie Antoinette's Life". Vogue. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "BBC Boards 'Marie Antoinette'". Deadline. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.