Jack Donnelly

Jack Donnelly (born 28 October 1985) is an English actor, best known for his role in BBC series Atlantis, in which he played the role of Jason.

Jack Donnelly
Born28 October 1985 (1985-10-28) (age 34)
Bournemouth, England, UK
OccupationActor
Years active2010–
Spouse(s)
(
m. 2018)
Parent(s)Chrissie Wickham (mother)
Tony Donnelly (father)

Personal life

He is a founding member of the improvisational comedy group "Chuckle Duster", which performs occasionally in east London.

His mother, Chrissie Wickham, a choreographer (of the Eurovision Bucks Fizz winning dance routine in 1981), actress and former Hot Gossip dance troupe member, performed in Starlight Express whilst up to six months pregnant with Jack, which he mentioned in an interview on the Graham Norton show on BBC Radio 2 on 21 December 2013. He is the first of four boys.

He was born in Bournemouth and comes from Ringwood, Hampshire. He attended St Catherine's Primary School in Wimborne, Dorset, and then St Peter's School in Bournemouth.[1][2][3]

In October 2017, Donnelly became engaged to Swedish-American actress Malin Åkerman.[4] They were married on December 1, 2018 in Tulum, Mexico.[5]

Career

Donnelly's first acting was as Jason Winkler in Nickelodeon's TV series House of Anubis.[6] He then guest starred in shows such as Doctors, Threesome, Misfits, Dancing on the Edge.[7] In 2013, he landed a lead role in BBC's fantasy series Atlantis, where he played the role of Jason who washes up on the shores of the ancient and mysterious city of Atlantis.[8] In 2014, he played the role of a cocky footballer Olly Hunter in the wholly improvised spoof documentary United We Fall.[9] In 2016, he guest starred as Samuel Walker in the TV series Death in Paradise.[10]

In 2017, Donnelly played lead role of Prince Adrian in the Hallmark original movie A Royal Winter alongside Merritt Patterson.[11]

Filmography
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2011 House of Anubis Jason Winkler Recurring (30 Episodes)
2012 Doctors Harry Kilber-Bennett Guest-star (1 Episode)
2012 Threesome Pull / Paul Guest-star (1 Episode)
2012 Misfits White Rabbit Guest-star (1 Episode)
2013 Dancing on the Edge Leopold Guest-star (1 Episode)
2013–15 Atlantis Jason Lead Role (25 Episodes)
2014 United We Fall Olly Hunter Film
2016 Death in Paradise Samuel Walker Guest-star (1 Episode)
2017 A Royal Winter Prince Adrian Film (Hallmark)
2020 Friendsgiving Jeff Film (in post production)

References
  1. He attended Big Little Theatre School in Bournemouth .Juliet Stevenson and Mark Addy cast in BBC1's Atlantis, Susanna Lazarus, Radio Times, 27 March 2013.
  2. Cast announced for BBC One's Atlantis, Media Centre, www.bbc.co.uk, 27 March 2013, 09.59.
  3. BBC America – Who the Dr. Ordered Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, Seth Arenstein, Cable Fax, 25 July 2013
  4. Hautman, Nicholas (October 13, 2017). "Malin Akerman Is Engaged to Jack Donnelly". Usweekly.com. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  5. Chiu, Melody (December 1, 2018). "Malin Akerman Marries British Actor Jack Donnelly in Mexico 1 Year After Engagement". People. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  6. Team, The Deadline (2014-02-27). "Jack Donnelly Inks With Gersh; WME Inks Trivia Game App QuizUp". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  7. "'Atlantis' Cast: Where Else Can You See Them? | BBC America". BBC America. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  8. Metro.co.uk, Keith Watson for (2013-09-26). "Jack Donnelly goes insane for Atlantis role". Metro. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  9. "United We Fall: What Jack Donnelly did next". Digital Spy. 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  10. "Jack Donnelly: Death in Paradise is actually filmed in paradise – unlike Atlantis! | News | TV News | What's on TV". What' s on TV. 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  11. "Cast | A Royal Winter | Hallmark Channel". Hallmark Channel. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
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