Brian Bloom

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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

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

Film

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

Television

Year Title Role Notes Source
Template:Dts–1988 As the World Turns Dustin "Dusty" Donovan
Template:Dts 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
Template:Dts 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
Template:Dts Touched by an Angel Clayton Martin Episode: "Unidentified Female"
Template:Dts 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
Template:Dts Oz Ronald "Ronnie" Barlog 2 episodes
Hostage Negotiator Danny McBaine Television film
Template:Dts CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Kent Rifkin Episode: "Assume Nothing"
Sealab 2021 Beck Bristow (voice) Episode: "Meet Beck Bristow"
Template:Dts 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"
Template:Dts Drive Allan James, Bill, Nathan 5 episodes
Without a Trace Christopher Douglas Episode: "Lost Boy"
Template:Dts Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Carter Episode: "Heavy Metal"
Template:Dts Dollhouse Jonas Sparrow Episode: "True Believe"
Template:Dts–2011 Batman: The Brave and the Bold Captain Atom, Creeper, Iron, Oxygen, Rip Hunter (voice) 3 episodes [7]
G.I. Joe: Renegades Zartan (voice) 4 episodes
Template:Dts–2012 The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Steve Rogers / Captain America, Pitt'o Nili (voice) 38 episodes
Template:Dts–2016 Gravity Falls Rumble McSkirmish (voice) 4 episodes
Template:Dts–2017 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Captain Ryan, Captain Dash Coolstar, Cyberoid X,
Crognard, Muurg, additional voices
36 episodes
Template:Dts Blackout Keller 3 episodes
Template:Dts–2015 Avengers Assemble Hyperion (voice) 10 episodes [7]
Template:Dts Love, Death & Robots Hawk (voice) Episode: "Blind Spot" [7]

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes Source
Template:Dts EverQuest II Generic Enemy    
Jak 3 Kleiver, Wastelander #2, Freedom League Guards, Male Citizens   [7]
Call of Duty: Finest Hour Additional voices    
Template:Dts Battlefield 2 Grunt Soldier, additional voices    
F.E.A.R. Police    
Jak X: Combat Racing Kleiver   [7]
Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2nd Officer  
Template:Dts Driver: Parallel Lines Ray    
Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers Randolf, additional voices    
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey Marcus Crozier, The Guardian, Kenji   [7]
Yakuza Additional voices English dub  
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent American Soldier, Sniper    
Call of Duty 3 Sergeant Guzzo    
Template:Dts 300: March to Glory Persian Champion, Various Spartans, Various Arcadians   [7]
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars Militant, Sniper Team Leader    
Driver '76 Ray   [9]
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer    
Medal of Honor: Airborne Additional voices    
World in Conflict Drill Commander    
Halo 3 Brutes Uncredited  
TimeShift Police #1    
F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate Nightcrawler Elite, additional voices Expansion pack  
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men Adam "Kane" Marcus    
Mass Effect Simon Atwell, additional voices    
The Golden Compass Boat Inspector, Samoyed, Trollesund    
Template:Dts Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath Additional voices    
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Enemy Soldiers, MGO Soldiers English dub [7][10]
Silent Hill: Homecoming Alex Shepherd   [7]
Fracture Jet Brody    
Dead Space Baily, Bram Neumann, Crew Member, additional voices Credited as Bryan Bloom  
Tom Clancy's EndWar Additional voices    
Call of Duty: World at War – Final Fronts Joe Miller Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Rise of the Argonauts Jason    
Template:Dts 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand Blackwater    
Halo Wars Additional voices    
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 voices    
Template:Dts 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  
Template:Dts Dead Space 2 Additional voices    
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 voices    
Red Faction Armageddon Additional voices    
F.E.A.R. 3 Armacham Gunners (Shotgun)    
Gears of War 3 Pilot, Guard, Drone, Boomer, additional voices    
Rage Phallinx Hagar, Clint, Sid    
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Additional voices   [7]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Additional voices Posted under Additional Voice Actors  
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Steve Rogers / Captain America    
Template:Dts–2022 Star Wars: The Old Republic Trooper Male   [7][11]
Template:Dts 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 voices    
XCOM: Enemy Unknown Soldier    
Call of Duty: Black Ops II Strikeforce Soldier, Navy Seal, Doorman, Multiplayer    
Template:Dts StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Matt Horner Expansion pack [7]
God of War: Ascension Spartan  
Gears of War: Judgment Onyx Officer   [12]
Fuse Dalton Brooks   [7]
Marvel Heroes Steve Rogers / Captain America, Daredevil  
Deadpool Ranged #4, Brawler #2    
Saints Row IV Additional voices    
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified XCOM Agent    
Batman: Arkham Origins Black Mask  
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate  
Call of Duty: Ghosts Keegan P. Russ, additional voices    
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Additional voices   [13]
Titanfall    
Wolfenstein: The New Order William "B.J." Blazkowicz   [7]
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark Autobot Soldier, Decepticon Rocket Trooper   [7]
Skylanders: Trap Team Additional voices    
Sunset Overdrive Jess    
Final Fantasy Explorers Additional voices    
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Additional voices Grouped under "Additional Cast"  
Dragon Age: Inquisition Varric Tethras    
Template:Dts Evolve Additional voices [14]
Battlefield Hardline Also motion capture  
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood William "B.J." Blazkowicz    
Batman: Arkham Knight Black Mask Red Hood DLC  
Mad Max Additional voices   [15]
Skylanders: SuperChargers   [16]
Lego Dimensions Aquaman, Perry White   [17]
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Matt Horner Expansion pack [7]
Template:Dts 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 [18]
Template:Dts 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 [7]
Quake Champions William "B.J." Blazkowicz [19]
2019 Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Captain America, Daredevil, 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 Shane Sparks, additional voices Also writer
2020 Yakuza: Like a Dragon Jo Sawashiro English version [7]
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 [7]
2024 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Jo Sawashiro [7]
Batman: Arkham Shadow Black Mask [7]

Accolades

Year Award Category Work Result
1985 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series As the World Turns Template:Won
Young Artist Award Best Young Actor in a Daytime or Nighttime Television Series Template:Nom
1986 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series Template:Nom
1987 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series Template:Nom
2016 Writers Guild Award Outstanding Achievement in Video Game Writing Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Template:Nom
2017 The Game Awards 2017[20] Best Performance Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Template:Nom

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