Jack Archer (actor) explained

Jack Archer
Occupation:Actor
Alma Mater:Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
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

Archer attended the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama where he trained as an actor.

Career

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

YearTitleRoleDirectorPlatform
2021The BayJamie MarshbrookRobert Quinn, Julia FordITV
Call the MidwifeMichael LeeksNoreen KershawBBC
2022–presentMarie AntoinetteProvencePete Travis, Geoffrey Enthoven, Ed BazalgetteBBC, PBS, Disney+
2024FranklinThomas GrenvilleTim Van PattenApple TV+

External links

Notes and References

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

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