Pride the movie: Jonathan Blake, the campaigner played by Dominic West, talks about HIV, the miners' strike and gay rights. The pioneering HIV-positive activist, now 65, on still being angry with ...

“Jonathan has this exultant look on his face in that photo,” says Dominic West, who plays Blake in the film. “They all look like they’re having a really good time — miners, gay activists.

In playing Jonathan Blake, a gay man who befriends previously homophobic miners, he tried to keep in mind the message of "Pride." "Our director said, 'Proximity destroys prejudice.' ...

The real life Jonathan Blake (center) and his “Pride” on-screen stand-in, Dominic West (right). The charming and heartwarming new film “Pride” tells the surprising true story of a group of ...

Meet the Real-Life Heroes Who Inspired the Movie 'Pride' ... Along with fellow protester Jonathan Blake, Jackson and the rest of the LGSM group began a powerful friendship with many residents of ...

Jonathan Blake, now 65, is a former actor played in the film by The Hour star Dominic West. ... Nighy takes Pride in miners movie. Published. 13 September 2014. Related internet links.

Jonathan Blake was diagnosed so early in the UK Aids epidemic he was named Patient L1 at hospital. Skip to content. Watch Live ... and his story was featured in the 2014 film Pride.