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Justin Chu Cary

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Justin Chu Cary
Born (1982-09-19) September 19, 1982 (age 42)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Actor, artist
Years active2008-present

Justin Chu Cary is an American actor who stars on Netflix's Black Summer.[3] The series is a prequel to Z Nation.[4]

Early life and career

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Justin Chu Cary grew up in Oakland, California, the son of an African-American father and a Chinese-American mother.[5][2] He went to the University of California, Davis where he competed for track and field and ran the 800M and 4x400M relays after being a 3 sport athlete at Berkeley High School.[1]

After working in theater in Los Angeles, as well as appearing in a few television series, he was cast on the Netflix series Black Summer. He is also a graphic designer and comic book artist.[3]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Film Role Notes
2008 The Other Way Round Ben Short
2009 Straight Talk: The Truth About Teen Pregnancy Chris Short
Midnight Ride Ollie Short
2011 Naomi Dad Short
2014 Old Soul Bartender TV movie
2018 Blindspotting Tin
Tokyo Ghoul Dr. Kanou Short
2022 As They Made Us Jay
2024 Final Heist Liev Tubi Movie

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Lost Tapes Tyler Crenshaw Episode: "White River Monster"
2011 Love That Girl! 8 Pack Man Episode: "A Fool for You"
2012 Ringer Walter Episode: "Maybe We Can Get a Dog Instead?"
Days of Our Lives Karim Regular Cast
2014 NCIS Staff Sergeant Martin "Shooter" Roe Episode: "Shooter"
2015 Review Mike Episode: "Buried Alive, 6 Star Review, Public Speaking"
Supergirl Guard #1 Episode: "Stronger Together"
Faking It Supervisor Episode: "School's Out"
HTMAST James Episode: "I'm Good" & "Market Research"
2016 Colony Checkpoint Home Security Officer Episode: "Pilot"
Scorpion Bartender Episode: "Sun of a Gun"
Jane the Virgin Guy #1 Episode: Chapter Thirty-Two
We Are Fathers Kevin Recurring cast
Game Shakers Lumpy Episode: Babe's Bench
2017 Lucifer Benson Reeves Episode: "Welcome Back, Charlotte Richards"
Major Crimes Manny Episode: "Conspiracy Theory: Part 4"
2018 S.W.A.T. Devin Episode: "Crews"
2019 Quarantine Ever Recurring cast
2019-21 Black Summer Spears Main cast
2021 Blindspotting Rob Recurring cast

References

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  1. ^ a b "2004 UC Davis Track & Field" (PDF). University College Davis. p. 19.
  2. ^ a b "The Cast and Director of 'Blindspotting' on their 10-year journey". YouTube. 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  3. ^ a b "Who Plays Spears In 'Black Summer'? Justin Chu Cary Might Have Found His Breakout Role". Romper.com. 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  4. ^ "Actor Justin Chu Cary Talks Starring Role and Zombies in Netflix's 'Black Summer' on Cheddar". Cheddar.com. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  5. ^ "Justin Chu Cary". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
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