Jack Archer is a British-Irish actor. He is best known for portraying Jamie Marshbrook in ''
The Bay'', Michael Leeks in ''
Call The Midwife
''Call the Midwife'' is a British period drama television series about a group of nurse midwives working in the East End of London in the late 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. The principal cast of the show has included Jessica Raine, Miranda Hart, ...
'' and
Provence
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in ''
Marie Antoinette
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'', created by
Deborah Davis of ''
The Favourite
''The Favourite'' is a 2018 satirical absurdist period dark comedy film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, and written by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara. A co-production between Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the film star ...
''.
Education
Archer attended the
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama () is a conservatoire located in Cardiff, Wales. It has three theatres: the Richard Burton Theatre, the Bute Theatre, and the Caird Studio. It also includes one concert hall, the Dora Stoutzker Hall, and ...
where he trained as an actor.
Career
Archer made his debut in the stage production ''Nivelli's War'' at the
Lyric Theatre, Belfast
The Lyric Theatre, or simply The Lyric, is the principal, full-time producing theatre in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In January 2023 it won The Stage's Theatre of the Year award in recognition of "its programme...as well as for its online festiva ...
which transferred to the
New Victory Theater
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in New York. He received a 'Best Actor' nomination from ''
The Stage
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Debut Awards'' for his performance as the lead role Ernst. Archer then played Hamilton in The
Finborough Theatre
The Finborough Theatre is a fifty-seat theatre in the West Brompton area of London (part of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) under artistic director Neil McPherson. The theatre presents new British writing, as well as UK and world p ...
'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'. In 2020, he joined the lead cast of
Torben Betts
Torben Betts (born 10 February 1968, in Stamford, Lincolnshire) is an English playwright, screenwriter and actor.
Biography
Betts attended the University of Liverpool, where he read English Literature and English Language, and originally train ...
' ''Monogamy'' which toured the UK and went on to run at
The Park Theatre
The Park Theatre opened in Finsbury Park, north LondonCecilia Sundstrom"Psychopaths, nudity and Maureen Lipman launch new Finsbury Park theatre" ''Hackney Gazette'', 27 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-01. in 2013. It describes itself as "a neighb ...
in London. Archer has also starred in various other productions in London including ''
Confessional
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'' at the
Southwark Playhouse
Southwark Playhouse is a theatre in London with two venues, both located between Borough and Elephant and Castle tube stations.
History
The Southwark Playhouse Theatre Company was founded in 1993 by Juliet Alderdice and Tom Wilson. They ident ...
, ''Blue'' at the
Gate Theatre
The Gate Theatre is a theatre on Cavendish Row in Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1928.
History Beginnings
The Gate Theatre was founded in 1928 by Hilton Edwards and Micheál MacLiammóir with Daisy Bannard Cogley and Gearóid Ó Lochla ...
and ''When The Sea Swallows Us Whole'' at The Vault Festival.
Archer made his screen debut as Jamie Marshbrook in the second series of ''
The Bay'' on
ITV
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**ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network in the United Kingd ...
. He then starred as Joseph in the 2021 film ''The Haunting of Alice Bowles'' written and directed by
Philip Franks
Philip Franks (born 2 February 1956) is an English actor and director, known to the public chiefly for his roles in English television series, such as '' The Darling Buds of May'' and '' Heartbeat''.
Early life
Franks was born on 2 February 19 ...
. He next appeared as Michael Leeks in the tenth series of ''
Call the Midwife
''Call the Midwife'' is a British period drama television series about a group of nurse midwives working in the East End of London in the late 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. The principal cast of the show has included Jessica Raine, Miranda Hart, ...
'' in a story following conversion therapy in Britain during the 1960s. In 2022, Archer starred in a television adaptation of
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (; ; Maria Antonia Josefa Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last List of French royal consorts, queen of France before the French Revolution and the establishment of the French First Republic. She was the ...
's life written by
Deborah Davis. The 8-part series was part shot in
Versailles
The Palace of Versailles ( ; ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, in the Yvelines, Yvelines Department of Île-de-France, Île-de-France region in Franc ...
, produced by Canal+ and
Banijay
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, and aired on the
BBC
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,
PBS
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and
Disney+
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.
He plays the role of Count Louis-Stanislas-Xavier of Provence, who will become
Louis XVIII of France
Louis XVIII (Louis Stanislas Xavier; 17 November 1755 – 16 September 1824), known as the Desired (), was King of France from 1814 to 1824, except for a brief interruption during the Hundred Days in 1815. Before his reign, he spent 23 ...
after the
French Revolution. A second series is currently airing.
Filmography
References
External links
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Jack Archera
Waring McKenna
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Living people
21st-century British actors
Alumni of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Alumni of the University of Birmingham
Year of birth missing (living people)