Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 14, 1978
Place of Birth:
England, UK
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Blake Ritson
Biography
Blake Ritson won a scholarship to St. Paul's School in London before attending Cambridge University and was soon appearing in the West End in the Tom Stoppard play 'Arcadia', for which he received excellent notices. In addition to acting - notable television roles have included 'Emma', 'Upstairs Downstairs' and 'Mansfield Park' with Billie Piper - he has also co-directed and co-written four prize-winning short films with his brother Dylan, another Cambridge graduate and ex-member of the Footlights company. He also plays musical instruments and was one of the backing band on the album 'Cowley Road' by fellow thespian - and 'Mansfield Park' co-star - Douglas Hodge.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard | Gunther |
| 2020 | Breaking The Codes | |
| 2018 | Bricks | William |
| 2014 | Serena | Lowenstein |
| 2013 | Breakthrough | Toby |
| 2012 | Hyde Park on Hudson | Butler |
| 2012 | For Elsie | Glenn Millberg |
| 2009 | Dead Man Running | Jarvis |
| 2009 | Love Hate | Rob |
| 2008 | God on Trial | Idek |
| 2008 | RocknRolla | Drowned Sloane |
| 2007 | Mansfield Park | Edmund Bertram |
| 2002 | The Cicerones | Guide 1 'Foreign' |
| 2002 | AKA | Alexander Gryffoyn |
| 2001 | Me Without You | Tim |
| 1999 | Titus | Mutius |
| 1996 | Breaking the Code | Christopher Morcom |
| 1996 | Different for Girls | Young Prentice |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Danglars |
| 2022 | Interview with the Vampire | Morgan Ward |
| 2022 | The Gilded Age | Oscar van Rhijn |
| 2018 | Krypton | Brainiac |
| 2016 | The Crown | Andrew Gailey |
| 2013 | Da Vinci's Demons | Girolamo Riario |
| 2012 | World Without End | Edward III |
| 2011 | The Crimson Petal and the White | |
| 2009 | Emma | Mr. Elton |
| 2009 | Garrow's Law | Charles Fox |
| 2003 | Red Cap | |
| 2002 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Graham Marshall |
| 2002 | Adventure Inc. | Byron Haycroft |
| 1999 | The League of Gentlemen | Justin Smart |
| 1992 | A Touch of Frost | D.C. Robert Presley |
| 1986 | Casualty | Daniel Tasker |
| 1971 | Upstairs, Downstairs |