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| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.| occupation = Actor| years_active = 1983–present }}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

Blake was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Marjorie Myers (née Lewis) and Avery Felton Blake.Geoffrey Blake Biography (1962-) 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 (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|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

Film {| class"wikitable sortable"

!Year!Title!Role!Notes|1984|The Last Starfighter|Gary||1985Secret Admirer (film)>Secret Admirer|Ricardo||1988Young Guns (film)>Young Guns|J. McCloskey||1990Men at Work (1990 film)>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||1995Apollo 13 (film)>Apollo 13|GUIDO Gold||1996The War at Home (1996 film)>The War at Home|David||1996|(Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story)|Floyd Dell||1997Contact (1997 American film)>Contact|Fisher||1997|Wag the Dog|Media Guy #1|Credited as Geffrey Blake|1998|Getting Personal|Kilmer Buckingham IV||1998|Heaven or Vegas|Billy||1998Mighty Joe Young (1998 film)>Mighty Joe Young|Vern||1999|EDtv|Keith||2000|Cast Away|Maynard Graham||2008Frost/Nixon (film)>Frost/Nixon|Interview Director||2014Kiss Me (2014 film)>Kiss Me|George||2019|See Me|John Kloves|Short Film|2019Midway (2019 film)>Midway|John Ford|

Television {| class"wikitable sortable"

!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"|1987ALF (TV series)>ALF|Lizard|Episode: "Some Enchanted Evening"|1988|Dead or Alive|Miller|TV movie|1989Heartbeat (British TV series)>Heartbeat|Vince Kazak||1989Nightbreaker (film)>Nightbreaker|Python|TV movie|1989Life Goes On (TV series)>Life Goes On|Larry Hanson|Episode: "Paige's Date"|1990Hunter (1984 American TV series)>Hunter|Benny Gore|Episode: "Son and Heir"|1990Alien Nation (TV series)>Alien Nation|Michael Ducouski / Andron's Father|2 episodes; uncredited in one episode|1991Matlock (TV series)>Matlock|Sam Spelvin|Episode: "The Critic"|1991|Fatal Exposure|Scott|TV movie|1992|Maid for Each Other|Jerry the Locksmith|TV movie|1992Civil Wars (TV series)>Civil Wars|Lawrence Randall|Episode: "Whippet 'Til It Breaks"|1992Homefront (American TV series)>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"|1993–1996Renegade (TV series)>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"|1996Murder One (TV series)>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"|1997Fired Up (TV series)>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|1998Brimstone (TV series)>Brimstone|Toby Cole|Episode: "Repentance"|1998Max Q (film)>Max Q|Jonah Randall|TV movie|1999–2002Any Day Now (TV series)>Any Day Now|Glenn|7 episodes|2000Rated X (film)>Rated X|Michael Kennedy|TV movie|2000The Pretender (TV series)>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||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"|2002The Agency (2001 TV series)>The Agency||Episode: "Finale"|2002|The Master of My Life|Mr. Cook|TV movie|2006House (TV series)>House|Dominic Kelvey|Episode: "Lines in the Sand"|2007|Raines|Carlton Hayworth|Episode: "Closure"|2007Private Practice (TV series)>Private Practice|Jack Grossman|Episode: "In Which Dell Finds His Fight"|2008Saving Grace (TV series)>Saving Grace||Episode: "You Are My Partner"|2008Monk (TV series)>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||Brad Webb|Episode: "On the Hook"|2010Leverage (American TV series)>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"|2013Vegas (2012 TV series)>Vegas|Frank|Episode: "Little Fish"|2013Perception (American TV series)>Perception|Preston Resnick|Episode: "Alienation"|2013NCIS (TV series)>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"|2014Murder in the First (TV series)>Murder in the First|Howey|Episode: "Pilot"|2015|Texas Rising|Colonel George 'Boots' Hockley|4 episodes|2015Agent X (TV series)>Agent X|Gray Cromwell|3 episodes|2015The Man in the High Castle (TV series)>The Man in the High Castle|Doc Meyer|4 episodes|2016Bull (2016 TV series)>Bull|Oscar Weber|Episode: "The Woman in 8D"|2016|Pure Genius|Dr. Madison|Episode: "Pilot"|2016|The Infamous|Sergeant Danziger|TV movie|2017Grimm (TV series)>Grimm|Dr. Victor Shelley|Episode: "The Son Also Rises"|2018Legends of Tomorrow>DC's Legends of Tomorrow|Uncle Lucious|Episode: "Amazing Grace"|2019Charmed (2018 TV series)>Charmed|The Sentinel|Episode: "Careful What You Witch For"|2019|Godfather of Harlem|Kenny O'Donnell|2 episodes|2020All Rise (TV series)>All Rise|Gruff Man Daniel Morris|Episode: "Bye Bye Bernie"

Video games {| class"wikitable sortable"

!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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External links

• {{IMDb name|id=0086553|name=Geoffrey Blake}}

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