Biography

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.
- IMDb mini biography by: MB

Blake has portrayed Simba in the Lion King for Mirvish/Disney, and performed at Bard on the Beach in Vancouver, National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Theatre Calgary, and multiple seasons at the Stratford Festival.

Graduated from the National Theatre School in Montreal.

Playing the title role in Othello at Canada's Stratford Festival.