At first, British actor Jason Isaacs wasn't interested in portraying Hollywood icon Cary Grant, but when he learned "Archie" was about the man behind the famous name, he jumped in.

The actor only found out she was still alive when he was 31 years old. ... When he did, he quickly realized the series wasn’t about Cary Grant at all but Archie Leach, ...

At first, British actor Jason Isaacs wasn't interested in portraying Hollywood icon Cary Grant, but when he learned "Archie" was about the man behind the famous name, he jumped in.

At first, British actor Jason Isaacs wasn't interested in portraying Hollywood icon Cary Grant, but when he learned "Archie" was about the man behind the famous name, he jumped in.

Archie cast: Full list of actors in ITV Cary Grant drama. Jason Isaacs leads the cast as Cary Grant, who was born Archibald Alexander Leach. ITVX. George White ... Who is Archie Leach?

Jason Isaacs plays Cary Grant in limited series 'Archie,' which depicts the Hollywood star's stranger-than-fiction origin story. 2025 American Music Awards × Close Player ...

The Archie in “Archie” is Archie Leach, who would trade that name for Cary Grant — not meaningful itself, in a time when hardly any Hollywood actors went by their given name.

Cary Grant, who appeared in movies including “To Catch a Thief” opposite Grace Kelly, was born Archibald Leach in 1904 to an abusive father in the sleepy city of Bristol, England.

Archie is the ITV drama exploring the life of Hollywood icon Cary Grant, who will be played by Jason Isaacs. But who else stars in the new series?

In the first episodes of Archie we see Grant trying to woo Dyan Cannon, the 25-year-old actor who became his fourth wife. Cannon (played by Laura Aikman) is hesitant.

Towards the end of Archie, a new four-part ITV drama about the life of Cary Grant, the actor (played at this stage by Jason Isaacs) muses: “Leave the past in the past where it belongs.If you ...

Laura Aikman plays Dyan Cannon in the new four-part limited series about Archie Leach, aka Cary Grant. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic Fittingly for a series in which everybody seems to ...