# Jack Archer (actor)
**Jack Archer** (born 1998) is a British-Irish actor known for playing Provence in the television series *[Marie Antoinette](https://www.edgepedia.org/marie-antoinette-tv-series)* and Jamie Marshbrook in the second series of *The Bay*.[1](https://www.fernsehserien.de/jack-archer/filmografie) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9803152/) He trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and has worked extensively in British theater, receiving award nominations for his stage performances before his screen career took off.[3](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Jack-Archer/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1998; British-Irish nationality[1](https://www.fernsehserien.de/jack-archer/filmografie) |
| Training | Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama[3](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Jack-Archer/) |
| Best-known screen role | Provence in *Marie Antoinette*, 16 episodes across 2022–2025[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9803152/) |
| Series regular role | Jamie Marshbrook in *The Bay* series 2 (ITV, HBO Max, Tall Story Pictures), 6 episodes in 2021[4](https://waringmckenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jack-Archer-CV-2024-.pdf) |
| Stage nominations | Best Actor, The Stage Debut Awards, for *Nivelli's War*; Best Male in a Play, Off West End Theatre Awards, for *Quaint Honour*[3](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Jack-Archer/) |
| Recent television | Thomas Grenville in *Franklin* (2024), Alastair Boardman in *Virdee* (2025), Frazer Moran in *Lynley* (2025)[4](https://waringmckenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jack-Archer-CV-2024-.pdf) |
## Training and theater work
Archer trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.[3](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Jack-Archer/) His theater credits include *When the Sea Swallows Us Whole* at The Vaults, *Monogamy* on a national tour and at the Park Theatre in London, *Quaint Honour* at the Finborough Theatre, *Nivelli's War* at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast and the New Victory Theatre in New York, and *Confessional* at the Southwark Playhouse.[3](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Jack-Archer/)
Two of these productions brought award nominations. For *Nivelli's War*, a Cahoots NI production in association with the Lyric Theatre in which he played Ernst, he was nominated for Best Actor at The Stage Debut Awards.[3](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Jack-Archer/) • [5](https://artscouncil-ni.s3-assets.com/ACNI-Annual-Review-2016-17.pdf) For *Quaint Honour* at the Finborough Theatre, in which he played Hamilton, he was nominated for Best Male in a [Play](https://www.edgepedia.org/play-theatre) at the Off West End Theatre Awards.[4](https://waringmckenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jack-Archer-CV-2024-.pdf) His student productions at the college included *Blue*, *One Man, Two Guvnors*, *All's Well That Ends Well*, and *Constellations*.[4](https://waringmckenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jack-Archer-CV-2024-.pdf)
## Television
**Marie Antoinette.** Archer played Provence, a member of the lead cast, in the BBC, Canal+, and Banijay production *Marie Antoinette*, appearing in 16 episodes across the series' run from 2022 to 2025.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9803152/) • [4](https://waringmckenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jack-Archer-CV-2024-.pdf) The first series was directed by Pete Travis and Geoffrey Enthovan and the second by Ed Bazalgette and Raf Reyntjens.[4](https://waringmckenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jack-Archer-CV-2024-.pdf)
His other television work spans several British and American productions. In *[The Bay](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-bay-tv-series)* series 2 he played Jamie Marshbrook as a series regular, in the ITV, HBO Max, and Tall Story Pictures drama directed by Robert Quinn and Julia Ford.[4](https://waringmckenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jack-Archer-CV-2024-.pdf) He appeared as Michael Leeks in *Call the Midwife* series 10 (BBC and PBS) in 2021, as Thomas Grenville in the Apple miniseries *Franklin* in 2024, as Alastair Boardman in the BBC series *Virdee* in 2025, and as Frazer Moran in a 2025 episode of *Lynley*.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9803152/) • [4](https://waringmckenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jack-Archer-CV-2024-.pdf)
## Film and short films
Archer's film work includes the role of Joseph in *The Haunting of Alice Bowles* (2020), directed by Philip Franks.[4](https://waringmckenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jack-Archer-CV-2024-.pdf) His short film credits include a lead role as the Boy in *The Pink Pill* (2022, Bergg and [BBC Studios](https://www.edgepedia.org/bbc-studios)), Smith in *A Pound of Flesh*, Eric in *All Your Good Intentions*, and the title role in *Shawn* (all 2019–2020).[4](https://waringmckenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jack-Archer-CV-2024-.pdf) He also played JP in the short *Nights* (2023).[4](https://waringmckenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jack-Archer-CV-2024-.pdf)
## Other people named Jack Archer
The name is shared by several unrelated figures. A Jack Archer works at the Scottish production company Hopscotch Films as a self-shooting director, with credits including the documentaries *Village of Dreams*, *Bothy Life*, and *Orphans Reunited*; television-credit databases sometimes mix these director credits with the actor's page.[6](https://www.hopscotchfilms.co.uk/meet-the-team/jack-archer) A separate Jack Archer is credited as a writer and director of short films such as *On In 15* (2019).[7](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8034731/) The name also belongs to a fictional character in the long-running [BBC Radio 4](https://www.edgepedia.org/bbc-radio-4) serial *The Archers*, the son of Helen Archer, played on radio by Denis Folwell.[8](https://bbctodays.pages.dev/programmes/profiles/12lnDFWNZLzKZttfb82zKgQ/jack-archer) • [9](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2004-Radio-Encyclopedia/Encyclopedia-Complete.pdf)
## References
1. [Filmografie Jack Archer, fernsehserien.de](https://www.fernsehserien.de/jack-archer/filmografie)
2. [Jack Archer (IX), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9803152/)
3. [Jack Archer, BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Jack-Archer/)
4. [Jack Archer CV 2024, Waring McKenna](https://waringmckenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jack-Archer-CV-2024-.pdf)
5. [Arts Council of Northern Ireland Annual Review 2016-17](https://artscouncil-ni.s3-assets.com/ACNI-Annual-Review-2016-17.pdf)
6. [Jack Archer, Hopscotch Films](https://www.hopscotchfilms.co.uk/meet-the-team/jack-archer)
7. [Jack Archer (IV), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8034731/)
8. [BBC Radio 4, The Archers: Jack Archer character profile](https://bbctodays.pages.dev/programmes/profiles/12lnDFWNZLzKZttfb82zKgQ/jack-archer)
9. [Radio Encyclopedia (2004), WorldRadioHistory](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2004-Radio-Encyclopedia/Encyclopedia-Complete.pdf)
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