- Michael was born at Women's College Hospital In Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He attended St Michael's Choir School in Toronto. Went to high school at Earl Haig Secondary School where he was In the Claude Watson Arts Program (Acting) First television appearance was in Degrassi Junior High Graduated from the prestigious National Theatre School of Canada in the Acting Program in Montreal. Also taught Shakespeare at his Alma mater. Played Adult Simba in The Lion King at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto. A member of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival of Canada for 10 seasons playing among many others (Othello, Caliban, Edmund, MacDuff) Was an inaugural member of the English Acting Company of the National Arts Centre in Ottawa and the Soulpepper Academy in Toronto.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Michael Blake
- Blake has portrayed Simba in the Lion King for Mirvish/Disney, and performed at Bard on the Beach in Vancouver, National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Theatre Calgary, and multiple seasons at the Stratford Festival.
- Graduated from the National Theatre School in Montreal.
- Playing the title role in Othello at Canada's Stratford Festival.
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