Blake attended the Brit School from 2003 and then the East 15 Acting School from 2007. He made his first appearance in The Inbetweeners for E4 as Neil and also appeared in two episodes of The Bill for ITV as Pete Monks in 2008. He has also appeared in fringe theater productions, such as The Accidental Lives of Memories as well as Market Boy and Richard III, whilst still training.

He is a member of the British Equity and he has also starred in Her Eyes Met With Mine, which was a short film produced by Slightly Ajar Productions. He is due to feature in the upcoming British film Re-Uniting the Rubins. He also writes music. He lives in London and is a massive fan of Millwall Football Club.