Justin Chu Cary
American actor
Justin Chu Cary is an American actor who stars on Netflix's Black Summer. The series is a prequel to Z Nation.
01Early life and career
Justin Chu Cary grew up in Oakland, California, the son of an African-American father and a Chinese-American mother. 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.
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.
02Filmography
Films
| 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
| 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 |
Sources and credits
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