James Blake
James Blake Litherland (born 26 September 1988) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He first received recognition for a series of 2010 EPs including CMYK and Klavierwerke, and he released his self-titled debut album in 2011 to critical praise. His second album Overgrown was released in 2013, bringing him to international attention, and later was awarded the Mercury Prize. In 2016, he released his third album The Colour in Anything and his fourth album Assume Form in 2019, both receiving positive reviews and the latter becoming his highest-peaking album on the US Billboard 200, at number 21.
During his career, he has collaborated with artists including Mount Kimbie and Bon Iver and has contributed production work to artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Vince Staples, Frank Ocean, Rosalía, and Travis Scott. He has won a Mercury Prize from two nominations, a Grammy Award from six nominations, including for Best New Artist in 2014; a Latin Grammy Award, and three Brit Award nominations.
Acting
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Musical Guest
2014
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2014
Movie
Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly
as Self
2019
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
Movie
Lemonade
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
2016
TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Musical Guest
2014
TV
The Grammys
as Self
1959
Movie
Circus Maximus
as Self
2023
TV
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
1984
TV
Later... with Jools Holland
as Self - Performer
1992
Movie
Together for Palestine
as Self
2025
Movie
The Cure, James Blake, Father John Misty - Flow Festival 2019
as Self
2019
Movie
Assume Form: A Short Film
as Self
2019
Movie
Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 - Remember Claude Nobs
as Self
2019