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.

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ACTOR

FILM/TELEVISION:
FEATHERLESS (2025) Kai the Drag Queen - BFI/Wandering Tiger - PENN BALINT
BLUE SOLDIER (2025) The Soldier - NFTS - Michael Filer
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 / Multi-role - Gilroy Theatre / Marine Theatre - 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
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.

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DIRECTOR

2026
BRICK BY BRICK | Short Film | Somerset Film | 2026
RANK | Theatre + Tour | OffPiste Theatre | 2026

2025
FOUND IN LOST PLACES | Short Film | Parker Rose Production | 2025
UPROOTED | Short Film | OffPiste Theatre | 2025
Chatting Sh*t | Rehearsed Reading | Bank of Dreams and Nightmares | 2025

2024
RANK | Digital Theatre | OffPiste Theatre/Arts Council England | 2024
HANDLE WITH CARE | Theatre R&D | OffPiste Theatre/Arts Council England | 2024

Further
RALPH | Short Film | OffPiste Theatre | 2023
text me when you get home | Short Film/Digital Theatre hybrid | OffPiste Theatre | 2023
the gaps they leave | Theatre R&D | OffPiste Theatre/Arts Council England | 2023
ENCORE | Short Film | OffPiste Theatre | 2022
Our Mate, Max | Theatre | OffPiste Theatre | 2021

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who Archie has worked with:

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Logo of Inside Out Dorset with the words 'inside out' in large, black lowercase letters and 'Dorset' in white uppercase letters inside a green rectangle.
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The word "October" in blue stylized, rounded typography on a white background.
Logo of Bath Theatre Academy with circular design and the text 'BTA'
BBC logo
Colorful ITV logo on a black background.
Sign for Lyric Theatre with white wings attached on either side
The word "ALMEIDA" written in bold black letters, with the lower half of the word flipped upside down.
Logo of Arts Council England supported by public funding, featuring a circular emblem with 'Arts Council England' and text to the right reading 'Supported using public funding by ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND.'
Logo for Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival featuring a stylized magenta number 13 and black text
Text reading 'National Youth Theatre' in blue font on a black background.
Pink emblem with a shield, airplane, star, and wings, featuring the words "LOCO KLUB" and lightning bolt accents.
Logo of Gilroy Theatre with stylized leaves on either side of the text
Text reading 'Future Arts Centres' with black dots around the text on a dark background.
Chasing Cow Logo
Logotype for Parker Rose Productions with a black, red, and white color scheme, including a stylized rose icon.
Black uppercase letter 'M' inside a red gear-like circle. Met Film logo
Purple and white abstract logo with geometric shapes and text for 'Pavilion Dance Southwest'.
Red promotional poster for Teatro Mito Vivo theater with white distressed text reading 'TEATRO MITO VIVO' and the tagline 'Theatre where you least expect it' vertically aligned.
Text graphic reading "Our freedom: then & now" with the words 'then' and 'now' in blue and the word 'our' in red, and the repeated word 'freedom' in bold blue letters.
The logo of the TV channel History, featuring a large gold letter H and the word HISTORY in white underneath, with a black background.
Black background with white text that reads 'ALRIGHT MATE? CIC'.
Text image with the words 'Theatre Royal Bath Main House Ustinov Studio the egg' in large font, with 'Theatre Royal Bath' prominently on the left and other text on a red background on the right.
Logo for NFTs, National Film and Television School, with the acronym 'NFTS' in bold pink letters, and the full name in grey text to the right.
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