Justin Blanchard

Justin Blanchard is an American actor who has performed in television, film, theatre and radio. He is a member of SAG-AFTRA and the Actors' Equity Association.

Education

Blanchard grew up in San Antonio, Texas and resides in Los Angeles, California. He earned his BFA in Drama from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, training at the CAP21 musical theater program, the Experimental Theatre Wing and the Stonestreet Film and Television Studio. He received his MFA in Acting from Brown University. Blanchard has performed professionally for more than 20 years, and is a member of SAG-AFTRA and the Actors' Equity Association.

Blanchard is an alumnus of Texas Military Institute. He achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel as a Company Commander in TMI's Corps of Cadets.

Career Justin Blanchard has performed in television, film, theatre and radio. Blanchard made his Broadway debut as 2nd Lieutenant Hibbert in Journey's End. Journey's End was Blanchard's first ever audition in New York City.

In television and film, Blanchard has been a Guest Star on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and co-starred in the PBS special The Mystery of Matter: Marie Curie. Other notable television appearances include All My Children, Guiding Light, and One Life to Live. He appeared in commercials for Oscar De La Renta and the MTV: Safe Sex campaign. In film, he has co-starred in The Middleman (Dir: by Heath Cullens), Over There (Dir: Mark Parees), and Alyssa & Sara (Dir: Josh Wick). He has also done voiceover work for audiobooks such as Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, a podcast adaptation of a play by J.M. Barrie, video games and commercials.

Notable theatrical performances include: King of Navarre in Love's Labour's Lost for Commonwealth Shakespeare Company in Boston Common, Hamlet in Hamlet and Henry V in Henry V for New York Classical Theatre (Off-Broadway), and Iachimo in Fiasco Theater's Cymbeline.

+ACTING PERFORMANCES Production Role Venue Notes Journey's End 2nd LT Hibbert Broadway Belasco Theatre Macbeth Malcolm Off-Broadway Theatre for a New Audience Directed by Arin Arbus Hamlet: Prince of Denmark Hamlet Off-Broadway New York Classical Theatre Directed by Stephen BurdmanPerformed in the World Financial Center Sense and Sensibility Willoughby Regional Actors Theatre of Louisville Directed by Jon Jory Othello Iago Regional Actors Theatre of Louisville Directed by Bruce Longworth A Civil War Christmas Chester Regional Long Wharf Theatre Directed by Tina LandauPremiere of Paula Vogel's play Argonautika Hylas Regional Berkeley Repertory Theatre McCarter TheatreShakespeare Theatre Washington D.C. Premiere directed by Mary Zimmerman As You Like It Orlando Regional Hangar Theatre Directed by Kevin Moriarty Hamlet Laertes Regional Trinity Repertory CompanyShakespeare Festival of St. Louis Directed (Trinity Rep) by Brian McEleneyDirected (St. Louis Shakespeare) by Bruce Longworth Law & Order: Special Victims' Unit (Svengali) Edgar Rabinowicz(a/k/a Agent Mayhem) Television NBC Mystery of Matter:Marie Curie Andre DeBierne Television PBS The Middle Man Luke Film Short Directed by Heath Cullens2007 LA Shorts Festival Over There Dominick Film Short Directed by Marc Parees Cilantro: Robot Wrangler Cilantro Film Short Directed by Brad Winderbaum Alyssa & Sara Aaron Film Short Directed by Josh Wick