Matt Kennard (actor)

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Matt Kennard
Born (1982-02-12) 12 February 1982 (age 42)
Grimsby, Humberside, England
OccupationActor
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(m. 2019)

Matthew Kennard (born 12 February 1982) is an English actor, known for his role as nurse Archie Hallam in the BBC soap opera Doctors . [1]

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Career

Kennard was born in Grimsby, Humberside. Kennard has played roles in soap operas including Coronation Street , Hollyoaks and Doctors . [2] He also starred as Manchester United footballer Duncan Edwards in a BBC dramatisation of the Munich air disaster. [3] [4] One of Kennard's earlier roles was in the series Love in the 21st Century, broadcast on Channel 4 in 1999 and created by Red Productions, who were previously responsible for Queer as Folk . 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. [5]

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. [6] Kennard appeared in the seventh series of Waterloo Road as Craig O'Leary. [2]

Kennard appeared as Dave Schmidt in the film Bula Quo! , released in 2013. [7] [8] That same year, he had a short stint in Emmerdale as shady businessman Kirk Stoker. [9] In 2015, Kennard and his twin Sam played twin brothers David and Gabriel Meyer in the BBC TV series WPC 56 . [10] He appeared in CBBC's The Dumping Ground in 2016.

Personal life

Kennard has a twin brother Sam, who is also an actor. [11] He has been married to actress Laura Aikman since 2019; they met when she joined the cast for the final series (2015) of Bluestone 42 . [12]

Acting credits

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Love in the 21st CenturyRyanEpisode: "Toyboys"
2000 Coronation Street Duncan Styles1 episode
2001 Heartbeat Gareth NorthEpisode: "Gin a Body, Meet a Body"
2003Coronation StreetJimmy Mullins4 episodes
2004Room 10JulianVideo release
2006 Surviving Disaster Duncan EdwardsEpisode: "Munich Air Crash"
The Bill PC Kevin SharpeEpisode: "Smell the Roses"
2007 The Afternoon Play MickeyEpisode: "Johnny Shakespeare"
2007 Doctors Eddy SkinnerEpisode: "Teenage Kicks"
2007–2009Doctors Archie Hallam 281 episodes
2009 Born of Hope ElladanFilm
Inseparable CoilPeter HansonShort film
2010 Comedy Lab Matt StoneSeries 11 episode 3
FreightSonnyFilm
2012 Waterloo Road Craig O'LearyRecurring role
Lemon La Vida Loca Mark3 episodes
2013 Emmerdale Kirk StokerGuest role
London BridgeTomVideo release
Guitars, Guns and Paradise!DaveFilm
Drifters Josh2 episodes
2014'Midsomer Murders Jamie WestonEpisode: "Wild Harvest"
Killing TimeBoydFilm
WPC 56 David MeyerMain role
2015Pleasure IslandAdamFilm
2016 The Dumping Ground KerrEpisode: "The End of it All"
Zombie Spring Breakers RupertFilm
Battlefield 1Video game; voice role
Coronation StreetJude Sawyer2 episodes
2017 I Live with Models SimonEpisode: "The Twofer"
2018 Hollyoaks Theo JonesGuest role
Jamie Johnson Foxborough CoachRecurring role
2020I Am Not A RapistNarratorVoice role
2022 CrossfireX Robert Cavanaugh (voice)Video game
FBI: International John MalloryEpisode: "The Kill List"
My Name is LeonTonyTelevision film
TBAWhat We Did YesterdayJakeShort film

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2008 British Soap Awards Sexiest MaleDoctorsNominated [13]
2009Nominated [14]

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