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Brian Bloom
Bloom at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Brian Keith Bloom

(1970-06-30) June 30, 1970 (age 54)[1]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
Years active1983–present
RelativesMike Bloom (brother)
Scott Bloom (brother)

Brian Keith Bloom (born June 30, 1970) is an American actor and screenwriter. He co-wrote the screenplay and starred in The A-Team, produced by brothers Tony and Ridley Scott. Bloom is the voice of Captain America in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and multiple subsequent Marvel titles. He is the voice of Varric Tethras in BioWare's Dragon Age franchise, B.J. Blazkowicz in MachineGames' Wolfenstein series, as well as multiple Call of Duty performances including Nick Reyes in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, which he co-wrote. He was also a co-writer of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. He starred as The Punisher in Avengers Confidential: Black Widow and Punisher.

Life and career

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Bloom was born on June 30, 1970 and raised in Merrick, New York. He is the brother of actor Scott Bloom and musician Mike Bloom.[1] As a child, he made his break in the Sergio Leone film Once Upon a Time in America. From there, he was offered the role of Dusty Donovan in the soap opera As the World Turns, which he played for several years. During that run, Bloom won 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.

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 enhanced his appeal for later roles, which included spots in Melrose Place, 2000 Malibu Road, CSI: Miami, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Drive and HBO's Oz. He played the role of fanatical cult leader Jonas Sparrow in the Joss Whedon show Dollhouse. Bloom also starred in a series of 1994 television movies playing Bandit, a part loosely based on the Burt Reynolds role. Bloom continued his working relationship with Joe Carnahan, playing private mercenary antagonist "Pike" in the 2010 movie The A-Team, which Bloom also co-wrote with Carnahan, who directed the 20th Century Fox feature based on the television series. In 1989 Bloom starred alongside Burt Lancaster in the 1990 miniseries Voyage of Terror, based on the 1985 Achille Lauro ship hijacking.[2]

Bloom also attended the sheriff’s academy and served as a reserve deputy with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department from 2001 to 2011. He is a certified self-defense expert and a Sifu of a rarefied street lethal modern Self Defense System called “Bojuka”. He has participated in combat seminars and taught use of force techniques to law enforcement, military and private security worldwide.[3]

In 1997, Bloom developed and ran a .com hub known as AnimalWorldNetwork.com.[4] The website was an outpost for pet products, information, video content[5] and celebrity pet lifestyle coverage, selling and shipping fair-trade, organic and holistic pet supplies with both brick and mortar locations and a robust online presence. Bloom sold the domain and business in 2007 for an undisclosed eight-figure deal.

Bloom is well known for his long standing association with the Call of Duty franchise, having performed voiceover and motion capture work in a majority of the franchise titles[3] culminating with the role of Captain Nick Reyes in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, a first-person shooter video game by Activision. Bloom is both the player character, modeled on his likeness, and the writer of the game's acclaimed narrative,[6] for which he was nominated for 'Outstanding Achievement in Video Game Writing' by the Writers Guild of America.

