Archie, a four-part biopic of Cary Grant, streams on ITVX this week and has a cast the man himself would be proud of.
Written by Jeff Pope, the man behind The Walk-In, A Confession, and Little Boy Blue, and directed by Paul Andrew Williams (Broadchurch), the credentials speak for themselves.
Loosely based on a book by his former wife Dyan Cannon (who acted as executive producer), this attempts to look beyond the veneer of the man the world knew as Cary Grant.
In fact, as he said himself, Cary Grant was as made up as the characters he played. Archie Leach changed his name when he was 27, and went on to become one of the biggest film stars ever known.
Bristol-born, we wrestled with memories of the past and a traumatic childhood… A synopsis for the show tells us: “Believing he was not wanted by his family in the UK, he decided to stay in the US to try to make his way in showbusiness.” And that he most certainly did.
Here’s everything you need to know about the cast of brilliant new drama Archie.
Archie cast on ITVX: Jason Isaacs plays Cary Grant
Jason Isaacs, 60, leads the cast of Archie, playing Cary Grant in the ITVX series. Of course, Harry Potter fans will know Jason for his role as pure-blood wizard Lucius Malfoy (boo, hiss) in the Harry Potter films.
The Liverpool-born actor has been on our screens ever since 1988 when he was 25. He first popped up in an episode of This Is David Lander. Jason went on to star in dozens of TV series, most notably Capital City, where he played Chas Ewell, and Civvies in which he portrayed Frank Dillon. He also portrayed Michael Ryan in Dangerous Lady. Other notable roles include Colin Ayres in The West Wing, Mark Brydon in The State Within, and Michael Caffee in Brotherhood.
He led the cast of Awake in 2012, Case Histories, and Dig. Star Trek loyalists will know him as Captain Gabriel Lorca in Star Trek: Discovery.
More recently, Jason played Dr. Hunter Aloysius ‘Hap’ Percy in The OA, Peter Groff in Sex Education, and Dr. Rob ‘Griff’‘
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