Blake Bashoff

Blake Warren Bashoff (born May 30, 1981) is an American television and motion picture actor, known for his role as Moritz Stiefel in Spring Awakening. He has also appeared in a number of guest roles on television series, including the ABC series Lost.

Biography

Bashoff was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; he is Jewish. Bashoff started acting at the age of 10, working primarily in commercials, and then singing and dancing in film and theater. After graduating from high school in 1999, he didn't go to college. Instead, he moved to Hollywood.

Bashoff appeared in Bushwhacked, Big Bully (for which he won a Young Artist Award), and The New Swiss Family Robinson in 1998. After taking a break from acting, he received a recurring role on Judging Amy, playing the character of Eric Black, an abused gay teenager. He has since appeared in Deuces Wild and Minority Report, and has a minor recurring role in One Tree Hill. In October 2006, he landed a recurring role as Karl in the television series Lost, then in its third season . Karl was shot and killed in the Season 4 episode entitled "Meet Kevin Johnson".

On December 18, 2007, Bashoff made his Broadway debut, replacing John Gallagher Jr. as the role of Moritz Stiefel in the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening. He will reprise his role as Moritz on the first National Tour of Spring Awakening with current co-star Kyle Riabko. Bashoff's last Broadway performance was August 2nd, 2008 and was replaced by former ensemble member and Moritz understudy Gerard Canonico.

Bashoff also appears in the film Together Again for the First Time, scheduled for release in 2008, which stars David Ogden Stiers and Julia Duffy.

References

External links

• Blake Bashoff at the Internet Movie Database