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Geoffrey Lewis Blake (born August 20, 1962) is an American film and television actor. Geoffrey Blake is an Emmy nominated, two-time SAG Award winning actor best known for his role as 'Wesley' (the abusive radical boyfriend) opposite Robin Wright's 'Jenny' in the iconic Academy Award Best Picture Forrest Gump (1994). In addition to Forrest Gump (1994), Blake has appeared alongside Academy Award Winner Tom Hanks in multiple films. Those performances are part of Blake's frequent collaborations with such Academy Award winning filmmakers as Robert Zemeckis and Ron Howard (Forrest Gump (1994), Contact (1997), Cast Away (2000), Apollo 13 (1995), Edtv (1999), Frost/Nixon (2008)) whose films alone have garnered over $2,000,000,000 in Box office. Blake's most critically acclaimed performance was that of the preppy pipe-smoking astrophysicist 'Fisher', the right hand man, in the Sci-Fi classic Contact opposite Academy Award winner Jodie Foster.
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Geoffrey Blake | |
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| Born | Geoffrey Lewis Blake August 20, 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
Early life
Blake was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Marjorie Myers (née Lewis) and Avery Felton Blake.[1] Blake's film credits include Contact, Young Guns, Forrest Gump and Cast Away. He also voiced a character in FernGully: The Last Rainforest.
Blake graduated from San Ramon Valley High School, Danville, California. He starred in Oklahoma! in high school.
He had recurring roles in the television series Renegade, Paper Dolls, Homefront and Any Day Now. His notable television guest-starring roles include playing Arjin in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Playing God", Strife in the Charmed episode "Apocalypse Not", and Dominic in the House episode "Lines in the Sand". In 2012, Blake appeared in the Criminal Minds episode "Closing Time", as an unsub who castrated his victims.
Blake is a graduate of the University of Southern California and a member of the Sigma Nu.
In 2010, he guest starred in the In Plain Sight episode "Whistle Stop", as an informant of the FBI to enter WitSec.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1984 | The Last Starfighter | Gary | |
| 1985 | Secret Admirer | Ricardo | |
| 1988 | Young Guns | J. McCloskey | |
| 1990 | Men at Work | Frost | |
| 1991 | Critters 3 | Frank | |
| 1991 | The Walter Ego | Tall Egg | Short Film |
| 1992 | FernGully: The Last Rainforest | Ralph | |
| 1993 | The Pickle | Clem | |
| 1993 | Philadelphia Experiment II | Logan | |
| 1994 | Forrest Gump | Wesley | |
| 1995 | Dominion | Joel | |
| 1995 | Apollo 13 | GUIDO Gold | |
| 1996 | The War at Home | David | |
| 1996 | Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story | Floyd Dell | |
| 1997 | Contact | Fisher | |
| 1997 | Wag the Dog | Media Guy #1 | Credited as Geffrey Blake |
| 1998 | Getting Personal | Kilmer Buckingham IV | |
| 1998 | Heaven or Vegas | Billy | |
| 1998 | Mighty Joe Young | Vern | |
| 1999 | EDtv | Keith | |
| 2000 | Cast Away | Maynard Graham | |
| 2008 | Frost/Nixon | Interview Director | |
| 2014 | Kiss Me | George | |
| 2019 | See Me | John Kloves | Short Film |
| 2019 | Midway | John Ford |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1983 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Ron | Episode: "But It's Not My Fault" |
| 1983–1986 | Cagney & Lacey | Redding / Jeremy Martin | 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Paper Dolls | Steve | 5 episodes |
| 1984–1989 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Dexter Lee Smith / Lon | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | North Beach and Rawhide | Tepper | TV Movie |
| 1986 | One Terrific Guy | Mark Johnson | TV Movie |
| 1986 | It's Garry Shandling's Show. | Lewis | 6 episodes |
| 1987 | My Sister Sam | Elliot Glickman | Episode: "Anything for a Friend" |
| 1987 | The Abduction of Kari Swenson | Paul Swenson | TV Movie |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street | Jeffrey Stone | Episode: "Don't Pet the Teacher" |
| 1987 | ALF | Lizard | Episode: "Some Enchanted Evening" |
| 1988 | Dead or Alive | Miller | TV Movie |
| 1989 | Heartbeat | Vince Kazak | |
| 1989 | Nightbreaker | Python | TV Movie |
| 1989 | Life Goes On | Larry Hanson | Episode: "Paige's Date" |
| 1990 | Hunter | Benny Gore | Episode: "Son and Heir" |
| 1990 | Alien Nation | Michael Ducouski / Andron's Father | 2 episodes; uncredited in one episode |
| 1991 | Matlock | Sam Spelvin | Episode: "The Critic" |
| 1991 | Fatal Exposure | Scott | TV Movie |
| 1992 | Maid for Each Other | Jerry the Locksmith | TV Movie |
