Matt Kennard
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Matthew Kennard (born 12 February 1982 in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire[1]) is an English actor, currently starring in UK daytime drama Doctors, as nurse Archie Hallam; a role he has had since August 2007.[2] He has had several notable roles in British drama series, including Coronation Street, Hollyoaks and The Bill amongst others.[3] He also starred as Manchester United footballer Duncan Edwards in a BBC dramatisation of the 1958 Munich Air Disaster.[4] One of Matt's earlier roles was in the series 'Love in the 21st Century', broadcast on Channel4tv in 1999 by Red Productions who were previously responsible for the acclaimed Queer as Folk. Kennard's character is seduced by a school teacher who believes she is giving him experience, although it later transpires he's had a bet that he'd sleep with her.
Kennard has a twin brother called Sam, who is also an actor,[5] with whom he lives in London.[6]