Blad is a Swedish actor and singer. was born in Motala, Sweden. He studied musical-theatre at Balettakademien in Gothenburg between 1989–1992 and trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art between 1996-1999. He has worked extensively in Swedish theatre since 1992, where his work included playing Peter in "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Gothenburg Opera, Claude in "Hair" in Malmö, and Action in "West Side Story" at Värmlandsoperan. In 2018, he performed the role of Tempest in the Swedish musical recording of "Tivolisaga", a musical by Johan Christher Schütz and Johan Pettersson based on Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet".