Rob Archer


Rob Archer 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.

Biography

Rob Archer grew up as an '80s kid, admiring the big-name slashers such as Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger and Michael Myers. 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, , Defiance, Beauty & the Beast and Warehouse 13.
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". Three years later, Archer would join the cast of Ant-Man and the Wasp which is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNote
2003Mutant XRuckerEpisode: "Lest He Become"
2004Mutant XSniperEpisode: "No Exit"
2010Lost GirlLarge ManEpisode: "It's a Fae, Fae, Fae, Fae World"
2011-2012Warehouse 13Stunt performer; 3 episodes
2012AlphasHuge Muscular ManEpisode: "Alpha Dogs"
2012'Giant ManUncredited; Episode: "The General's Daughter"
2012FlashpointJim the BikerUncredited; Episode: "Below the Surface"
2012NikitaStunt performer; Episode: "Consequences"
2012'The BrainEpisode: "Punchout"
2013-2015DefianceBioMan Recurring
2013-2015Lost GirlBruceRecurring
2014Beauty & the BeastChauffeurUncredited; Episode: "Recipe for Disaster"
2014Warehouse 13Death KnightUncredited; Episode: "A Faire to Remember"
2014ReignStunt performer; Episode: "Liege Lord"
2016SlasherPrsioner2 episodes
2016IncorporatedSayeedEpisode: "Downsizing"
2017ShadowhuntersStunt performer; 2 episodes
2017TakenTruckerEpisode: "Solo"
2017Baroness von Sketch ShowWadeEpisode: "It's a Garment of Liberty"