Blake Warren Bashoff (born May 30, 1981) is an American television and motion picture actor, best known for a recurring role on Judging Amy. He has also appeared in a number of guest roles on television series, including the ABC series Lost.
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 high school in 1999, 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. As of October 2006, he has started a recurring role in seasons 3 and 4 of the television series Lost as Karl. blank">Blake Bashoff - Resume ABC Press release
On December 18, 2007, Bashoff made his _Broadway debut, replacing John Gallagher Jr. in the role of Moritz Stiefel in the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening.
Enjoys singing, dancing, sking, swimming and rollerblading.
Blake won the 'Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film' for his role in Big Bully (1996).
