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'' (1994). Blake has appeared alongside

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in multiple films. He is most known for the role of the preppy pipe-smoking astrophysicist Fisher in the 1997 film '' Contact'' opposite

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Early life

Blake was born on August 20, 1962, in

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, the son of Marjorie Myers (

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Lewis) and Avery Felton Blake.Geoffrey Blake Biography (1962-)
/ref> Blake's film credits include '' Contact'', '' Young Guns'', ''

'' and '' Cast Away''. He also voiced a character in '' FernGully: The Last Rainforest''. Blake graduated from San Ramon Valley High School,

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. He starred in ''

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'' 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 ''

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'' episode " Lines in the Sand". In 2012, Blake appeared in the ''

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'' episode "Closing Time", as an unsub who castrated his victims. Blake is a graduate of the

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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

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to enter WitSec.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* 1962 births Living people Male actors from Baltimore American male voice actors American male video game actors American male film actors American male television actors University of Southern California alumni 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors {{US-screen-actor-1960s-stub