Rob Archer

Rob Archer (born August 9, 1975) is a Canadian actor and stuntman known for his roles as Bruce in Lost Girl, Krampus in A Christmas Horror Story and Knox in Ant-Man and the Wasp.

Rob Archer
Born (1975-08-09) August 9, 1975
Canada
OccupationActor, Stuntman
Years active2001-present
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)

Biography

Rob Archer grew up as an '80s kid, admiring the big-name slashers such as Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger and Michael Myers.[1] However, at the age of twenty he opted to become a bodybuilder while all of his friends went off to college. His trainer's wife was a talent agent and insisted that he try out for acting. Archer recalled his first audition, "... it was a train-wreck. It was the most horrible thing I’d ever done. I remember afterwards getting into my car and I had tears streaming down my face, I was so embarrassed." After waiting a couple of months, Archer tried again and got bit parts in commercials. It was not until he got a role in Exit Wounds that he decided to take acting seriously. This was followed by years in films such as Bulletproof Monk, Red, Kick-Ass 2, RoboCop and Pixels as well as television shows such as Lost Girl, Mutant X, Alphas, XIII: The Series, Defiance, Beauty & the Beast and Warehouse 13.[2][1]

Archer began gaining significant exposure for his role as the Krampus in the anthology comedy horror A Christmas Horror Story. He accepted the role as he felt the Krampus was an iconic creature and wanted to portray an icon on film. He described his portrayal as combining a "Marvel character with an animalistic nature".[3] Three years later, Archer would join the cast of Ant-Man and the Wasp which is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[4]

Filmography
Film roles
Year Title Role Note
2001 Exit Wounds Extra Uncredited
2003 Bulletproof Monk Buzz
2010 Repo Men No Neck Uncredited; Stunt actor
2010 Red Muscleman Uncredited; Stunt Actor
2012 The Samaritan Vernon Hicks
2013 Kick-Ass 2 Convict #2
2014 RoboCop Stunt performer
2015 Pixels Seal
2015 A Christmas Horror Story Krampus
2017 Undercover Grandpa Rocky
2017 The Circuit
2017 Darken Bard
2017 Trench 11 Infected German Soldier
2018 Incident in a Ghost Land Fat Man
2018 Ant-Man and the Wasp Knox
2018 22 Chaser Musclehead
2018 A Wakefield Project Nathan Cross
Television roles
Year Title Role Note
2003 Mutant X Rucker Episode: "Lest He Become"
2004 Sniper Episode: "No Exit"
2010 Lost Girl Large Man Episode: "It's a Fae, Fae, Fae, Fae World"
2011-2012 Warehouse 13 Stunt performer; 3 episodes
2012 Alphas Huge Muscular Man Episode: "Alpha Dogs"
2012 Transporter: The Series Giant Man Uncredited; Episode: "The General's Daughter"
2012 Flashpoint Jim the Biker Uncredited; Episode: "Below the Surface"
2012 Nikita Stunt performer; Episode: "Consequences"
2012 XIII: The Series The Brain Episode: "Punchout"
2013-2015 Defiance BioMan (Ulysses, Churchill, Benedict) Recurring
2013-2015 Lost Girl Bruce Recurring
2014 Beauty & the Beast Chauffeur Uncredited; Episode: "Recipe for Disaster"
2014 Warehouse 13 Death Knight Uncredited; Episode: "A Faire to Remember"
2014 Reign Stunt performer; Episode: "Liege Lord"
2016 Slasher Prsioner 2 episodes
2016 Incorporated Sayeed Episode: "Downsizing"
2017 Shadowhunters Stunt performer; 2 episodes
2017 Taken Trucker Episode: "Solo"
2017 Baroness von Sketch Show Wade Episode: "It's a Garment of Liberty"
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References
  1. Moore, David J. "Interview with Rob Archer". The Action Elite. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  2. Eramo, Steve (December 16, 2015). "Naughty & Nice - Interview with A Christmas Horror Story's Rob Archer". Sci Fi and TV Talk. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  3. Spiegel, Janel (November 16, 2015). "Interview: Rob Archer (Krampus a Christmas Horror Story)". Horror News. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  4. "Ant-Man and the Wasp Press Kit" (PDF). Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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