Alex Blake(I)
- Actor
Alex was born in Sheffield. He went to Marlborough College and Cambridge University, where he read English, and trained as an actor at LAMDA.
HIs television credits include the two final seasons of the Golden Globe and Emmy award winning phenomenon The Crown, playing Stephen Lamport, private secretary to the Prince of Wales; a memorable turn in the Emmy-nominated Andor; another memorable appearance in the Golden Globe and Emmy winner Chernobyl, directed by Johan Renck, as well as appearances in the BAFTA-nominated Mrs Wilson, directed by Richard Laxton, Debbie Tucker Green's BAFTA-winning television film Random and the BAFTA and Emmy award winning television film Longford, directed by Tom Hooper.
Alex has also appeared in a number of popular UK TV shows including New Tricks, Midsomer Murders, Silent Witness and The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. His film credits include Finding Your Feet directed by Richard Loncraine, The Children Act directed by Sir Richard Eyre, Chatroom directed by Hideo Nakata and Amazing Grace directed by the late, great Michael Apted.
Alex has also appeared on some of the UK's major stages including Shakespeare's Globe, The Menier Chocolate Factory, The Rose and the Finborough in London, the Crucible in Sheffield, the Playhouse in Liverpool and the Theatre Royal in Bath.
Alex is a trustee of the Tom Ap Rhys Pryce Memorial Trust. The trust was founded following the shocking murder of Alex's close friend Tom Ap Rhys Pryce in January 2006. Its work is committed to tackling the root causes of knife crime and gang culture and providing educational and training opportunities for disadvantaged young people who other might not experience them. Between his acting commitments, Alex works with a variety of youth outreach projects which build self-confidence, empathy and trust in groups of young people from backgrounds less advantaged than the one in which he grew up.
HIs television credits include the two final seasons of the Golden Globe and Emmy award winning phenomenon The Crown, playing Stephen Lamport, private secretary to the Prince of Wales; a memorable turn in the Emmy-nominated Andor; another memorable appearance in the Golden Globe and Emmy winner Chernobyl, directed by Johan Renck, as well as appearances in the BAFTA-nominated Mrs Wilson, directed by Richard Laxton, Debbie Tucker Green's BAFTA-winning television film Random and the BAFTA and Emmy award winning television film Longford, directed by Tom Hooper.
Alex has also appeared in a number of popular UK TV shows including New Tricks, Midsomer Murders, Silent Witness and The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. His film credits include Finding Your Feet directed by Richard Loncraine, The Children Act directed by Sir Richard Eyre, Chatroom directed by Hideo Nakata and Amazing Grace directed by the late, great Michael Apted.
Alex has also appeared on some of the UK's major stages including Shakespeare's Globe, The Menier Chocolate Factory, The Rose and the Finborough in London, the Crucible in Sheffield, the Playhouse in Liverpool and the Theatre Royal in Bath.
Alex is a trustee of the Tom Ap Rhys Pryce Memorial Trust. The trust was founded following the shocking murder of Alex's close friend Tom Ap Rhys Pryce in January 2006. Its work is committed to tackling the root causes of knife crime and gang culture and providing educational and training opportunities for disadvantaged young people who other might not experience them. Between his acting commitments, Alex works with a variety of youth outreach projects which build self-confidence, empathy and trust in groups of young people from backgrounds less advantaged than the one in which he grew up.
