Acting · England, UK · Born January 14, 1978
Blake Ritson won a scholarship to St. Paul's School in London before attending Cambridge University and was soon appearing in the West End in the Tom Stoppard play 'Arcadia', for which he received excellent notices. In addition to acting - notable television roles have included 'Emma', 'Upstairs Downstairs' and 'Mansfield Park' with Billie Piper - he has also co-directed and co-written four prize-winning short films with his brother Dylan, another Cambridge graduate and ex-member of the Footlights company. He also plays musical instruments and was one of the backing band on the album 'Cowley Road' by fellow thespian - and 'Mansfield Park' co-star - Douglas Hodge.
TVThe Count of Monte Cristo
2025
as Danglars
TVInterview with the Vampire
2022
as Morgan Ward
TVThe Gilded Age
2022
as Oscar van Rhijn
TVFoundation
2021
as Sunmaster-18
MovieHitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021
as Gunther
MovieBreaking The Codes
2020
TVKrypton
2018
as Brainiac
MovieBricks
2018
as William
TVThe Crown
2016
as Andrew Gailey
MovieSerena
2014
as Lowenstein
MovieBreakthrough
2013
as Toby
TVDa Vinci's Demons
2013
as Girolamo Riario
MovieHyde Park on Hudson
2012
as Butler
TVWorld Without End
2012
as Edward III
MovieFor Elsie
2012
as Glenn Millberg
TVThe Crimson Petal and the White
2011
TVUpstairs Downstairs
2010
as The Duke of Kent
TVGarrow's Law
2009
as Charles Fox
TVEmma
2009
as Mr. Elton
MovieLove Hate
2009
as Rob
MovieDead Man Running
2009
as Jarvis
MovieRocknRolla
2008
as Drowned Sloane
MovieGod on Trial
2008
as Idek
MovieMansfield Park
2007
as Edmund Bertram
If...
2004
as Ben Swales
TVRed Cap
2003
TVAdventure Inc.
2002
as Byron Haycroft
TVThe Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
as Graham Marshall
MovieAKA
2002
as Alexander Gryffoyn
MovieThe Cicerones
2002
as Guide 1 'Foreign'
MovieMe Without You
2001
as Tim
TVUrban Gothic
2000
as Dave Matthews
MovieTitus
1999
as Mutius
TVKnight School
1997
as Sir Roger de Courcey
MovieDifferent for Girls
1996
as Young Prentice
MovieBreaking the Code
1996
as Christopher Morcom
TVA Touch of Frost
1992
as D.C. Robert Presley
TVCasualty
1986
as Daniel Tasker
TVUpstairs, Downstairs
1971
