| Axel Blake | |
| Birth Date: | 2 June 1988 |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
Axel Blake (born 2 June 1988) is an English comedian who won the 2022 series of Britain's Got Talent.
Prior to his big breakthrough on Britain's Got Talent, Blake worked as a property maintenance manager and part-time comedian, performing stand-up gigs at comedy clubs and uploading sketches to social media as well as doing some presenting for SBTV and UNILAD. He also appeared in the film Loves Spell and his self-funded 2018 show, I'm Not Gonna Lie, which was filmed at the Indigo at The O2 Arena, was picked up for broadcast by Amazon Prime in 2020.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Blake was Simon Cowell's Golden Buzzer act in the auditions for series 15 of BGT which aired on ITV1 from 16 April 2022 to 5 June 2022. He won the final ahead of ventriloquist Jamie Leahey and singer Tom Ball, taking home £250,000 in prize money and a spot at the 2022 Royal Variety Performance.[5] [6] Figures released by ITV showed Blake received almost a fifth of the public votes cast during the 11-act final at 19.7% while Leahey got 14.7% and Ball tallied 14.2%.[7]
Since his victory, Blake has been on numerous television shows including CBBC's Saturday Mash Up, the RuPaul hosted Celebrity Lingo and hip-hop based comedy panel gameshow Don't Hate The Playaz.[8] [9] In January 2023, he competed on America's Got Talent: All Stars.[10] [11] Blake also returned to Britain's Got Talent in June 2023 for a guest appearance during the semi-finals.[8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Handle With Care | Comedian | Short film | |
| 2015 | Pranksterz | TV movie | ||
| 2020 | Loves Spell | Cruz |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Axel Blake - I'm Not Gonna Lie | TV special | ||
| 2022 | Britain's Got Talent | Contestant | 3 episodes | |
| 2022 | The British Soap Awards | Presenter | ||
| 2022 | Saturday Mash-Up | 1 episode | ||
| 2022 | Celebrity Lingo | Guest | 1 episode | |
| 2022 | Don't Hate the Playaz | Special guest | 1 episode | |
| 2022 | The Royal Variety Performance | |||
| 2023 | Contestant | 1 episode | ||
| 2023 | Jeremy Vine | Comedian | 1 episode | |
| 2023 | Tonight With Target | Guest | 1 episode | |
| 2023 | Celebrity Eggheads | Contestant | 1 episode | |
| 2023 | Britain's Got Talent | Special guest | 1 episode | |
| 2023 | The Stand Up Sketch Show | 3 episodes | ||
| 2023 | Sorry I Didn't Know | Panelist | 1 episode | |
| 2024 | Air Fryers - Which is the Right One for You? | TV special |