Barry Blake has been acting in the Canadian and international film and television industries for more than 30 years. With hundreds of roles to his credit, Barry is best remembered as the President in the long-running and highly successful Fido cellular advertising campaign. Fluently bilingual, Barry is well known for his work in numerous French language productions. Please see résumé for a selected list of Barry’s film and television credits.
For the last 13 years, Barry has taught Acting for the Camera at the Canadian Screen Training Centre’s Summer Institute of Film and Television (SIFT) and Taking it to the Screen (T2S) Film and Television Training Workshops.
He has also taught Acting for the Camera at the Ottawa School of Speech and Drama, and ACTRA Ottawa’s Acting for the Camera Master Class.
In 2006, Barry was named the first recipient of ACTRA Ottawa’s Award of Excellence (the Lorraine Ansell Award) for his distinguished contribution to Ottawa’s film and television community.
Résumé
Barry Blake
Height: 6'2", Weight: 210 lbs., Hair: Grey, Eyes: Brown
ACTRA/UDA/Equity
TELEVISION/FILM (selected) Principal Roles In: |
DIRECTOR |
PRODUCER |
André Mathieu |
Luc Dionne |
Film Mathieu Inc. |
The Selkirk Foundation |
Michael Dowse |
Cardinal Films |
The Christmas Choir |
Peter Svatek |
Muse Entertainment Inc. |
Reverse Angle |
Philippe Gagnon |
Incendo Productions |
Smash Cut |
Lee Demarbre |
Zed Filmworks |
The Border |
Brett Sullivan |
White Pine Pictures |
The Debbie Smith Story |
Stephan Pleszezynski |
Incendo Productions Inc. |
Prom Wars |
Phil Price |
Philms Pictures Inc. |
Tipping Point |
Michel Poulette |
Muse/SV Movies Inc. |
Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis |
Gil Cardinal |
Cine Tele-Action 3 Inc. |
Mind Over Murder |
Christopher Leitch |
Muse Entertainment |
Live Once, Die Twice |
Stefan Pleszczynski |
JB Productions |
Dr. Bethune |
Yang Yang |
Worry Free Productions |
A Lover’s Revenge |
Doug Jackson |
SV Thrilling Movies Inc. |
Mann To Mann |
Derek Diorio |
Distinct Features Inc. |
First Family: The Reagans |
Robert A. Ackerman |
Gregory Way Productions |
Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind |
George Clooney |
CDM/Miramax |
Nightwaves |
Jim Kaufman |
Zone III Productions |
Asbestos |
André Melançon |
Productions Cirrus |
Chiefs |
Gil Cardinal |
Galafilm |
Wrong Number (Lead) |
Richard Middleton |
Wrong Number Productions |
Kiss Of Debt |
Derek Diorio |
Distinct Features Inc. |
Varian’s War |
Lionel Chetwynd |
Ardglasson Prod/Showtime |
Nuremberg |
Yves Simoneau |
Productions La Fête/TNT |
Who Gets The House? |
Tim Nelson |
CINAR |
Barnum |
Simon Wincer |
Hallmark/ Productions La Fête |
Traders |
Reid Dunlop |
Atlantis/Global |
Elvis Gratton II (Lead) |
Pierre Falardeau |
ACPAV |
Shelby Woo (Guest Lead) |
Adam Weisman |
Bed & Breakfast Productions |
Family: Joe Bonnano |
Michel Poulette |
Productions La Fête |
Blood On Her Hands |
Steven Robman |
ABC-TV |
Lassie |
Rodney Gibbons |
CINAR/YTV |
Call Of The Wild |
Peter Svatek |
Kingsborough-Greenlight |
Urgence |
Michel Poulette |
Les Productions Urgence |
Coyote |
Shimon Dotan |
Cinequest Productions |
Sirens |
Jim Kaufmann |
Telescene Productions |
Omerta |
Michel Poulette |
Les Productions SDA |
Le Sorcier |
J-C Lebrecque |
Comm. Claude Heroux |
Top Cops |
Don Shebib |
CBS |
The King Chronicle |
Donald Brittain |
NFB/CBC |
The Liberators |
Ken Johnson |
Walt Disney Productions |
He Shoots/He Scores |
Jean-Claude Lord |
Comm. Claude Heroux |
Empire Inc. |
Doug Jackson |
CBC/NFB |
Street Legal |
Dick Benner |
CBC Network |
Race For The Pole |
Robert Day |
CBS |
For more information contact
info@barryblake.ca
or call (613) 526-5199