Justin Chu Cary

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Justin Chu Cary
Born (1982-09-19) September 19, 1982 (age 41) [1]
Nationality American
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]

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Early life and career

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

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2008The Other Way RoundBenShort
2009Straight Talk: The Truth About Teen PregnancyChrisShort
Midnight RideOllieShort
2011NaomiDadShort
2014Old SoulBartenderTV movie
2018 Blindspotting Tin
Tokyo GhoulDr. KanouShort
2022 As They Made Us Jay
2024 Final HeistLievTubi Movie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Lost Tapes Tyler CrenshawEpisode: "White River Monster"
2011 Love That Girl! 8 Pack ManEpisode: "A Fool for You"
2012 Ringer WalterEpisode: "Maybe We Can Get a Dog Instead?"
Days of Our Lives KarimRegular Cast
2014 NCIS Staff Sergeant Martin "Shooter" RoeEpisode: "Shooter"
2015 Review MikeEpisode: "Buried Alive, 6 Star Review, Public Speaking"
Supergirl Guard #1Episode: "Stronger Together"
Faking It SupervisorEpisode: "School's Out"
HTMASTJamesEpisode: "I'm Good" & "Market Research"
2016 Colony Checkpoint Home Security OfficerEpisode: "Pilot"
Scorpion BartenderEpisode: "Sun of a Gun"
Jane the Virgin Guy #1Episode: Chapter Thirty-Two
We Are FathersKevinRecurring cast
Game Shakers LumpyEpisode: Babe's Bench
2017 Lucifer Benson ReevesEpisode: "Welcome Back, Charlotte Richards"
Major Crimes MannyEpisode: "Conspiracy Theory: Part 4"
2018 S.W.A.T. DevinEpisode: "Crews"
2019QuarantineEverRecurring cast
2019-21 Black Summer SpearsMain cast
2021 Blindspotting RobRecurring cast

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