Blake Everett Berris is an American actor known for his roles both in independent films and television.
Career
Berris originated the role of Nick Fallon on
NBC's
soap opera ''
Days of Our Lives
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'' for which he received an
Emmy
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nomination.
Other TV credits include
AMC's ''
Breaking Bad
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'',
CBS's ''
The Big Bang Theory'',
Netflix's ''
Longmire'', and
Freeform's hit show, ''
Pretty Little Liars''.
In 2015 was the
Axe - Man in Europe, South America, the Middle East, and Asia.
Performed onstage with
Laura Dern in the play, If All The Sky Were Paper, at the
Kirk Douglas Theater
The Kirk Douglas Theatre is a 317-seat theater located in Culver City, California. Since 2004, it has been operated by the Center Theatre Group.
History
Built in 1946, as a Streamline Moderne movie palace with a seating capacity of 1,160 (on a s ...
in 2014.
Personal life
Berris was born to Kenneth and Lauren Berris in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He grew up in Santa Barbara, California. His sister teaches high school drama.
Berris graduated from
University of California, Los Angeles in three years as an acting major in the School of Theater, Film, and TV and went on to study and participate in a theater program at the
University of Oxford.
On 26 August 2017 Blake married Alexandra McGuinness, the daughter of Paul McGuinness, the ex-manager of U2, at Killiskey Parish Church, Nun's Cross, near Ashford, Co. Wicklow Ireland. Members of U2 attended the wedding.
Awards
*
2009
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–
Daytime Emmy Awards – Outstanding Younger Actor – Nominated
* 2013
Gasparilla Film Festival - Rising Star Award for his role as Dusty Peterson in
Meth Head
* 2013
FilmOut San Diego - Best Supporting Actor Award for his role as Dusty Peterson in
Meth Head
Filmography
References
External links
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Male actors from California
American male soap opera actors
Living people
UCLA Film School alumni
1984 births