Blake Harrison | |
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Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, dancer |
Years active | 2001–present |
Spouse | Kerry Ann Lynch (m. 2016) |
Children | 2 |
Blake Keenan Harrison is an English actor. He is best known for playing Neil Sutherland in the BAFTA-winning E4 comedy The Inbetweeners and more recently as 'Medium' Dan, in the ITV sitcom Kate & Koji .
Harrison starred in three series and two subsequent films of the multi-award-winning comedy The Inbetweeners . Harrison's other television work includes the BBC Three comedies Way to Go [1] and Him & Her , [2] and Comedy Central's Big Bad World , [3] The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff , [4] and The Bill . [5] Harrison also starred in all three seasons of The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret , created by David Cross. [6]
His theatre work includes End of the Pier at the Park Theatre in 2018, Step 9 of 12 at the Trafalgar Studios, London in 2012 and The Accidental Lives of Memories at the White Bear Theatre.[ citation needed ] His film work includes Keeping Rosy with Maxine Peake, Madness in the Method and Re-Uniting the Rubins with Timothy Spall; he also starred in Her Eyes Met With Mine, a short film by Slightly Ajar Productions.
In 2014, he played Alfie in the ITV sitcom Edge of Heaven . Harrison also provided the voice of Scoop in the British and American versions of the 2015 reboot of the British children's TV series Bob the Builder . [7] He played the part of Private Pike in the 2016 film remake of Dad's Army . [5] In 2018, he directed the award-winning short film Hooves of Clay, in which he also starred alongside Rebecca Humphries. Later he played Andrew Newton in A Very English Scandal . [8]
In 2020, he was cast as 'Medium' Dan in the ITV sitcom Kate & Koji .
Harrison is married to Kerry Ann Lynch. They live in Kent and have two children, a daughter and a son. [9] Harrison is a fan of Millwall F.C. [10] He attended Bacon's College in Rotherhithe, south London. [11]
In 2018, Harrison scored the winning penalty goal in the charitable event Soccer Aid. [12]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Reuniting the Rubins | Nick | |
2011 | Mancrush | Will | Short film |
The Inbetweeners Movie | Neil Sutherland | ||
2014 | Keeping Rosy | Roger | |
Queen of Diamonds | Bench Guy | Short film | |
The Inbetweeners 2 | Neil Sutherland | ||
2016 | Dad's Army | Private Pike | [5] |
2017 | Bob the Builder: Mega Machines | Scoop (Voice) (US & UK) | |
2018 | Agatha and the Truth of Murder | Travis Pickford | TV film |
2020 | Jack and the Beanstalk: After Ever After | Dodgy Dave | TV film [13] |
2021 | The Kindred | Greg Tullet | |
2024 | Spread | Nelson | TV film |
TBA | Fing | TBA | Filming |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | The Bill | Pete Monks | 2 episodes [5] |
2008–2010 | The Inbetweeners | Neil Sutherland | 18 episodes |
2010–2011 | Him & Her | Barney | 2 episodes [2] |
2010–2012; 2016 | The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret | Dave | 17 episodes |
2011 | Day of the Match Aka Halftime | Danny | Pilot |
2011–2012 | White Van Man | Ricky | 3 episodes |
2012 | Bleak Old Shop of Stuff | Smalcolm | 3 episodes [4] |
Comedy Showcase | Steve Lawson | Episode: "The Function Room" | |
Them From That Thing | Various roles | 2 episodes | |
2013 | Way to Go | Scott | 6 episodes [1] |
Big Bad World | Ben Turnbull | 8 episodes [3] | |
2014 | Edge of Heaven | Alfie | 6 episodes |
Homeboys | David | Pilot | |
2015 | Tripped | Danny | 4 episodes |
2015–2018 | Bob the Builder | Scoop (voice) | Main role |
2016 | Houdini and Doyle | Lyman Biggs | Episode: "Spring-Heel'd Jack" |
2017 | Prime Suspect 1973 | DS Spencer Gibbs | 6 episodes |
Trust Me | Karl | 4 episodes | |
2018 | A Very English Scandal | Andrew Newton [14] | 2 episodes |
2019 | Death in Paradise | Theo Roberts | Series 8 Episode 2 |
The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited | Himself | 1 episode (special) | |
2019–2023 | World on Fire | Stan Raddings | 8 episodes |
2020–2022 | Kate & Koji | 'Medium' Dan | |
2020–2021 | The Great | Colonel Svenska | 3 episodes |
2021 | Doctor Who | Namaca | 1 episode |
2022 | The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C | Himself | |
I Hate Suzie [15] | Danny Carno | 2 episodes | |
2023 | Still Up | Veggie |