Geoffrey Blake (actor)

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Geoffrey Lewis Blake (born August 20, 1962) is an American film and television actor. Blake 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's is most know for the role of the preppy pipe-smoking astrophysicist 'Fisher' in the 1997 film Contact opposite Jodie Foster.

Early life[edit]

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[edit]

Film[edit]

Television[edit]

Video games[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Geoffrey Blake at IMDb

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