Works

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Source
1984 Once Upon a Time in America Young Patsy    
1985 The Stuff Jason's Brother    
Walls of Glass Danny Flanagan    
1992 Deuce Coupe Ray Fitzpatrick    
1996 Vampirella Demos Direct-to-video  
1998 DayBreak Dr. Harry Day  
The Sender Jack Grayson    
Extramarital Bob    
1999 Knocking on Death's Door Brad Gallagher    
American Virgin Brad    
2000 Across the Line Walt Dernin    
2005 The Zodiac Zodiac Killer (voice)  
2006 Right at Your Door Police Officer    
Smokin' Aces Agent Baker    
Terminal Roger Short film  
2010 Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Ultraman (voice) Direct-to-video [7]
The A-Team Brock Pike Also writer  
2012 Risen Falco    
Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite Cyborg (voice) Direct-to-video  
Tarzan Miller (voice)  
2014 Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher Frank Castle / Punisher (voice) English dub; Direct-to-video [7][8]
2022 Green Lantern: Beware My Power Adam Strange Direct-to-video [9]
2024 Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three Adam Strange, Sidewinter Direct-to-video [10]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Source
1983–1988 As the World Turns Dustin "Dusty" Donovan
1984 ABC Weekend Special Tony DiSpirito Episode: "A Different Twist"
1988 Crash Course Riko Konner Television film
Dance 'til Dawn Kevin McCrea Television film
1989 Desperate for Love Alex Cutler Television film
Beauty and the Beast Cameron Benson Episode: "The Hollow Men"
21 Jump Street Michael Capeman Episode: "Next Victim"
Live-In Eric Episode: "Kissing Cousin"
Matlock Tony Morgen Episode: "The Good Boy"
Empty Nest Jimmy Episode: "You Are 16 Going on 17 and I'm Not"
1990 Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair Antonio Television film
1991 Over My Dead Body Johnny Mason Episode: "An Actor Prepares"
Brotherhood of the Gun Zack Hollister Television film
1992 The Keys Michael Television film
2000 Malibu Road Eric Adler Main role
1993 At Home with the Webbers Josh Television film
1994 Bandit Goes Country Bandit Television film
Bandit Bandit Television film
Beauty and the Bandit Television film
Bandit's Silver Angel Television film
Confessions of Sorority Girls Mort Television film
Melrose Place Zack Phillips 3 episodes
1995 Touched by an Angel Clayton Martin Episode: "Unidentified Female"
1996 The Nanny John Episode: "The Cradle Robbers"
The Colony Mike McCann Television film
1997 Escape from Atlantis Joriath Television film
Melanie Darrow Det. Lou Darrow Television film
2000 Blood Money Tony Restrelli Television film
2001 Oz Ronald "Ronnie" Barlog 2 episodes
Hostage Negotiator Danny McBaine Television film
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Kent Rifkin Episode: "Assume Nothing"
Sealab 2021 Beck Bristow (voice) Episode: "Meet Beck Bristow"
2004 L.A. Dragnet Brett Thorson Episode: "Abduction"
CSI: Miami Scott Riley Episode: "Crime Wave"
2005 McBride: Anybody Here Murder Marty? Aaron Glover Television film
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Gabriel Thomason Episode: "Strain"
2006 Faceless Angel Eyes Television film
CSI: NY Dr. Craig Zimmer Episode: "Cool Hunter"
Pepper Dennis Gary 1 episode
Cold Case Roger Felice Episode: "Baby Blues"
2007 Drive Allan James, Bill, Nathan 5 episodes
Without a Trace Christopher Douglas Episode: "Lost Boy"
2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Carter Episode: "Heavy Metal"
2009 Dollhouse Jonas Sparrow Episode: "True Believe"
2010–2011 Batman: The Brave and the Bold Captain Atom, Creeper, Iron, Oxygen (voices) 3 episodes [7]
G.I. Joe: Renegades Zartan, Inventor (voices) 4 episodes
2010–2012 The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Steve Rogers / Captain America, Pitt'o Nili (voices) 38 episodes
2012–2016 Gravity Falls Rumble McSkirmish (voice) 4 episodes
2012–2017 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Captain Ryan, Captain Dash Coolstar, Cyberoid X,
Crognard, Muurg, Additional characters (voices) 		36 episodes
2012 Blackout Keller 3 episodes
2013–2015 Avengers Assemble Hyperion,[11] Diplomat (voices) 10 episodes [7]
2019 Love, Death & Robots Hawk (voice) Episode: "Blind Spot"

