Blake DeLong

Blake DeLong
Born1980 (age 43–44)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Alma materThe University of Texas at Austin
OccupationActor

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 & 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 Theatre Workshop,[4] a turn as David Amram in Illyria at The Public Theater,[5] and the sixth Broadway revival of Death of a Salesman, opposite Wendell Pierce.

  1. ^ Isherwood, Charles (2013-09-02). "Love Away From the Battlefield". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  2. ^ Freeman, Doug (March 7, 2014). "James Hand hits the big screen, along with all "the loneliness and his fear and the kind of weariness that he just brings along"". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  3. ^ "'Tesla': Film Review | Sundance 2020". The Hollywood Reporter. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  4. ^ "'Othello': Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  5. ^ "'Illyria' explores how Joe Papp created Shakespeare in the Park". Newsday. Retrieved 2020-05-08.