Blain started acting at the age of twelve when he helped his mother rewrite the script for a school play. His mother, a middle school English and drama Teacher, cast him in the lead which caused him to "catch the bug". Blain credits this with overcoming his shyness, "l was a super shy kid to the point where I’d hold on to my mother’s skirt as a child...I’d always watched TV and wondered what that must be like". In 2007, his girlfriend convinced him to attend Actors, Models & Talent For Christ which got him into New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts where he met his agent DebraLynn Findon. He graduated from NYC in 2009 and since then earned roles in films such as Camp X-Ray and When the Game Stands Tall. Blain played Anthony “Fridge” Johnson in the sequel Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), and appeared in Director James Kicklighter's short film Angel of Anywhere, starring Briana Evigan and David A. Gregory.