Blake Robbins is an award winning writer, director and actor. His feature film debut The Sublime and Beautiful was chosen as one of 10 narrative features selected from thousands to world premiere in competition at the 20th annual Slamdance Film Festival. The Sublime and Beautiful has since played 11 major film festivals, winning 8 awards and receiving another 7 award nominations. Currently picked up for North American distribution by Candy Factory Productions. Blake is currently developing four feature film scripts and one tv series.
As an actor Blake began his career in NYC having performed in over 50 theaterical productions including Broadway and Off-Broadway. Known to televison audiences for his performances as Dave Brass on the critically acclaimed HBO series OZ, as Tom Halpert (Jim’s older brother) on the hit NBC comedy The Office, Mitch Glender on FX’s Sons of Anarchy, more recently as Dennis Evans on the new TNT series Legends, as well as another 30 plus guest appreances. For his performance in The Sublime and Beautiful he won the Best Actor Grand Jury Award from the Newport Beach Film Festival and the Leonardo Da Vincini Golden Horse Award for Best Actor from the Milan International Film Festival. Among his 20 film appearances are the cult hit Rubber (Cannes Film Festival), The Lull Breaker (Toronto Film Festival), Love Comes to the Executioner (SXSW), The Only Good Indian (Sundance) and The Ugly Truth (Lakeshore Ent.) opposite Gerard Butler.