Matthew 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]
Matt Kennard | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1982-02-12) 12 February 1982 (age 40) Grimsby, Humberside, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Laura Aikman |
Kennard was born in Grimsby, Humberside, 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.
Kennard has a twin brother Sam, who is also an actor.[11] He is married to actress Laura Aikman.[12]