Blake Shields

Shields was born in Ithaca, New York. He is the second child and has one older brother and two younger sisters. He spent most of his childhood globetrotting the world with his family of six until finally settling down in Israel. After returning to the United States as a precocious and cultured youngster, he devoted much of his time and passion to the Idaho Shakespeare Festival and the theater group the Washington Street Players. He went on to star in major theater productions such as A Midsummer Night's Dream and Hamlet.

In 2000, Shields filmed his first widely released feature film in Boys and Girls opposite Freddie Prinze Jr. He also starred in New Port South, a film written by James Hughes. He was a series regular on Carnivàle and Sleeper Cell. Additional credits include JAG, The Closer, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Cold Case Files.

Shields lives in Los Angeles. Among other parts, he played the villain Flint in NBC's Heroes. He was also cast as a serial killer in an episode of Criminal Minds ("Hopeless").

• Blake Shields at IMDb

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