Video games

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Year Title Voice role Notes Source
2004 EverQuest II Generic Enemy    
Jak 3 Kleiver, Wastelander #2, Freedom League Guards, Male Citizens   [7]
Call of Duty: Finest Hour Additional characters    
2005 Battlefield 2 Grunt Soldier, Additional characters    
F.E.A.R. Police    
Jak X: Combat Racing Kleiver   [7]
Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2nd Officer  
2006 Driver: Parallel Lines Ray    
Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers Randolf, Additional characters    
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey Marcus Crozier, The Guardian, Kenji   [7]
Yakuza Additional characters English dub  
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent American Soldier, Sniper    
Call of Duty 3 Sergeant Guzzo    
2007 300: March to Glory Persian Champion, Various Spartans, Various Arcadians   [7]
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars Militant, Sniper Team Leader    
Driver '76 Ray   [12]
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer    
Medal of Honor: Airborne Additional characters    
World in Conflict Drill Commander    
Halo 3 Brutes Uncredited  
TimeShift Police #1    
F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate Nightcrawler Elite, Additional characters Expansion pack  
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men Adam "Kane" Marcus    
Mass Effect Simon Atwell, Additional characters    
The Golden Compass Boat Inspector, Samoyed, Trollesund    
2008 Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath Additional characters    
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Enemy Soldiers, MGO Soldiers English dub [7][13]
Silent Hill: Homecoming Alex Shepherd   [7]
Fracture Jet Brody    
Dead Space Baily, Bram Neumann, Crew Member, Additional characters Credited as Bryan Bloom  
Tom Clancy's EndWar Additional characters    
Call of Duty: World at War – Final Fronts Joe Miller [citation needed]
Rise of the Argonauts Jason    
2009 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand Blackwater    
Halo Wars Additional characters    
Wanted: Weapons of Fate Chicago Grunt    
Red Faction: Guerilla Additional voices
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena Guard   [7]
Prototype Marcus Grave    
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Recondo    
F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn Foxtrot 813 Uncredited  
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 Daredevil, Bullseye    
Dragon Age: Origins Leske, Dwyn, Orzammar Royal Guard, Surface Dwarf, Jarrik Dace    
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier Klout   [7]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Ranger #2, Spetsnaz Soldier, Additional characters    
2010 Mass Effect 2 Keiji Okuda, Hammerhead VI    
MAG Valor Executive    
Alpha Protocol G22 Agent, Soldier    
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Matt Horner   [7]
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Adam "Kane" Marcus    
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light    
Mafia II Eric Reilly, Billy "Bones" Barnes, Debt Collector   [7]
Call of Duty: Black Ops Additional Voices  
2011 Dead Space 2 Additional characters    
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Steve Rogers / Captain America    
Bulletstorm Heavy Echo Trooper   [7]
Dragon Age II Varric Tethras  
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Pepper, Additional characters    
Red Faction Armageddon Additional Voices    
F.E.A.R. 3 Armacham Gunners (Shotgun)    
Gears of War 3 Pilot, Guard, Drone, Boomer, Additional characters    
Rage Phallinx Hagar, Clint, Sid    
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Additional characters   [7]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Additional characters Posted under Additional Voice Actors  
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Steve Rogers / Captain America    
2011–2022 Star Wars: The Old Republic Trooper Male   [7][14]
2012 The Darkness II Jackie Estacado [7]
Prototype 2 Additional Voices
Mass Effect 3 Overwatch Commander, Additional Voices    
Infex Bloom    
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Cyborg, Aquaman    
Spec Ops: The Line Marines   [7]
The Amazing Spider-Man Thugs, Street Punk    
The Secret World John Wolf, Illuminati Envoy    
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Black Guard B English dub  
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Additional characters    
XCOM: Enemy Unknown Soldier    
Call of Duty: Black Ops II Strikeforce Soldier, Navy Seal, Doorman, Multiplayer    
2013 StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Matt Horner Expansion pack [7]
God of War: Ascension Spartan  
Gears of War: Judgment Onyx Officer   [15]
Fuse Dalton Brooks   [7]
Marvel Heroes Steve Rogers / Captain America, Daredevil  
Deadpool Ranged #4, Brawler #2    
Saints Row IV The Voices of Virtual Steelport    
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified XCOM Agent    
Batman: Arkham Origins Black Mask  
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate  
Call of Duty: Ghosts Keegan P. Russ, Additional characters    
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Additional characters   [16]
Titanfall    
Wolfenstein: The New Order William "B.J." Blazkowicz    
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark Autobot Soldier 01, Decepticon Rocket Trooper   [7]
Skylanders: Trap Team Additional characters    
Sunset Overdrive Jess    
Final Fantasy Explorers Additional Voices    
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Additional characters Grouped under "Additional Cast"  
Dragon Age: Inquisition Varric Tethras    
2015 Evolve Additional characters [17]
Battlefield Hardline Also motion capture  
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood William "B.J." Blazkowicz    
Batman: Arkham Knight Black Mask Red Hood DLC  
Mad Max Additional characters   [18]
Skylanders: SuperChargers   [19]
Lego Dimensions   [20]
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Matt Horner Expansion pack [7]
2016 XCOM 2 Central Officer Bradford    
StarCraft II: Nova Covert Ops Matt Horner Mission packs [7]
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Commander Nick Reyes Also writer and motion capture [21]
2017 Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Steve Rogers / Captain America [7]
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus William "B.J." Blazkowicz Also motion capture
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Black Guard B English dub  
2018 Spider-Man Taskmaster, Additional characters [7]
Quake Champions William "B.J." Blazkowicz [22]
2019 Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Steve Rogers / Captain America, Matt Murdock / Daredevil, Frank Castle / Punisher [7]
Wolfenstein: Youngblood William "B.J." Blazkowicz
Marvel Dimension of Heroes Captain America Augmented reality game for mobile devices [7]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Additional characters / Shane Sparks Also writer
2020 Yakuza: Like a Dragon Jo Sawashiro English version [23]
2021 MARVEL Future Revolution Steve Rogers/Captain America
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Additional Voices Also writer
Marvel's Midnight Suns Captain America

