Blake Jenner Biography

Blake Alexander Jenner (born August 27, 1992) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for winning the second season of the Oxygen reality competition series The Glee Project and his portrayal of Ryder Lynn in the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. In 2016, he had the lead role in the comedy film Everybody Wants Some!!

Early life

Jenner was born and raised in Miami, Florida. His mother is Cuban.

Jenner grew up interested in music and film and began playing drums at age nine. He attended Felix Varela High School, where he joined the school's drama society Troupe 6162 and played varsity football and wrestling. Stating that he was "in love with improv and comedy" he began improvisation lessons and participated in stage productions at the Roxy Performing Arts Center. In 2008, he became a member of "Impromedy", a sketch comedy improv group based in Miami.

Career

Eager to pursue a career in acting, Jenner left Miami and moved to Los Angeles after graduating high school a year early, with just $2,500. While residing in California, he took on many jobs including a waiter, clothing store associate, and parrot salesman while auditioning for acting roles. He continually attended improv classes at The Groundlings, and eventually did a guest show with said company two years later.

By 2011, he was cast in the short films Wurlitzer and The Truth In Being Right and the horror film Cousin Sarah. He also made a guest appearance on ABC Family's sitcom Melissa & Joey as Miller Collins.

In 2012, he was selected through industry channels to audition as one of 14 contestants on the second season of The Glee Project, a television reality show for which the prize was a guaranteed seven-episode arc on the following season of Glee. He was one of three finalists and ultimately won. After appearing as Ryder Lynn on the fourth season of Glee, he was later nominated and won the Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Breakout Star. Jenner, along with co-stars Jacob Artist, Becca Tobin, Alex Newell, and Melissa Benoist, was promoted to series regular status for the fifth season.

In the summer of 2013, Jenner wrote the screenplay for Billy Boy. He and Benoist went on Kickstarter to ask fans to help fund the project's production; as of December 11, 2013, the project has reached its $100,000 goal. Jenner was subsequently cast in the horror film Within. In late 2015, Jenner was cast in a recurring role as Adam Foster on Supergirl, playing opposite his wife Melissa Benoist, who stars as the series' title character. His first appearance aired on January 25, 2016.

In 2016, Jenner starred as Jake Bradford in Richard Linklater's comedy film Everybody Wants Some!!, which was released on March 30, and played Hailee Steinfeld's character's brother in the coming-of-age drama The Edge of Seventeen.

In April 2016, he was announced to have joined the cast of Shawn Christensen's drama film Sidney Hall.

Personal life

Jenner married his former Glee co-star Melissa Benoist in 2015. She filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences, in late December 2016.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Fresh 2 Death	Connor	Short film
2011	Wurlitzer	Alexander Moore	Short film; also producer
2011	Cousin Sarah	Brett Marks
2012	The Truth In Being Right	Jeffrey	Short film
2014	Love at First Site	Sydney Reynolds	Short film
2016	Everybody Wants Some!!	Jake Bradford
2016	The Edge of Seventeen	Darian Franklin
2016	Within	Tommy
2017	Sidney Hall	Brett Newport
2017	Billy Boy	Billy Forsetti	Completed; also writer and producer

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Melissa & Joey	Miller Collins	Episode: "A House Divided"
2012	The Glee Project	Himself	Season 2; 12 episodes
2012-15	Glee	Ryder Lynn	32 episodes
2013	Master Chef	Himself	Episode: "Top 14 Compete"
2016	Supergirl	Adam Foster	2 episodes

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2013	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Breakout Star	Glee

Discography

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• Glee: The Music Presents Glease
• Glee: The Music, Season 4, Volume 1
• Glee Sings the Beatles