Brian Bloom
{{Short description|American actor (born 1970)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}}{{Use American English|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Brian Bloom
| image = Brian Bloom b.jpg
| caption = Bloom at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
| birth_name = Brian Keith Bloom
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|06|30}}{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vWYEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Brian+Bloom%22+Merrick&pg=PA14|title=Boys' Life|date=October 1985}}
| birth_place =
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|screenwriter}}
| years_active = 1983–present
| relatives = Mike Bloom (brother)
Scott Bloom (brother)
}}
Brian Keith Bloom (born June 30, 1970) is an American actor and screenwriter. He co-wrote the screenplay and starred in The A-Team, produced by brothers Tony and Ridley Scott. Bloom is the voice of Captain America in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and multiple subsequent Marvel titles. He is the voice of Varric Tethras in BioWare's Dragon Age franchise, B.J. Blazkowicz in MachineGames' Wolfenstein series, as well as multiple Call of Duty performances including Nick Reyes in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, which he co-wrote. He was also a co-writer of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. He starred as The Punisher in Avengers Confidential: Black Widow and Punisher.
Life and career
Bloom was born on June 30, 1970 and raised in Merrick, New York. He is the brother of actor Scott Bloom and musician Mike Bloom. As a child, he made his break in the Sergio Leone film Once Upon a Time in America. From there, he was offered the role of Dusty Donovan in the soap opera As the World Turns, which he played for several years. During that run, Bloom won a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Young Leading Man during the 12th Daytime Emmy Awards show for his performance on the series.
After leaving the soap opera, Bloom starred in several made-for-television films with teen subjects, including Crash Course (1988), Dance 'til Dawn (1988) and Desperate for Love (1989). This enhanced his appeal for later roles, which included spots in Melrose Place, 2000 Malibu Road, CSI: Miami, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Drive and HBO's Oz. He played the role of fanatical cult leader Jonas Sparrow in the Joss Whedon show Dollhouse. Bloom also starred in a series of 1994 television movies playing Bandit, a part loosely based on the Burt Reynolds role. Bloom continued his working relationship with Joe Carnahan, playing private mercenary antagonist "Pike" in the 2010 movie The A-Team, which Bloom also co-wrote with Carnahan, who directed the 20th Century Fox feature based on the television series.
In 1989 Bloom starred alongside Burt Lancaster in the 1990 miniseries Voyage of Terror, based on the 1985 Achille Lauro ship hijacking.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/02/arts/review-television-new-film-on-achille-lauro-hijacking.html|title = Review/Television; New Film on Achille Lauro Hijacking|newspaper = The New York Times|date = May 2, 1990|last1 = O'Connor|first1 = John J.}}
Bloom also attended the sheriff’s academy and served as a reserve deputy with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department from 2001 to 2011. He is a certified self-defense expert and a Sifu of a rarefied street lethal modern Self Defense System called “Bojuka”. He has participated in combat seminars and taught use of force techniques to law enforcement, military and private security worldwide.{{cite web|url=http://www.thedoorpost.com/podcasts/11-brian-bloom-writeractorvoice-actor-2/|title=11: Brian Bloom - Writer/Actor/Voice Actor - The Doorpost Project|access-date=January 17, 2017}}
In 1997, Bloom developed and ran a .com hub known as AnimalWorldNetwork.com.[http://www.column-of-life.com/bloom07.html Bloom] column-of-life.com {{dead link|date=April 2024}} The website was an outpost for pet products, information, video content{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/people/brian-bloom/|title=Brian Bloom|last=TV.com|access-date=January 17, 2017}} and celebrity pet lifestyle coverage, selling and shipping fair-trade, organic and holistic pet supplies with both brick and mortar locations and a robust online presence. Bloom sold the domain and business in 2007 for an undisclosed eight-figure deal.
