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Blake Anthony DeLong (born 1980) is an American film, television, and stage actor best known for originating the role of Andrey/Old Bolkonsky in the hit musical Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812.[1] He played the lead role opposite James Hand in Matt Muir's film Thank You a Lot,[2] which premiered on the opening night of SXSW Film Festival in 2014. He is featured in Ava DuVernay's When They See Us on Netflix and played supporting roles in Spike Lee's 2018 film Pass Over, as well as Sister Aimee and Late Night, which both appeared at the Sundance Film Festival in 2019. He recently earned praise as axe murderer William Kemmler in the 2020 Sundance film Tesla, by Michael Almereyda.[3] Notable stage work includes Othello at New York Theater Workshop[4] and a turn as David Amram in Illyria at The Public Theater[5]

Blake DeLong
Born	1980 (age 41–42) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	The University of Texas at Austin
Occupation	Actor

Personal life

DeLong was born in Dallas, Texas and began acting in plays as a student at Lake Highlands High School.[6] He met director Matt Muir in graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin, who cast him in his first film roles.[7] DeLong's master's thesis was titled "Piece in progress" : writing, producing and performing a new play, "All of a piece".[8] After moving to New York City, DeLong worked odd jobs and starred in regional theater productions before booking commercials, Off-Broadway theater, television, and eventually, work in higher profile films.[9] In 2021, he had a supporting role in the film The United States vs. Billie Holiday, directed by Lee Daniels.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	We Need To Talk About Kevin	Young Suited Man #1
2014	Thank You a Lot	Jack Hand
2016	Auld Lang Syne	Bryce
	Complete Unknown	James
2018	Pass Over	Ossifer
	Shy Guys	Russell	Short film
	Johnny	Victor	Short film
2019	Sister Aimee	Detective Brown
	Bagatelle	Cowboy	Short film
	Cubby	Mitch
	Late Night	McCary
2020	A Quiet Place Part II	Umpire
	Tesla	William Kemmler

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	The Blacklist	Chris Perez	Episode: "The Front"
2015	The Following	Saul	Episode: "A Simple Trade"
	The Mysteries of Laura	Carlo	Episode: "Mystery of the Maternal Instinct"
2016	Unforgettable	Sammy Gavlak	Episode: "Bad Company"
	Vinyl	Neil Smith	Episode: "Whispered Secrets"
2017	The Good Fight	Mikey	Episode: "Self Condemned"
	The Daily Show	Internet Cafe Customer	Episode: "Rashida Jones"
2019	FBI	Matt Tolan	Episode: "Partners in Crime"
	When They See Us	Detective Nugent	Miniseries, 1 episode
	The Loudest Voice	Frank	Miniseries, 1 episode

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812	Andrey/Old Prince Bolkonsky	Nominated for 2014 Lucille Lortel Award[11]
2016	Othello	Soldier	Starring Daniel Craig, David Oyelowo, and Rachel Brosnahan. Also composed original music[12]
2017	Illyria	David Amram	Starring John Magaro, Fran Kranz, and Will Brill

References

External links

• Blake DeLong at IMDb 

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