Blake Harrison is an English actor, comedian and dancer. He is best known for playing Neil Sutherland in the BAFTA-winning E4 comedy ''

The Inbetweeners ''The Inbetweeners'' is a British coming-of-age television teen sitcom, which originally aired on E4 from 2008 until 2010 and was created and written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris. The series follows the misadventures of suburban teenager ...

'' and more recently as 'Medium' Dan, in the ITV sitcom Kate & Koji since 2020.

Career

Harrison starred in three series and two subsequent films of the multi-award-winning comedy ''The Inbetweeners''. Harrison's other television work includes the BBC Three comedies '' Way to Go'' and ''

Him & Her ''Him & Her'' is a British television sitcom about a lazy twenty-something couple: Steve and Becky, who live in Walthamstow, London. It was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Three on 6 September 2010. It is written by Stefan Golasz ...

'', and Comedy Central's '' Big Bad World'', ''

The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff ''The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff'' is a four-part comedy series produced by BBC, which premiered on BBC Two on 19 December 2011. It is a parody of the works of Charles Dickens, drawing its title from ''Bleak House'' and ''The Old Curiosity Shop''. ...

'', and ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused o ...

''. Harrison also starred in all three seasons of '' The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret'', created by

David Cross David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and writer known for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series '' Mr. Show'' (1995–1998), and his role as Tobias Fünke in the Fox/Netflix si ...

. His theatre work includes 'End of the Pier' at the Park Theatre in 2018, ''Step 9 of 12'' at the Trafalgar Studios, London in 2012 and ''The Accidental Lives of Memories'' at the White Bear Theatre. His film work includes ''Keeping Rosy'' with

Maxine Peake Maxine Peake (born 14 July 1974) is an English actress and narrator. She is known for her roles as Twinkle in the BBC One sitcom '' dinnerladies'' (1998–2000), Veronica Ball in the hit Channel 4 comedy drama '' Shameless'' (2004–2007), Mart ...

, ''Madness in the Method'' and '' Re-Uniting the Rubins'' with

Timothy Spall Timothy Leonard Spall (born 27 February 1957) is an English actor and presenter. He became a household name in the UK after appearing as Barry Spencer Taylor in the 1983 ITV comedy-drama series '' Auf Wiedersehen, Pet''. Spall performed in '' ...

; he also starred in ''Her Eyes Met With Mine'', a short film by Slightly Ajar Productions. In 2014 he played Alfie in the ITV sitcom '' Edge of Heaven''. Harrison also provided the voice of Scoop in the British and American versions of the 2015 reboot of the British children's TV series ''

Bob the Builder ''Bob the Builder'' is a British animated children's television series created by Keith Chapman for HIT Entertainment and Hot Animation. The series follows the adventures of Bob, a building contractor, specialising in masonry, along with ...

''. He played the part of

Private Pike Private Frank Pike is a fictional Home Guard private and junior bank clerk, first portrayed by actor Ian Lavender in the BBC television sitcom ''Dad's Army''. He was appointed as the platoon's information officer by Captain Mainwaring in The Man ...

in the 2016 film remake of ''

Dad's Army ''Dad's Army'' is a British television sitcom about the United Kingdom's Home Guard during the Second World War. It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, and originally broadcast on BBC1 from 31 July 1968 to 13 November 1977. It ran fo ...

''. In 2018 he directed the award-winning short film ''Hooves of Clay'', in which he also starred alongside Rebecca Humphries. Later he played Andrew Newton in '' A Very English Scandal''. Harrison also scored the winning penalty goal in the charitable event

Soccer Aid ''Soccer Aid'' is a British annual (formerly bi-ennial) charity event that has raised over £38 million in aid of UNICEF UK, through ticket sales and donations from the public. The televised event is a friendly-style football match between t ...

in 2018. In 2020 he was cast as 'Medium' Dan in ITV sitcom '' Kate & Koji''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Personal life

Harrison is married to Kerry Ann Lynch. They live in

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

and have two children, a daughter and a son. Harrison is a fan of Millwall F.C. He attended

Bacon's College Bacon's College is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Rotherhithe, London, England. It was previously a City Technology College, but officially changed to academy status in 2007. History Founded in 1703 by Josiah Baco ...

in Rotherhithe, South London.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison, Blake 1985 births Living people 21st-century English male actors Alumni of East 15 Acting School English male film actors English male television actors English male voice actors Male actors from London People educated at the BRIT School People from Peckham