Height 6'0 | Years active 2001–present | |
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Similar Charlotte Arnold, Dalmar Abuzeid, Samantha Munro, Melinda Shankar, Jamie Johnston | ||
Raymond Ablack (born November 12, 1989) is a Canadian actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Sav Bhandari on the long-running TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation, though he has also appeared in other popular television and web series including Orphan Black (2013–present), Shadowhunters (2016–present) and Teenagers (2014–present), for which he won an Indie Series Award in 2016.
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- Early life
- Acting
- Stand up comedy
- Charity work
- References
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Early life
Ablack was born and raised by Indo-Guyanese parents in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He played in a competitive hockey league as a child.
Acting
As a child actor, Ablack appeared in numerous television commercials and advertisements. In 2001, Raymond played the role of Young Simba in the theatre production of The Lion King at the Princess of Wales theatre in Toronto.
Ablack achieved international exposure when he was cast in the recurring role of Sav Bhandari on the long-running Canadian teen series Degrassi: The Next Generation. He starred on the show for five years. Around that time, Ablack also had a guest spot on the series Life With Derek. Since his time on Degrassi, Ablack has worked on several productions, including a recurring role in the BBC/Space television series Orphan Black (2013–2014), Defiance (2015) and Shadowhunters (2016). He has also appeared in the independent film Fondi '91 (2013), which received mixed reviews from critics upon release.
Ablack currently stars on the Freeform drama series Shadowhunters and the popular web series Teenagers. In 2016, for his role on Teenagers, Ablack won an Indie Series Award for Best Supporting Actor – Drama.
Stand up comedy
In addition to working as an actor, Ablack writes and performs stand up comedy. In mid 2016, he launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds for a comedic sketch web series called O' Brother featuring his comedy troupe Whys Guise, which includes fellow Degrassi alums Shane Kippel, Melinda Shankar and Dalmar Abuzeid. The campaign raised over $5,000 CAD.
Charity work
Ablack has done extensive charity work throughout his career, including school-building missions with Me to We and Free the Children. In 2007, Ablack traveled to Africa with five Degrassi cast member's to build a school in Kenya and in 2008 he travelled again with his cast members to do charity work in Ecuador. A documentary of Raymond and his cast mates' trip aired on MTV in Canada in the fall of 2007. In 2010, he travelled with his fellow Degrassi cast mates to India to help build schools.