Matt Kennard (actor)

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

For the journalist, see Matt Kennard (journalist).
Matt Kennard
Born (1982-02-12) 12 February 1982
Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England
OccupationActor
Spouse(s)Laura Aikman

Career

Kennard was born in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, and 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 1958 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,[6] to concentrate on film work, including featuring in Born of Hope with his brother Sam.

He appeared in the seventh series of Waterloo Road as Craig O'Leary, he played a con-man who pretended to be interested in Janeece Bryant (Chelsee Healey).[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 brother 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 is married to actress Laura Aikman.[12]

References
  1. Green, Kris (5 July 2007). "'Doctors' gains new GP and practice nurse". Digital Spy.
  2. O'Flaherty, Rachael (9 April 2018). "Grimsby actor joins the cast of Hollyoaks". GrimsbyLive. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. "London Marathon 2014: celebrity runners". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  4. "BBC Drama – Surviving Disaster". Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  5. Wolf, Matt (15 August 1999). "Parables Of Female Sexuality (Published 1999)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  6. Green, Kris (20 April 2009). "Playing Away". Digital Spy. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. "Rock legends go on the run in 'Bula Quo'". Irish Examiner. 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVLJQ02Louo
  9. "Soap stars past and present from Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Louth". GrimsbyLive. 2020-12-27. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  10. Jew, Linda. "WPC 56: Series 3 of Daytime Drama Premieres in the US on Public TV Stations – The British TV Place". Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  11. "Doctors star on working with twin". Metro. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  12. Waddell, Lily (26 December 2019). "Gavin & Stacey's Sonia is Keith Lemon's' ex-girlfriend' Laura Aikman". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
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