Mazin Elsadig

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Mazin Elsadig
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Mazin Elfadil Elsadig

(1987-09-02) September 2, 1987 (age 36)
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Mazin Elfadil Elsadig (born September 2, 1987) is an American-born Canadian actor of Sudanese heritage. He had a role in the 2007 Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In! and later joined the cast of the CTV/The N teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation as Damian Hayes, for the show's sixth and seventh seasons, from 2006 to 2008. Elsadig also appeared on the stage play in Marcia Johnson's Late in 2008. [1] [2] He is also the voice of Broseph on the Teletoon animated series Stoked . He is also known for his affiliation with Canadian rapper and singer Drake and wrote the single "Pianist Hands (Interlude)" for Drake's debut mixtape Room for Improvement, which was released in 2006.[ citation needed ]

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Filmography

Film and television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 The Perfect Man DexterFilm; deleted scene[ citation needed ]
2006–08 Degrassi: The Next Generation Damian HayesRecurring role (season 6); main role (season 7); 9 episodes
2007 Jump In! ChuckTelevision movie
2009 Stoked BrosephVoice role; main role
2010UniformRolandoShort Film
2015 People Hold On DarrenFilm [3]
2016 Four in the Morning WilliamMain Role [4]

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References

  1. Susan Walker (September 18, 2008). "Double bill takes audience on an emotional ride". Toronto Star . Retrieved 2016-06-02. Sabryn Rock plays Donna straight. She's lonely, but she finds weird solace with Locksley (Mazin Elsadig) who helps her by playing her husband in the morning ritual that is the focus of her loss.
  2. Michael Posner (September 19, 2008). "Colour-blind, yet kind of bland". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 2016-06-02. Her downstairs tenants, a struggling young black musician (Locksley, played by Mazin Elsadig)...
  3. Brad Wheeler (October 9, 2015). "People Hold On: Film on the daunting prospects of adulthood". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  4. Martin Knelman (March 23, 2016). "Taking a gamble on a middle-of-the-night drama series: Knelman". Toronto Star . Retrieved 2016-06-02.