Jacob Blair

The youngest of three, brother (Adam) and sister (Tracey), Blair was born in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. He grew up on a pig farm just outside of Ponoka, Alberta until the age of four, when his family moved to Red Deer. His mother Deborah, a nurse; his father Warren, an entrepreneur and owner of a telecommunications business. Blair, took to sports and academics all throughout school, specifically excelling in Hockey, Volleyball, Soccer, Mathematics, English and Sports Medicine. The first year of his post secondary education focused on a Commerce degree while attending Red Deer College, but moved to Vancouver to pursue an acting career instead. In 2004 he attended, and in 2007 graduated from the highly acclaimed theatre training program of Studio 58 at Langara College. With appearances on such TV programs as Bionic Woman (2007), Battlestar Galactica (2007), and The L Word (2008), Blair's first recurring role came with the show Aliens in America (2007) where he played the popular quarterback Dan Archer. Blair also still performs in various theatre productions throughout Canada. Also a musician, Blair studies music theory while playing classical guitar, bass, and likes to plunk away on the piano. Blair resides in Toronto, Ontario with his wife Trisha Blair, and his larger than life Coton de Tulear, Winston. Show less «