[1] He attended the annual amateur drama festival circuit each year from the age of four in his home town, with plays staged in the school hall.
[3] He made his stage debut aged 17, in the community musical performance of Jesus Christ Superstar.
[4] Blake's stage performances include a role with an all-star cast in Druid Theatre Company's Richard III.
[3][5] He appeared in a stage adaptation of Louise O'Neill novel Asking For It at the Abbey Theatre, which was also performed at venues including the Lincoln Center in New York.
[8] In 2024, he appears as Shane Bradley in BBC One police drama Blue Lights,[9] and as Seamus Wright in Say Nothing.