Bloom is well known for his long standing association with the Call of Duty franchise, having performed voiceover and motion capture work in a majority of the franchise titles culminating with the role of Captain Nick Reyes in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, a first-person shooter video game by Activision. Bloom is both the player character, modeled on his likeness, and the writer of the game's acclaimed narrative,{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/19/12525612/redesigning-call-of-duty|title=Redesigning Call of Duty|first=Brian|last=Crecente|website=Polygon|date=August 19, 2016|access-date=January 17, 2017}} for which he was nominated for 'Outstanding Achievement in Video Game Writing' by the Writers Guild of America.
Works
=Film=
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width=100%; font-size: 100%;" |
style="background:#b0c4de;"| Year
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Title ! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Role ! style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Notes ! style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Source |
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{{dts|1984|06|01|format=y}}
| Young Patsy | | |
rowspan="2" | {{dts|1985|06|14|format=y}}
| Jason's Brother | | |
Walls of Glass
| Danny Flanagan | | |
{{dts|1992|05|01|format=y}}
| Deuce Coupe | Ray Fitzpatrick | | |
{{dts|1996|09|28|format=y}}
| Demos | Direct-to-video | |
rowspan="3" | {{dts|1998|format=y}}
| DayBreak | Dr. Harry Day | | |
The Sender
| Jack Grayson | | |
Extramarital
| Bob | | |
rowspan="2" | {{dts|1999|06|08|format=y}}
| Knocking on Death's Door | Brad Gallagher | | |
American Virgin
| Brad | | |
{{dts|2000|02|01|format=y}}
| Walt Dernin | | |
{{dts|2005|03|17|format=y}}
| Zodiac Killer (voice) | | |
rowspan="3" | {{dts|2006|09|08|format=y}}
| Police Officer | | |
Smokin' Aces
| Agent Baker | | |
Terminal
| Roger | Short film | |
rowspan="2" | {{dts|2010|02|23|format=y}}
| Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths | Ultraman (voice) | Direct-to-video |
The A-Team
| Brock Pike | Also writer | |
rowspan="3" | {{dts|2012|format=y}}
| Risen | Falco | | |
Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite
| Cyborg (voice) | Direct-to-video | |
Tarzan
| Miller (voice) | | |
{{dts|2014|03|25|format=y}}
| Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher | Frank Castle / Punisher (voice) | English dub; Direct-to-video | {{cite web|title=Avengers Confidential: Black Widow and Punisher Review|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/03/14/avengers-confidential-black-widow-and-punisher-review|publisher=IGN|last=Wheatley|first=Cliff|date=March 14, 2014|access-date=August 13, 2015}} |
{{dts|2022|07|26|format=y}}
| Green Lantern: Beware My Power | Adam Strange (voice) | Direct-to-video |
{{dts|2024|format=y}}
|Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths | Adam Strange, Sidewinder (voice) | Direct-to-video |
=Television=
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width=100%; font-size: 100%;" |
style="background:#b0c4de;"| Year
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Title ! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Role ! style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Notes ! style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Source |
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{{dts|1983|06|03|format=y}}–1988
| | |
{{dts|1984|03|10|format=y}}
| Tony DiSpirito | Episode: "A Different Twist" | |
rowspan="2" | 1988
| Riko Konner | Television film | |
Dance 'til Dawn
| Kevin McCrea | Television film | |
rowspan="6" | 1989
| Alex Cutler | Television film | |
Beauty and the Beast
| Cameron Benson | Episode: "The Hollow Men" | |
21 Jump Street
| Michael Capeman | Episode: "Next Victim" | |
Live-In
| Eric | Episode: "Kissing Cousin" | |
Matlock
| Tony Morgen | Episode: "The Good Boy" | |
Empty Nest
| Jimmy | Episode: "You Are 16 Going on 17 and I'm Not" | |
1990
| Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair | Antonio | Television film | |
rowspan="2" | {{dts|1991|06|20|format=y}}
| Johnny Mason | Episode: "An Actor Prepares" | |
