Aleksei Archer was born and raised in the heart of Manhattan on the Upper West Side.
Today, her primary residence is oceanfront on the sands of Venice Beach.
Aleksei blasted into 2024 with a Super Bowl Commercial for Statefarm with the one and only Arnold Schwarzenegger!
In September, Aleksei performed in the live version of the sketch comedy musical for “Sherman’s Showcase” (originally on HULU) which Miami Herald is calling it "Saturday Night Live" meets "SoulTrain” as a member of their all-star recurring cast at the legendary El Rey Theater where she sang song parodies and told jokes.
2023 popped off with her Verizon commercial and she was the voice of General Motors (GM) with “that new car smell” campaign, recording 5 television commercials and 3 radio spots. She also got to represent her Trinidadian roots in an episode of Atlanta (FX).
She stared on the 2nd season of "Sherman's Showcase" executive produced by John Legend where she plays multiple roles, including an impersonation of Ruth Nega in a parody of “Passing” called “NOT Passing.”
Thomas Jane, Peter Facinelli & Anne Heche at the premiere of “The Vanished”, Festival Favorite Award winners at the Mammoth Film Festival in March 2020.
Aleksei as Ruth Nega in the parody of “Passing” called “Not Passing.”
Aleksei is the creator of her own semi-autobiographical half-hour dark comedy, that brings light to the daunting task of healing through complex grief, and is in talks with notable entertainment companies about picking it up. Additionally, she is in development on her newest project “Vampires of Venice.”
SNL alumni Vanessa Bayer & Megan Mullally on the set of “Will & Grace” (NBC).
Despite a global pandemic, 2021 was a HUGE year for her with a starring role on the Top 10 Netflix thriller “The Vanished.” The film soaring up to #2 in the US and #4 in Canada with Aleksei starring opposite Anne Heche and Thomas Jane, written and directed by Peter Facinelli. Hitting an IMDB rating of 197!
She began 2020 with a role in “Bless this Mess” on ABC where she dates Pam Grier’s son (Langston Kerman). She also appeared on the revival of “Will & Grace” on NBC with one of the greatest Sitcom directors of all time, James Burrows.
Aleksei as "Pepper Spraye” in Sherman’s Showcase (IFC for HULU) with Bashir Salahuddin as Sherman.
She just shot two national commercials (Jared Jewelers & Lowe’s) and began recurring on a sketch comedy show on IFC (available on HULU) called "Sherman's Showcase" where played opposite the shows Executive Producer John Legend.
Aleksei is a philanthropist, producer and writer who creates projects that will evoke change in the world. She owns her own community outreach venture where she provides free mental health care to suicide loss survivors called “Mourning Glory” under which she is producing a docu-series.
Aleksei with the legendary Pam Grier on the set of “Bless This Mess” (ABC).
In previous years, Aleksei worked on “Dollface”, a comedy on HULU directed by Matt Spicer, starring Kat Dennings. Aleksei performed in the CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase, joining the list of alumni that include Tiffany Haddish, Kate McKinnon and Randal Park among many others. Aleksei has been cast in multiple CBS comedies since then including : "2 Broke Girls", "The Great Indoors", "Living Biblically" and "Life in Pieces”.
Aleksei as “Nikki” starring opposite Christopher Mintz-Plasse (McLovin from “SuperBad”) & Shaun Brown in “The Great Indoors” (CBS).
Aleksei began her sketch comedy career with a lead role in a pilot for Comedy Central with the original creators of “MadTV” before she tested for “In Living Color” after submitting an audition tape with only 72 hours notice which caught the attention of Keenan Ivory Wayans who called her a "comedic genius”.
Aleksei performing as her original sketch character “Shelby”, an opera singing hill billy, in CBS Showcase at the El Portal Theater.
The experience inspired her to start writing and producing original content for YouTube and after accruing over a million views in 6 months, she was hired by ABC where she starred and wrote on the female sketch comedy show “Paper Dolls”. She went on to work on the FOX sitcom “Ben & Kate” and shortly thereafter tested for “MadTV” (CW).
Aleksei with co-stars from the cast of “Sherman’s Showcase” from creators Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin, executive produced by John Legend..