18 Facts About Blake Jenner

Blake Alexander Jenner was born on August 27,1992 and is an American actor.

Blake Jenner was born and raised in Miami, Florida, the son of Mitzy and Richard Vernon Blake Jenner.

Blake Jenner's mother is of Cuban descent, from a family from Santiago de Cuba.

Blake Jenner is the youngest of four sons and has three elder brothers, Mike, Derrick and Richard.

Blake Jenner grew up interested in music and film and began playing drums at age nine.

Blake Jenner attended Felix Varela High School, where he joined the school's drama society Troupe 6162 and played varsity football and wrestling.

Eager to pursue a career in acting, Blake Jenner left Miami and moved to Los Angeles after graduating high school a year early, with just $2,500.

Blake Jenner continually attended improv classes at The Groundlings, and eventually did a guest show with that company two years later.

Blake Jenner was one of three finalists and ultimately won.

In late 2015, Blake Jenner was cast in a recurring role as Adam Foster on Supergirl, playing opposite his then-wife Melissa Benoist, who stars as the series' title character.

Blake Jenner was in the cast of Shawn Christensen's drama film The Vanishing of Sidney Hall, which premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and was released in 2018.

Blake Jenner was in the cast of Bart Layton's crime drama film American Animals.

Blake Jenner played Christian de Neuvillette in the Goodspeed Musical production's Cyrano at the Norma Terris Theatre in August and September 2018.

Blake Jenner had been set to star alongside Beanie Feldstein and Ben Platt.

On January 10,2023, it was announced that Blake Jenner would be replaced in Merrily We Roll Along by Paul Mescal.

Blake Jenner became engaged to his former Glee co-star Melissa Benoist in 2013 and the pair reportedly married in 2015.

In October 2020, Blake Jenner responded via an Instagram post in which he admitted to causing the eye injury and confirmed the infliction of abuse throughout the relationship.

Blake Jenner alleged that the abuse during their relationship had been mutual and that she had physically assaulted him during the relationship, resulting in injury.