Background
Shields was born in Ithaca, New New York
Shields was born in Ithaca, New 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 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, Junior. He also starred in New Portuguese South, a film written by James Hughes.
He was a series regular on Carnivàle, and Sleeper Cell. Additional credits include Judge Advocate General,The Closer, Computer Society of India: Crime Scene Investigation, and Cold Case Files.
Shields currently lives in Los Los Angeles
Most recently, Blake played the villain Flint in National Broadcasting Company"s Heroes. He was also cast as a serial killer in an episode of Criminal Minds ("Hopeless").
