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| Born | June 30, 1970 Long Island, New York |
Brian Keith Bloom (born June 30, 1970) is an American actor.
Bloom was born in Long Island, New York, the brother of producer/actor, Scott Bloom and musician, Mike Bloom.
Bloom began an early interest in acting, highlighted in several commercials as a child, but made his big break in the Sergio Leone film Once Upon A Time In America. From there he was offered the role of Dusty Donovan in the hit soap opera As the World Turns, which he played for several years. During that run, Bloom became the youngest winner of a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Young Leading Man during the 12th Daytime Emmy Awards show for his performance on the series. Despite his success, he soon grew tired of the scheduling involved in that field and eventually left the series to star in several television movies and myriad guest appearances.
After leaving the soap opera, Bloom starred in several made-for-television films with teen subjects, including Crash Course (1988), Dance 'til Dawn (1988) and Desperate for Love (1989). This opened his appeal to later roles, which would include spots in Melrose Place, 2000 Malibu Road, CSI: Miami, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Drive and HBO's Oz. Bloom also starred in a series of 1994 television movies playing Bandit, a part loosely based on the iconic Burt Reynolds role.
Bloom is expanding his resume to include voice work on both animated projects and video games. His hobbies include: writing, cooking, and designing and building furniture. He owns and runs an online store called Animal World Network. Bloom practices a rare martial art known as bojuka.
His recent work has been a series of commercials for the 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid directed by filmmaker Joe Carnahan, the voice of Alex Shepherd in Silent Hill: Homecoming (among many other notable video games) and the role of fanatical cult leader Jonas Sparrow in the Joss Whedon show Dollhouse.
Filmography
- Dollhouse 2009
- Silent Hill: Homecoming 2008 - Alex Shepherd
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2008
- Kane & Lynch: Dead Men 2008 - Adam "Kane" Marcus
- Smokin' Aces 2007
- Without A Trace 2007
- Drive (as Detective Allan James) 2007
- Cold Case 2006
- Pepper Dennis 2006
- CSI: NY 2006
- Faceless 2006
- The Zodiac 2006 (voice)
- Driver: Parallel Lines 2006 (voice)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2005
- CSI: Miami 2004
- L.A. Dragnet 2004
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2003
- Sealab 2021 2003
- Baseball Wives 2002
- Oz 2001
- Jak 3
- The Hostage Negotiator 2001
- Across The Line 2000
- American Virgin 2000
- Knocking on Death's Door 1999
- Escape from Atlantis 1998
- Melanie Darrow 1997
- The Colony 1996
- Touched by an Angel 1995
- Confessions of a Sorority Girl (1994)
- Melrose Place 1994 (four episodes)
- The Webbers 1993
- Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair 1990
- Dance 'til Dawn (as Kevin McCrea) 1988
- Crash Course 1988
- Once Upon a Time in America 1984
- The Stuff 1983
- As the World Turns 1983-1988
External links
- Brian Bloom at the Internet Movie Database
- Brian Bloom at Allmovie
- Brian Bloom at TV.com
- Flixter - Profile page
- Animal World Network - Brian's Online Company
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