Justin Chu Cary | |
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Born | [1] | September 19, 1982
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Actor, artist |
Years active | 2008-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]
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]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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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 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
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