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'' and Provence in ''

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'', created by Deborah Davis of ''

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Education

Jack Archer attended the

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where he trained as an actor.

Career

Archer made his debut in the stage production ''Nivelli's War'' at the

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which transferred to the

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in New York. He received a 'Best Actor' nomination from ''

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Debut Awards'' for his performance as the lead role Ernst. Archer then played Hamilton in The

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's revival of ''Quaint Honour'', staged once before in 1958, where he also received a nomination from ''

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'' for 'Best Male Performance in a Play'. In 2019 he joined the lead cast of

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' ''Monogamy'' which toured the UK and went on to run at

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in London. Archer has also starred in various other productions in London including ''

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'' at the

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, ''Blue'' at the

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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

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. He then starred as Joseph in the 2021 film ''The Haunting of Alice Bowles'' written and directed by

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. 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. In 2022 Archer starred in a television adaptation of

's life written by Deborah Davis. The 8-part series was part shot in

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, produced by Canal+ and

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, and aired on the

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and

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. He plays the role of Count Louis-Stanislas-Xavier of Provence, who will become

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after the

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. A second series is currently in production.

Filmography

References

External links

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