Roger Blake
| Roger Blake | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1957 (age 56–57) United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actor, impressionist |
Roger Blake is a British actor, impressionist and entertainer. He is best known for his portrayl of Prince Philip in Spitting Image and The Big Impression and Noël Coward in television commercials.
Career
Blake had a steady career, he made one of appearances in British TV sitcoms such as Blackadder II, Only Fools and Horses and Dear John. In 1990 he joined the cast of Spitting Image, where he became well known as the voice of Prince Philip, he also voiced other characters including George H. W. Bush, Robert Maxwell, John Prescott and Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was on Spitting Image that he met Alistair McGowan, when the show was axed in 1996, McGowan invited him to join him on his new TV show The Big Impression, where again he voiced Prince Philip but also he became famous as the voice of Jim Royle in The Royle Family sketchs.
Blake was also famous for his impression of Noël Coward, he played the playwright in television commercials for coffee and he appeared as Coward himself in the Series four finale of Red Dwarf (Meltdown).
He made a brief appearance in the film Patriot Games as a Constable.[1]