Geoffrey Blake (actor)

Geoffrey Blake
Born
Geoffrey Lewis Blake

(1962-08-20) August 20, 1962 (age 62)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present

Geoffrey Lewis Blake (born August 20, 1962) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Wesley (the abusive radical boyfriend) opposite Robin Wright's Jenny in Forrest Gump (1994). Blake has appeared alongside Tom Hanks in multiple films. Blake is most known for the role of the preppy pipe-smoking astrophysicist Fisher in the 1997 film Contact opposite Jodie Foster.

Early life

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Blake was born on August 20, 1962, 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

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
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 (voice)
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

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Year Title Role Notes
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

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 Law & Order: Dead on the Money James Stanton
2012 Dishonored City Watch
2016 The Technomancer Patience / Additional Voices

References

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  1. ^ Geoffrey Blake Biography (1962-)
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