Blaisdell is a New York actor who has performed on stage and in film and television. Film credits include Ragtime, Funny Farm, Dead Man Walking (directed by Tim Robbins), Palookaville, Mrs. Winterbourne, In & Out, Frequency, and The Mothman Prophecies. He played Lyndon B. Johnson on the 1983 miniseries Kennedy, a priest in the 2005 miniseries Empire Falls, and appeared on Law & Order, Oz, Spenser: For Hire, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and Damages.