Accolades

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Year Award Category Work Result
1985 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series As the World Turns Won
Young Artist Award Best Young Actor in a Daytime or Nighttime Television Series Nominated
1986 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
1987 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
2016 Writers Guild Award Outstanding Achievement in Video Game Writing Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Nominated
2017 The Game Awards 2017[24] Best Performance Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b "Boys' Life". October 1985.
  2. ^ O'Connor, John J. (May 2, 1990). "Review/Television; New Film on Achille Lauro Hijacking". The New York Times.
  3. ^ a b "11: Brian Bloom - Writer/Actor/Voice Actor - The Doorpost Project". Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  4. ^ Bloom column-of-life.com [dead link]
  5. ^ TV.com. "Brian Bloom". Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  6. ^ Crecente, Brian (August 19, 2016). "Redesigning Call of Duty". Polygon. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Brian Bloom (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 27, 2015. – A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  8. ^ Wheatley, Cliff (March 14, 2014). "Avengers Confidential: Black Widow and Punisher Review". IGN. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  9. ^ "Green Lantern: Beware My Power". August 9, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via IMDb.
  10. ^ @dcuworld (February 29, 2024). "New Additions to the Cast of Crisis on Infinite Earths part 3" (Tweet) – via Twitter. [better source needed]
  11. ^ "Hyperion". Avengers Assemble. Season 1. Episode 6. July 28, 2013. Disney XD.
  12. ^ Sumo Digital; Ubisoft Reflections. Driver 76. Ubisoft. Scene: Ending credits, 2:32:08 in, Voice Actors.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, closing credits, 4 minutes in - Metal Gear Online Unit - Voice-Over Cast - Soldiers
  14. ^ BioWare (December 20, 2011). Star Wars: The Old Republic. Electronic Arts, LucasArts. Scene: closing credits, 9:50 in, English Cast.
  15. ^ "Gears of War: Judgment Credits". Microsoft Game Studios. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  16. ^ Square Enix. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. Scene: Closing credits, 5 minutes in, Voice Actors, Additional Voices.
  17. ^ Sledgehammer Games. Evolve. Activision. Scene: Credits, 10:54 in, Voice Over Performers.
  18. ^ Avalanche Studios. Mad Max. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, 5:40 in, Talent.
  19. ^ Vicarious Visions. Skylanders: SuperChargers. Activision. Scene: Closing credits, 7:13 in, Voice Actors.
  20. ^ Traveller's Tales. Lego Dimensions. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Closing credits, 4:45 in, Voiceover Talent.
  21. ^ "Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare Developers LIVE with PlayStation's Sid Shuman". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  22. ^ Boyle, Joshua (November 17, 2018). "November Patch Update 17.11.18". Quake Champions. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  23. ^ Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio. Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Sega. Scene: Ending credits, 0:18.
  24. ^ Alexander, Julia (December 7, 2017). "The Game Awards crowns The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild best game of 2017". Polygon. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
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