Blake Sheldon

Blake Sheldon was born in Columbus, Ohio and began acting when he was cast as Peter Van Daan in a high school production of The Diary of Anne Frank.

Acting roles include roles in Kingswood (written/directed by Jared Frank), The Age of Reason (written/directed by Jordan Harris & Andrew Schrader), American Horror Story: Asylum (directed by Michael Uppendahl), Lost in Gray, General Hospital, Silicon Valley, The Mentalist, The Last Ship and Gone Girl (directed by David Fincher). Blake will soon be seen in the BMX action drama Ride, opposite Ludacris.

Blake plays “The Kid” in Guys Reading Poems.

Blake Sheldon as 'The Kid.' Photo by Michael Marius Pessah.

 

“I don’t react to a tragic happening any more. I took so many bad things as a kid and some people think I don’t care about anything. It’s just too hard for me to get emotional. I can’t cry no more.” – Mike Tyson.

photo by Michael Marius Pesssh