ARCHIE ROWELL
actor, director, writer
Archie is an actor and award-winning director who runs OffPiste Theatre.
He is based between Dorset, Bristol and London.
You can find his Spotlight here: https://app.spotlight.com/1533-5613-9646
He is currently working on his Developing Your Creative Practice grant which was awarded to him by Arts Council England in 2025 to develop himself further as a writer/performer.
DIRECTOR
FILM
BRICK BY BRICK | Short Film | Somerset Film
FOUND IN LOST PLACES | Short Film | Parker Rose Production
UPROOTED | Short Film | OffPiste Theatre
RANK | Digital Theatre | OffPiste Theatre/Arts Council England
RALPH | Short Film | OffPiste Theatre
text me when you get home | Short Film/Digital Theatre hybrid | OffPiste Theatre
ENCORE | Short Film | OffPiste Theatre
Theatre
RANK | Theatre + Tour | OffPiste Theatre
Chatting Sh*t | Rehearsed Reading | Bank of Dreams and Nightmares
HANDLE WITH CARE | Theatre R&D | OffPiste Theatre/Arts Council England
the gaps they leave | Theatre R&D | OffPiste Theatre/Arts Council England
Our Mate, Max | Theatre | OffPiste Theatre
ACTOR
FILM/TELEVISION:
FEATHERLESS (2025) Kai the Drag Queen - BFI/Wandering Tiger - PENN BALINT
UPROOTED (2024) Self - Commission by Almeida Theatre - OFFPISTE
UPSIDE DOWN RABBITS (2024) Adam - MetFilm - HANNAH OEBRY
DOCTORS (2023) Faze Bilton - BBC - DAVID LEWIS RICHARDSON
UNFORGOTTEN S5 (2023) William - ITV - ANDY WILSON
RALPH (2023) Ralph - OffPiste - ARCHIE ROWELL
COLOSSEUM (2022) Memmius - SKY - ROEL REINE
THEATRE:
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (2025) Harry Bailey/ Bert the Cop / Welch - Gilroy Theatre / Marine Theatre Lyme Regis - SU GILROY
ORPHEUS AND THE UNDERWORLD (2025) Orpheus - Teatro Vivo - KAS DARLEY & MARK STEVENSON
BLIND SPOT (2024) Dan - Alright Mate? - LUKE JEFFERY
COMMERCIAL:
COAST CLEVER (2024) City Lad / GoPro Operator - Maritime Coastguard - RICH MELTON
R+D/WORKSHOP:
DAREDEVIL R+D (2023) Arlo - Lighthouse Poole - ED VINEY
ODYSSEY (2023) Ensemble - National Theatre - EMILY LIM
CHORUS OF A NATION R+D (2022) Ensemble - EXETER PHOENIX/LAURELS - HANNAH KUMARI
2 the 1 R+D (2022) Ensemble - PROFORCA THEATRE - DAVID BRADY
Training:
National Youth Theatre
Frantic Assembly - Advanced
MASK, with Natasha Nixon
JMK 6 month Mentorship Scheme, with Nik Partridge
Motion Capture Masterclass - Joshua Archer & Jessica Jefferies CDG
Archie was a finalist in the Norman Beaton Fellowship Award in 2025.
PRODUCER
Archie has also worked as a freelance Arts Producer/Production Manager. Most recently in 2025:
b-side festival
Rediscovering High Angle Battery
From and To @ Bridport Arts Centre - part of the national programme: Our Freedom Then & Now
In 2023, and for a second year in 2024, he has worked with Activate Performing Arts, b-side and Arts by the Sea festival to successfully redevelop CREATE! - a trainee program for Dorset & BCP people of any age who want to learn more about creating their own events but aren’t sure where to begin.
who Archie has worked with: