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Michael Blake

Michael Blake

Actor · Born December 26, 1971 (54) · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Michael is an actor known for his work across Canada. He was born in Toronto, and graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal. He has been a member of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival of Canada for 10 seasons having played lead roles such as Othello, Caliban, Edmund, MacDuff among many others. Michael has also played Adult Simba in the musical Disney's The Lion King at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto. He was an inaugural member of the English Acting Company of the National Arts Centre in Ottawa where he played Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet and was a member of the first graduating class of the Soulpepper Academy in the historic Distillery District in Toronto.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 26, 1971 (54)
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Michael Blake's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Morality
28%
Society
17%
Self
13%
Power
9%
Betrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Joyful
3
Absurd
2
Dread
2
Warm
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Tragic3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Michael Blake's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Blake's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

16 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Much Ado About Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Don John

  • Richard III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as George, Duke of Clarence

  • Slumberland(2022)

    as Accountant

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • A Tail of Love(2022)

    as Chad

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Othello(2020)

    as Othello

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Merry Wives of Windsor(2020)

    as Mr. Page

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Tempest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Caliban

  • Coriolanus(2019)

    as Cominius

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Stratford Festival: Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Macduff

  • Private Eyes(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Seth

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Expanse(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Joon

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • King Lear(2015)

    as Albany

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Twelfth Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Antonio

  • Earth: Final Conflict(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Hybrid Victim

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • The Planet of Junior Brown(1997)

    as Henchman

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • National Lampoon's Senior Trip(1995)

    as Herbert Jones

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 58th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 16 titles from 1995 to 2024; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

National Lampoon's Senior Trip (1995)

$4.7M worldwide

Highest rated

A Tail of Love (2022)

Midcredits 65th

Most popular right now

King Lear (2015)

Film career

19952024

Peak 2022 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1995Screen debut· National Lampoon's Senior Trip

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting16 of 16: 16 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score71st

By decade

1990s3 · acting2010s8 · acting2020s5 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Michael Blake's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 11 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Coriolanus (2019)

95th percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

King Lear (2015)

Midcredits 91st · 73% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Michael Blake work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Blake's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Barry Avrich shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors