Biography

Jonathan Blake is an actor and political activist best known for his work with LGSM during the 1984/85 Miners' Strike. Since 1982, Blake has been living with the HIV virus. He was one of the first men to be diagnosed with HIV in the UK. In 2014, Dominic West played the part of Blake in the film Pride which depicted his experiences with LGSM campaigning for the miners during the strike.