Jack Archer (actor)

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Jack Archer
Alma mater Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2019–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]

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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
2021 The Bay Jamie MarshbrookRobert 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+

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  14. ↑ "Reviews - When The Sea Swallows Us Whole". Stage Door App. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
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