Biography
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.
Movies & TV Shows
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RocknRolla (2008) — Drowned Sloane
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Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021) — Gunther
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The Crown (2016) — Andrew Gailey
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Foundation (2021) — Sunmaster-18
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Serena (2014) — Lowenstein
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Da Vinci's Demons (2013) — Girolamo Riario
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Krypton (2018) — Brainiac
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Interview with the Vampire (2022) — Morgan Ward
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Titus (1999) — Mutius
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The Gilded Age (2022) — Oscar van Rhijn
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Hyde Park on Hudson (2012) — Butler
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The Count of Monte Cristo (2025) — Danglars
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Emma (2009) — Mr. Elton
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World Without End (2012) — Edward III
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Mansfield Park (2007) — Edmund Bertram
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Casualty (1986) — Daniel Tasker
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A Touch of Frost (1992) — D.C. Robert Presley
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God on Trial (2008) — Idek
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Dead Man Running (2009) — Jarvis
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Me Without You (2001) — Tim
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The Crimson Petal and the White (2011)
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Upstairs Downstairs (2010) — The Duke of Kent
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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2002) — Graham Marshall
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Different for Girls (1996) — Young Prentice
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Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
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Breaking the Code (1996) — Christopher Morcom
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AKA (2002) — Alexander Gryffoyn
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Adventure Inc. (2002) — Byron Haycroft
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Garrow's Law (2009) — Charles Fox
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Urban Gothic (2000) — Dave Matthews
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Love Hate (2009) — Rob
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Red Cap (2003)
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Bricks (2018) — William
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The Cicerones (2002) — Guide 1 'Foreign'
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Breakthrough (2013) — Toby
- If... (2004) — Ben Swales
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Knight School (1997) — Sir Roger de Courcey
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For Elsie (2012) — Glenn Millberg
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Breaking The Codes (2020)