Blake Berris
| Blake Berris | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Blake Everett Berris August 24, 1984 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, Writer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Blake Everett Berris is an American actor. He is known for his role in the soap opera Days of Our Lives as Nick Fallon.
Career
Berris originated the role of Nick Fallon on NBC's soap opera Days of our Lives for which he received an Emmy nomination. Other TV credits include AMC's Breaking Bad, CBS's The Big Bang Theory, Numb3rs and The Mentalist, USA's The Starter Wife, and NBC's Prime Suspect.
Berris's filmwork includes Meth Head, alongside Lukas Haas and Necar Zadegan. The Washington Examiner called his performance "stand-out" and "understatedly powerful." House of Last Things directed by Michael Bartlett which premiered at Gérardmer Film Festival in France in 2013, and Minkow which he stars along with James Caan and Ving Rhames about the real life story of con-artist and ponzi schemer, Barry Minkow.
In 2013, he appeared in a commercial for Bud Light.
Personal life
Berris was born to director Kenneth Berris and writer Lauren Berris in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He grew up in Santa Barbara, CA. 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 in a theater program at the University of Oxford.[1]
Awards
- 2009 – 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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mafiosa | Bruce Harris | |
| 2010 | Girlfriend | Actor on Television | Voice |
| 2010 | The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down | Keyvon | TV Movie |
| 2011 | Minkow | Young Mike | |
| 2011 | Circling the Drain | Tim | TV Movie |
| 2011 | Strangers | Tom | Short film |
| 2012 | This is Caroline | Michael | Short film |
| 2012 | Lisa | Stephen | Short film |
| 2013 | House of Last Things | Jesse | |
| 2013 | Meth Head | Dusty Peterson | |
| 2013 | La Cucaracha | Man | Short film |
| 2013 | Crazy Bitches | Gareth | Post production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Numb3rs | Guy #1 | Episode: Convergence |
| 2006 | Hannah Montana | Ghoul #1 | Episode: "More Than a Zombie to Me" |
| 2006–2014 | Days of Our Lives | Nick Fallon | Nominated for Daytime Emmy for 2009 Outstanding Young Actor in a Drama Series |
| 2008 | The Starter Wife | Corey | Episode: "Look Who's Stalking" Episode: "The Diary of a Mad Ex-Housewife" Episode: "The Forty Year-Old Virgin Queen" |
| 2009 | The Mentalist | Geoff / Rowan | Episode: "A Dozen Red Roses" |
| 2011 | Breaking Bad | Tucker | Episode: "Cornered" |
| 2011 | Prime Suspect | Gary Tibbits | Episode: "Shame" |
| 2011 | The Big Bang Theory | Kevin | Episode: "The Ornithophobia Diffusion" |
References
- ↑ "Nice to Meet You Blake Berris". Soap Opera Weekly. 2007-02-27. p. 18.