| 1992 | Civil Wars | Lawrence Randall | Episode: "Whippet 'Til It Breaks" |
| 1992 | Homefront | Jay Tweed | 3 episodes |
| 1992 | The Keys | Randy | TV Movie |
| 1992 | L.A. Law | Ray Meacham | Episode: "Say Goodnight Gracie" |
| 1992 | The Hat Squad | Jake | Episode: "92 Seconds to Midnight" |
| 1993 | Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair | Carl | TV Movie |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Beck | Episode: "Steel Horses" |
| 1993–1996 | Renegade | Hound Adams | 5 episodes |
| 1994 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Arjin | Episode: "Playing God" |
| 1994 | One Woman's Courage | Ted McKenna | TV Movie |
| 1995 | Shame II: The Secret | Gilbert Rawlins | TV Movie |
| 1995 | Fast Company | Sgt. Harriman | TV Movie |
| 1995 | Strange Luck | Episode: "Last Chance" | |
| 1996 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Johnny Reed | Episode: "Eye for an Eye" |
| 1996 | Murder One | Eric Gilchrist | Episode: "Chapter Eight, Year Two" |
| 1996 | Marshal Law | Realtor #1 | TV Movie |
| 1996 | Jules | Mike | TV Movie |
| 1997 | Temporarily Yours | Dennis | Episode: "Independence Day" |
| 1997 | Fired Up | Jack Goodman | Episode: "You Don't Know Jack" |
| 1997 | NYPD Blue | Dr. Richard Jones | Episode: "Lost Israel: Part 2" |
| 1997 | The Guardian | Edgerton | TV Movie |
| 1998 | Brink! | Jimmy | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 1998 | Brimstone | Toby Cole | Episode: "Repentance" |
| 1998 | Max Q | Jonah Randall | TV Movie |
| 1999–2002 | Any Day Now | Glenn | 7 episodes |
| 2000 | Rated X | Michael Kennedy | TV Movie |
| 2000 | The Pretender | Dr. Jason Earl | Episode: "Junk" |
| 2000 | Charmed | Strife | Episode: "Apocalypse, Not" |
| 2001 | Touched by an Angel | Jimmy Rendon | Episode: "Angels Anonymous" |
| 2001–2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mark Jones / Matt Orton / Special Agent Conners | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Life Without Dick | Detective Murphy | Direct-to-video |
| 2002 | First Monday | Phil Shakely | Episode: "Strip Search" |
| 2002 | The Agency | Episode: "Finale" | |
| 2002 | The Master of My Life | Mr. Cook | TV Movie |
| 2006 | House | Dominic Kelvey | Episode: "Lines in the Sand" |
| 2007 | Raines | Carlton Hayworth | Episode: "Closure" |
| 2007 | Private Practice | Jack Grossman | Episode: "In Which Dell Finds His Fight" |
| 2008 | Saving Grace | Episode: "You Are My Partner" | |
| 2008 | Monk | Ike | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Miracle" |
| 2010 | Grey's Anatomy | Jim | Episode: "Push" |
| 2010 | In Plain Sight | Earl Donaldson | Episode: "Whistle Stop" |
| 2010 | The Event | Peter | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | CSI: Miami | Brad Webb | Episode: "On the Hook" |
| 2010 | Leverage | Bixby | Episode: "The Big Bang Job" |
| 2011 | Memphis Beat | Chet Mayland | Episode: "Body of Evidence" |
| 2011 | Ricochet | Dr. Brooks | TV Movie |
| 2011–2013 | Franklin & Bash | Gerry Nelson | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | Criminal Minds | Michael | Episode: "Closing Time" |
| 2013 | Vegas | Frank | Episode: "Little Fish" |
| 2013 | Perception | Preston Resnick | Episode: "Alienation" |
| 2013 | NCIS | Marc Attencio | Episode: "Gut Check" |
| 2013 | Mob City | Assistant D.A. Lloyd Reese | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Beauty and the Beast | Brian Hendricks | Episode: "Don't Die on Me" |
| 2014 | Murder in the First | Howey | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2015 | Texas Rising | Colonel George 'Boots' Hockley | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Agent X | Gray Cromwell | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | The Man in the High Castle | Doc Meyer | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Bull | Oscar Weber | Episode: "The Woman in 8D" |
| 2016 | Pure Genius | Dr. Madison | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2016 | The Infamous | Sergeant Danziger | TV Movie |
| 2017 | Grimm | Dr. Victor Shelley | Episode: "The Son Also Rises" |
| 2018 | DC's Legends of Tomorrow | Uncle Lucious | Episode: "Amazing Grace" |
| 2019 | Charmed | The Sentinel | Episode: "Careful What You Witch For" |
| 2019 | Godfather of Harlem | Kenny O'Donnell | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | All Rise | Gruff Man Daniel Morris | Episode: "Bye Bye Bernie" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Law & Order: Dead on the Money | James Stanton | |
| 2012 | Dishonored | City Watch | |
| 2016 | The Technomancer | Patience / Additional Voices |
References
External links
- Geoffrey Blake at IMDb
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