Matthew Kennard (born 12 February 1982) is an English actor, known for his role as nurse Archie Hallam in the BBC soap opera Doctors.[1]
Matt Kennard | |
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Born | Grimsby, Humberside, England | 12 February 1982
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse |
Kennard was born in Grimsby, Humberside. Kennard 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 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 to concentrate on film work, including featuring in Born of Hope with his brother Sam.[6] Kennard appeared in the seventh series of Waterloo Road as Craig O'Leary.[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 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 has been married to actress Laura Aikman since 2019; they met when she joined the cast for the final series (2015) of Bluestone 42.[12]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Love in the 21st Century | Ryan | Episode: "Toyboys" |
2000 | Coronation Street | Duncan Styles | 1 episode |
2001 | Heartbeat | Gareth North | Episode: "Gin a Body, Meet a Body" |
2003 | Coronation Street | Jimmy Mullins | 4 episodes |
2004 | Room 10 | Julian | Video release |
2006 | Surviving Disaster | Duncan Edwards | Episode: "Munich Air Crash" |
The Bill | PC Kevin Sharpe | Episode: "Smell the Roses" | |
2007 | The Afternoon Play | Mickey | Episode: "Johnny Shakespeare" |
2007 | Doctors | Eddy Skinner | Episode: "Teenage Kicks" |
2007–2009 | Doctors | Archie Hallam | 281 episodes |
2009 | Born of Hope | Elladan | Film |
Inseparable Coil | Peter Hanson | Short film | |
2010 | Comedy Lab | Matt Stone | Series 11 episode 3 |
Freight | Sonny | Film | |
2012 | Waterloo Road | Craig O'Leary | Recurring role |
Lemon La Vida Loca | Mark | 3 episodes | |
2013 | Emmerdale | Kirk Stoker | Guest role |
London Bridge | Tom | Video release | |
Guitars, Guns and Paradise! | Dave | Film | |
Drifters | Josh | 2 episodes | |
2014 | 'Midsomer Murders | Jamie Weston | Episode: "Wild Harvest" |
Killing Time | Boyd | Film | |
WPC 56 | David Meyer | Main role | |
2015 | Pleasure Island | Adam | Film |
2016 | The Dumping Ground | Kerr | Episode: "The End of it All" |
Zombie Spring Breakers | Rupert | Film | |
Battlefield 1 | Video game; voice role | ||
Coronation Street | Jude Sawyer | 2 episodes | |
2017 | I Live with Models | Simon | Episode: "The Twofer" |
2018 | Hollyoaks | Theo Jones | Guest role |
Jamie Johnson | Foxborough Coach | Recurring role | |
2020 | I Am Not A Rapist | Narrator | Voice role |
2022 | CrossfireX | Robert Cavanaugh (voice) | Video game |
FBI: International | John Mallory | Episode: "The Kill List" | |
My Name is Leon | Tony | Television film | |
TBA | What We Did Yesterday | Jake | Short film |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2008 | British Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Doctors | Nominated | [13] |
2009 | Nominated | [14] |
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