Blake Upton

"*I watch the show to the end, barely hearing a word of it, yet unable to take my eyes off my mysterious on-screen twin. When the closing credits finally come on, I learn his name: Blake Upton.*"
—Eli Frieden, *Payback*

## Blake Upton

### Aliases

BlakeBU (by fangirls)
Jesse Jordan (his role on *Jupiter High*)

## Physical description

### Hair

Dark

**Blake Upton** is an American actor that appeared as the character Jesse in the fictional cable TV sitcom *Jupiter High,* which is about an Earth colony school on the Jovian moon Ganymede and is directed by a man named Amos. The show was the first major role for Blake, who is a Southern California native. Tamara Dunleavy, an internet billionaire whom he calls Aunt Tammy is his paternal great-aunt.

In *Payback*, Eli Frieden and Tori Pritel ventured to Atomic Studios in Burbank, California to meet Blake and visit Bartholomew Glen in the Noranda State Penitentiary believing that Glen could confirm Project Osiris. However, while talking to Glen, Eli learned that he was a male clone of Blake's "Aunt Tammy" instead, which explained their nearly identical appearance.

## Biography

Blake Upton was born around 2001 in South California, USA. He had likely played smaller roles in acting before, but the character Jesse Jordan on *Jupiter High* was his first major role.

Blake was first seen on television in *Payback* while Eli hacked into the Amarillo Police Department's website to search for reports of the vehicle he had driven away with earlier. A burst of laughter from the sitcom drew his attention away while the camera focused on Blake, leaving Eli to realize they looked identical and Google him. However, two men enter the warehouse and interrupt, giving Eli no choice but to escape in the car, pick up Tori and drive to Atomic Studios.

Shortly after Eli and Tori entered the studio where *Jupiter High* was being filmed, Blake Upton appeared besides Kenny, who believed that Eli and Blake were brothers. Blake's first reaction was to be bewildered and not trust Eli's story. Next, Tori persuaded Eli to act like Blake in order to get his attention, which worked and led to Blake asking to talk to the two of them near the end of lunch break.

The three of them then headed north in a chauffeured car provided by the studio to Noranda State Penientiary, where Bartholomew Glen, a notorious serial killer, was imprisoned. The trip was uncomfortable, and they were questioned, searched and led through a metal detector upon arriving at the prison. When they met Glen at last, he recognized Blake instantly, having watched *Jupiter High* in his spare time. Glen broke the news to Eli that he was a clone of Tamara Dunleavy instead of himself, leaving Blake shocked and red in the face.

The two boys then passed through security for a second time on their way back out of the prison, and Blake ordered the chauffeur to take them back to the studio, looking agitated the entire way back. He made sure Eli got back to Tori, telling him he wanted him gone afterward.

## Personality and traits

Blake Upton can be a little self-centered, but he is willing to go along with someone's plans. He loves his fans and did not to believe when he found out Eli Frieden was a clone. He also seemed relaxed and mellow while on television.

## Physical description

Blake is said to look almost exactly like Eli, with the exceptions being that he is a little taller, with longer hair, broader shoulders, and fuller cheeks, which comes from eating healthier and possibly being outside more.

## Trivia

* Blake is fourteen months older than Eli, making him fourteen when they first met, and fifteen by the end of *Payback*.
* He is an only child.
* Tamara Dunleavy is his father's aunt.
* Blake has over five hundred thousand followers on Twitter.
* There were T-shirts and posters made about Blake, which several fangirls were seen wearing.