Blake DeLong

Blake Anthony DeLong (born 1980) is an American film, television, and stage actor best known for originating the role of Andrey/Old Bolkonsky in the hit musical ''Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812''. He played the lead role opposite James Hand in Matt Muir's film ''Thank You a Lot'', which premiered on the opening night of SXSW Film Festival in 2014. He is featured in Ava DuVernay's ''When They See Us'' on Netflix and played supporting roles in Spike Lee's 2018 film ''Pass Over'', as well as ''Sister Aimee'' and ''Late Night,'' which both appeared at the Sundance Film Festival in 2019. He recently earned praise as axe murderer William Kemmler in the 2020 Sundance film ''Tesla'', by Michael Almereyda. Notable stage work includes ''Othello'' at ''New York Theatre Workshop'', a turn as David Amram in ''Illyria'' at The Public Theater, and the sixth Broadway revival of ''Death of a Salesman'', opposite Wendell Pierce. Provided by Wikipedia