Brotherhood of the Gun
| Zack Hollister | Television film | |
rowspan="2" | 1992
| The Keys | Michael | Television film | |
2000 Malibu Road
| Eric Adler | Main role | |
1993
| Josh | Television film | |
rowspan="6" | 1994
| rowspan="4" | Bandit | Television film | |
Bandit Bandit
| Television film | |
Beauty and the Bandit
| Television film | |
Bandit's Silver Angel
| Television film | |
Confessions of Sorority Girls
| Mort | Television film | |
Melrose Place
| Zack Phillips | 3 episodes | |
{{dts|1995|12|02|format=y}}
| Clayton Martin | Episode: "Unidentified Female" | |
rowspan="2" | {{dts|1996|09|25|format=y}}
| John | Episode: "The Cradle Robbers" | |
The Colony
| Mike McCann | Television film | |
rowspan="2" | 1997
| Joriath | Television film | |
Melanie Darrow
| Det. Lou Darrow | Television film | |
2000
| Blood Money | Tony Restrelli | Television film | |
rowspan="2" | {{dts|2001|01|14|format=y}}
| Oz | Ronald "Ronnie" Barlog | 2 episodes | |
Hostage Negotiator
| Danny McBaine | Television film | |
rowspan="2" | {{dts|2003|09|21|format=y}}
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Kent Rifkin | Episode: "Assume Nothing" | |
Sealab 2021
| Beck Bristow (voice) | Episode: "Meet Beck Bristow" | |
rowspan="2" | {{dts|2004|04|21|format=y}}
| Brett Thorson | Episode: "Abduction" | |
CSI: Miami
| Scott Riley | Episode: "Crime Wave" | |
rowspan="2" | 2005
| McBride: Anybody Here Murder Marty? | Aaron Glover | Television film | |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
| Gabriel Thomason | Episode: "Strain" | |
rowspan="4" | 2006
| Faceless | Angel Eyes | Television film | |
CSI: NY
| Dr. Craig Zimmer | Episode: "Cool Hunter" | |
Pepper Dennis
| Gary | 1 episode | |
Cold Case
| Roger Felice | Episode: "Baby Blues" | |
rowspan="2" | {{dts|2007|04|15|format=y}}
| Drive | Allan James, Bill, Nathan | 5 episodes | |
Without a Trace
| Christopher Douglas | Episode: "Lost Boy" | |
{{dts|2008|02|04|format=y}}
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Carter | Episode: "Heavy Metal" | |
{{dts|2009|03|13|format=y}}
| Jonas Sparrow | Episode: "True Believe" | |
rowspan="2" | {{dts|2010|01|29|format=y}}–2011
| Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Captain Atom, Creeper, Iron, Oxygen, Rip Hunter (voice) | 3 episodes |
G.I. Joe: Renegades
| Zartan (voice) | 4 episodes |
{{dts|2010|10|24|format=y}}–2012
| The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Steve Rogers / Captain America, Pitt'o Nili (voice) | 38 episodes |
{{dts|2012|09|14|format=y}}–2016
| Rumble McSkirmish (voice) | 4 episodes |
{{dts|2012|09|29|format=y}}–2017
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Captain Ryan, Captain Dash Coolstar, Cyberoid X, | 36 episodes |
{{dts|2012|06|19|format=y}}
| Blackout | Keller | 3 episodes | |
{{dts|2013|08|04|format=y}}–2015
| Hyperion (voice) | 10 episodes |
{{dts|2019|03|15|format=y}}
| Hawk (voice) | Episode: "Blind Spot" |
=Video games=
Accolades
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Year
! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result |
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rowspan="2" | 1985
| Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series | rowspan="4" | As the World Turns | {{won}} |
Young Artist Award
| Best Young Actor in a Daytime or Nighttime Television Series | {{nom}} |
1986
| Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series | {{nom}} |
1987
| Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series | {{nom}} |
2016
| Outstanding Achievement in Video Game Writing | Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare | {{nom}} |
2017
| The Game Awards 2017{{cite web | url = https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/7/16748460/game-award-winners-nominations-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-best-game-tga-2017 | title = The Game Awards crowns The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild best game of 2017 | first = Julia | last = Alexander | date = December 7, 2017 | access-date = December 7, 2017 | work = Polygon}} | Best Performance | Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
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