Block, who holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Harvard University, was the recipient of the Vivian Beaumont Fellowship and the American National Theatre Association Fellowship.
A veteran of both movies and television, Block appeared in the feature films The Lonely Guy and The Next Best Thing. On the small screen, he is best known to soap opera fans for his portrayal of Ben Warren on Guiding Light, which earned him a Soap Opera Digest Award nomination for Best Villain. In addition, he played the dastardly Peter Hollister on the CBS prime-time drama Knots Landing and appeared as Guy Donohue on All My Children. He has also guest-starred on such shows as Murder, She Wrote and Hill Street Blues as well as in several made-for-television movies, including Bloodline: Beverly Hills Ninja Murders, The Dirty Dozen IV and She Was Marked for Murder.
Block's theater credits include As You Like It, Forever After, A Loss of Memory and the Lincoln Center Festival of New American One Acts.
After GL, AMC gigs, Block lands role on ATWT. [Jul 3rd, 2000]
News Archive: GL casting call is not for a new Ben Warren. [Nov 19th, 2001]
News Archive: Block earns Daytime Emmy nomination for ATWT. [Mar 14th, 2001]
News Archive: Block nabs second Daytime Emmy nom. [Mar 13th, 2002]
News Archive: In surprise move, Block will exit ATWT. [May 30th, 2005]
News Archive: ATWT recasts the role of Craig. [Jul 31st, 2006]
News Archive: OLTL hires Block as FBI agent. [Jul 30th, 2007]
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