Known For
Acting
Known Credits
23
Gender
Male
Birthday
December 21, 1957 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Roger Donald Blake (born 21 December 1957) is a Welsh actor, impressionist and entertainer. He is best known for his portrayal of Prince Philip in Spitting Image and The Big Impression and Noël Coward in television commercials, and narrated Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile, The Twits, as well as the Topsy and Tim animated series from 1984 to 1989.
Blake had a steady career, he made appearances in British television sitcoms such as Blackadder II, Only Fools and Horses and Dear John. In 1990, he joined the cast of Spitting Image, where he became well known as the voice of Prince Philip, he also voiced other characters including George H. W. Bush, Robert Maxwell, John Prescott and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
It was on Spitting Image that he met Alistair McGowan, when the show was axed in May 1996, McGowan invited him to join him on his new television show The Big Impression, where again he voiced Prince Philip but also he became famous as the voice of Jim Royle in The Royle Family sketches. Blake was also known for his impression of Noël Coward, he played the playwright in television commercials for coffee and he appeared as Coward himself in the Series Four finale of Red Dwarf (Meltdown).
He made a brief appearance in the film Patriot Games, as a Constable. He voiced a policeman, as well as a balloon seller, in the movie Flushed Away in November 2006.
| 2006 | Flushed Awayas Policeman / Balloon Seller (voice) | |
| 2005 | Tittybangbangas Various Characters | |
| 2004 | Hustleas CID Officer | |
| 2001 | Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Storyas Giant Thor | |
| 1999 | All Along the Watchtoweras Wing Commander Hilary Campbell-Stokes | |
| 1999 | Home Farm Twinsas Mr. Winter | |
| 1998 | A Certain Justiceas Father Presteign | |
| 1997 | The Fixas News Editor | |
| 1996 | Spitting Image: From F.A to Fair Playas Various characters (Voice) | |
| 1994 | Class Actas Barry the Journalist | |
| 1994 | Red Dwarf: Smeg Upsas Noel Coward | |
| 1993 | Roy Chubby Brown: Exposedas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1993 | Thatcherworldas | |
| 1993 | Mr Don & Mr Georgeas | |
| 1992 | Patriot Gamesas Constable | |
| 1992 | Spitting Image: Election Special '92as Spitting Image | |
| 1991 | Buddy's Songas Car Dealer | |
| 1988 | Red Dwarfas Noel Coward | |
| 1986 | London's Burningas ACO Baxter | |
| 1986 | Car Troubleas Policeman | |
| 1983 | Blackadderas Geoffrey Piddle | |
| 1981 | Only Fools and Horsesas Eugene McCarthy | |
| 1979 | Phoelixas |