Blake Rayne

Short Biography

Blake Rayne (also know as Ryan Pelton), an indie recording artist and studio musician resides in Nashville, TN (2014). He is from Columbus, Ohio. Once a website designer, his life took a turn when he won an Elvis impersonator competition which he entered in 1998 on a dare from his mom. He spent time as an Elvis impersonator and later moved to Nashville to record his own work.The executive producer of the film 'The Identical' knew the owner of a recording studio in Nashville who introduced him to Blake. Blake said that the script sounded like his own life story. After being cast, he was given acting lessons with DW Brown to prepare him for the film.Blake was a website designer prior to becoming an Elvis entertainer.In 1998, he won an Elvis impersonator competition in Columbus, Ohio after only one week of preparation.His life as an Elvis entertainer paralleled that of the character he played in the film 'The Identical'.Ryan came up with the stage name Blake Rayne which he chose in part because of his love for Batman - it is close to Bruce Wayne.In one scene of the film "The Identical", he broke down crying in a great show of emotion and his fake mustache popped off.