Matthew Kennard (born 12 February 1982) is an English actor, known for his role as nurse Archie Hallam in the

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soap opera ''

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''.

Career

Kennard was born in

Grimsby Grimsby or Great Grimsby is a port town in Lincolnshire, England with a population of 86,138 (as of 2021). It is located near the mouth on the south bank of the Humber that flows to the North Sea. Grimsby adjoins the town of Cleethorpes dir ...

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. Kennard has played roles in soap operas including ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...

'', ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes h ...

'' and ''

''. He also starred as

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footballer

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in a BBC dramatisation of the

Munich air disaster The Munich air disaster occurred on 6 February 1958, when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off at Munich-Riem Airport in Munich, West Germany. The aircraft was carrying the Manchester United F.C., Manche ...

. One of Kennard's earlier roles was in the series ''Love in the 21st Century'', broadcast on

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in 1999 and created by Red Productions, who were previously responsible for ''

Queer as Folk ''Queer as Folk'' may refer to: * Queer as Folk (British TV series), ''Queer as Folk'' (British TV series), 1999–2000 * Queer as Folk (American TV series), ''Queer as Folk'' (American TV series), a 2000–2005 American and Canadian version of th ...

''. Kennard's character is seduced by a school teacher who believes she is giving him experience, although it later transpires he had made a bet that he could sleep with her. Kennard left a regular role in the soap opera ''Doctors'' on 27 April 2009 to concentrate on film work, including featuring in '' Born of Hope'' with his brother Sam. Kennard appeared in the seventh series of ''Waterloo Road'' as Craig O'Leary. Kennard appeared as Dave Schmidt in the film ''

Bula Quo! ''Bula Quo!'', also known as ''Guitars, Guns and Paradise'', is a 2013 British adventure comedy film cowritten and directed by Stuart St Paul and starring Jon Lovitz, Craig Fairbrass, Laura Aikman and Status Quo musicians Francis Rossi and Rick ...

'', released in 2013. That same year, he had a short stint in ''

Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British television soap opera that is broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a List of fictional towns and villages, fict ...

'' as shady businessman Kirk Stoker. In 2015, Kennard and his twin Sam played twin brothers David and Gabriel Meyer in the BBC TV series ''

WPC 56 ''WPC 56'' is a British television police procedural series, created and partly written by Dominique Moloney and broadcast on BBC One. The stories feature the first woman police constables (WPC) to join the fictional Midlands Constabulary at Br ...

''. He appeared in CBBC's ''

The Dumping Ground ''The Dumping Ground'' (also informally referred to as ''The DG'') is a Television in the United Kingdom, British children's television series, children's television drama series that focuses on the lives and experiences of young people who ...

'' in 2016.

Personal life

Kennard has a twin brother Sam, who is also an actor. He has been married to actress

Laura Aikman Laura Holly Aikman (born 24 December 1985) is an English actress. She has appeared in an array of television shows including '' The Mysti Show'' (2004–2005), ''Casualty'' (2009–2010), '' Lemon La Vida Loca'' (2012–2013), ''4 O'Clock Club'' ...

since 2019; they met when she joined the cast for the final series (2015) of ''

Bluestone 42 ''Bluestone 42'' is a British sitcom about a British bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan during Operation Herrick, first broadcast on 5 March 2013 on BBC Three. The third and final series began on 9 March 2015 and ended on 13 April 2015. In ...

''.

Acting credits

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kennard, Matt 1982 births Living people English identical twins English male film actors English male soap opera actors English male television actors Identical twin male actors Male actors from London Male actors from Lincolnshire Actors from Grimsby English twins