Blake Harrison

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Blake Harrison
Blake Harrison in May 2025.jpg
Harrison in 2025
Born
Peckham, London, England
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian, dancer
Years active2001–present
Spouse
Kerry Ann Lynch
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(m. 2016)​
Children2

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 .

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Career

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 .

Personal life

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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Reuniting the Rubins Nick
2011MancrushWillShort film
The Inbetweeners Movie Neil Sutherland
2014Keeping RosyRoger
Queen of DiamondsBench GuyShort film
The Inbetweeners 2 Neil Sutherland
2016 Dad's Army Private Pike [5]
2017Bob the Builder: Mega MachinesScoop (Voice) (US & UK)
2018 Agatha and the Truth of Murder Travis PickfordTV film
2020Jack and the Beanstalk: After Ever AfterDodgy DaveTV film [13]
2021 The Kindred Greg Tullet
2024SpreadNelsonTV film
TBA Fing TBAFilming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 The Bill Pete Monks2 episodes [5]
2008–2010 The Inbetweeners Neil Sutherland18 episodes
2010–2011 Him & Her Barney2 episodes [2]
2010–2012;
2016		 The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Dave17 episodes
2011Day of the Match Aka HalftimeDannyPilot
2011–2012 White Van Man Ricky3 episodes
2012 Bleak Old Shop of Stuff Smalcolm3 episodes [4]
Comedy Showcase Steve LawsonEpisode: "The Function Room"
Them From That ThingVarious roles2 episodes
2013 Way to Go Scott6 episodes [1]
Big Bad World Ben Turnbull8 episodes [3]
2014 Edge of Heaven Alfie6 episodes
HomeboysDavidPilot
2015TrippedDanny4 episodes
2015–2018 Bob the Builder Scoop (voice)Main role
2016 Houdini and Doyle Lyman BiggsEpisode: "Spring-Heel'd Jack"
2017 Prime Suspect 1973 DS Spencer Gibbs6 episodes
Trust Me Karl4 episodes
2018 A Very English Scandal Andrew Newton [14] 2 episodes
2019 Death in Paradise Theo RobertsSeries 8 Episode 2
The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited Himself1 episode (special)
2019–2023 World on Fire Stan Raddings8 episodes
2020–2022 Kate & Koji 'Medium' Dan
2020–2021 The Great Colonel Svenska3 episodes
2021 Doctor Who Namaca1 episode
2022 The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C Himself
I Hate Suzie [15] Danny Carno2 episodes
2023 Still Up Veggie

References

  1. 1 2 "Way To Go". British Comedy Guide. BCG. 2013. Archived from the original on 19 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "The Football". BBC Three. 27 September 2010. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Inbetweeners star Blake Harrison and Caroline Quentin in Big Bad World – First Look". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company Limited. 28 January 2013. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  4. 1 2 "The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff". BBC HD. 27 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Kelly, Guy (2 February 2016). "Blake Harrison: From the Inbetweeners to Dad's Army, all groups of lads are the same" . The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret". canceled + renewed TV shows - TV Series Finale. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Blake Harrison". IMDb. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Inbetweener takes Step to the stage". Official London Theatre. 28 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  9. ↑ Kelly, Guy (11 October 2019). "'I'm happy to never play Neil again': Blake Harrison on life post-Inbetweeners, and his new WW2 epic". The Telegraph .(Subscription required.)
  10. ↑ "Actor who plays Neil in The Inbetweeners 'embarrassed' to be a Millwall fan". joe.co.uk. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Stuart Worden and Andrew Midgley by Blake Harrison | Tes Magazine". www.tes.com. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "Soccer Aid 2018 LIVE: Final score after penalty shootout at Old Trafford as Eric Cantona returns". Manchester Evening News. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "Jack & The Beanstalk After Ever After". www.sky.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  14. ↑ Bley Griffiths, Eleanor (27 May 2018). "Meet the cast of A Very English Scandal". Radio Times. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  15. ↑ "Inbetweeners star Blake Harrison reveals why he was "nervous" to join I Hate Suzie's cast". Digital Spy. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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