Jack Donnelly

Jack Donnelly (born 28 October 1985) is an English actor, best known for his role in BBC series Atlantis, in which he played the role of Jason.

Jack Donnelly
Born28 October 1985 (1985-10-28) (age 35)
Bournemouth, England, UK
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2018)​
Parent(s)Chrissie Wickham (mother)
Tony Donnelly (father)

Personal life

He is a founding member of the improvisational comedy group "Chuckle Duster", which performs occasionally in east London.

His mother, Chrissie Wickham, was the choreographer (of the Eurovision Bucks Fizz winning dance routine in 1981), an actress and former Hot Gossip dance troupe member.

He was born in Bournemouth and comes from Ringwood, Hampshire. He attended St Catherine's Primary School in Wimborne, Dorset, and then St Peter's School in Bournemouth.[1][2][3]

In October 2017, Donnelly became engaged to Swedish-Canadian actress Malin Åkerman.[4] They were married on December 1, 2018, in Tulum, Mexico.[5]

Career

Donnelly's first acting was as Jason Winkler in Nickelodeon's TV series House of Anubis.[6] He then guest starred in shows such as Doctors, Threesome, Misfits, Dancing on the Edge.[7] In 2013, he landed a lead role in BBC's fantasy series Atlantis, where he played the role of Jason who washes up on the shores of the ancient and mysterious city of Atlantis.[8] In 2014, he played the role of a cocky footballer Olly Hunter in the wholly improvised spoof documentary United We Fall.[9] In 2016, he guest starred as Samuel Walker in the TV series Death in Paradise.[10]

In 2017, Donnelly played lead role of Prince Adrian in the Hallmark original movie A Royal Winter alongside Merritt Patterson.[11]

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2014 United We Fall Olly Hunter
2020 Friendsgiving Jeff
TBA Slayers Filming

Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2011 House of Anubis Jason Winkler Recurring; 30 Episodes
2012 Doctors Harry Kilber-Bennett Episode: "Sentence"
Threesome Pull / Paul Episode: "Vacuum"
Misfits White Rabbit Episode #4.6
2013 Dancing on the Edge Leopold Episode #4
2013–2015 Atlantis Jason Lead Role; 25 Episodes
2016 Death in Paradise Samuel Walker Episode: "The Blood Red Sea"
2017 A Royal Winter Prince Adrian TV film

References
  1. He attended Big Little Theatre School in Bournemouth .Juliet Stevenson and Mark Addy cast in BBC1's Atlantis, Susanna Lazarus, Radio Times, 27 March 2013.
  2. Cast announced for BBC One's Atlantis, Media Centre, www.bbc.co.uk, 27 March 2013, 09.59.
  3. BBC America – Who the Dr. Ordered Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, Seth Arenstein, Cable Fax, 25 July 2013
  4. Hautman, Nicholas (October 13, 2017). "Malin Akerman Is Engaged to Jack Donnelly". Usweekly.com. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  5. Chiu, Melody (December 1, 2018). "Malin Akerman Marries British Actor Jack Donnelly in Mexico 1 Year After Engagement". People. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  6. Team, The Deadline (2014-02-27). "Jack Donnelly Inks With Gersh; WME Inks Trivia Game App QuizUp". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  7. "'Atlantis' Cast: Where Else Can You See Them? | BBC America". BBC America. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  8. Metro.co.uk, Keith Watson for (2013-09-26). "Jack Donnelly goes insane for Atlantis role". Metro. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  9. "United We Fall: What Jack Donnelly did next". Digital Spy. 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  10. "Jack Donnelly: Death in Paradise is actually filmed in paradise – unlike Atlantis! | News | TV News | What's on TV". What' s on TV. 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  11. "Cast | A Royal Winter | Hallmark Channel". Hallmark Channel. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
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