{{short description|American actor|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | name = Justin Chu Cary | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|09|19}}<ref name="ucdavis">{{cite web|url=https://ucdavisaggies.com/documents/2018/7/19//2004MediaGuide_3_.pdf?id=3800 |title=2004 UC Davis Track & Field |page=19 |publisher=University College Davis}}</ref> | birth_place = Oakland, California<ref name="youtube1">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8xckZEDJts&t=169 |title=The Cast and Director of 'Blindspotting' on their 10-year journey |publisher=YouTube |date=2018-01-26 |accessdate=2019-05-07}}</ref> | spouse = | occupation = {{comma separated entries|Actor|artist}} | years_active = 2008-present | website = }}
'''Justin Chu Cary''' is an American actor who stars on Netflix's ''Black Summer''.<ref name="romper1">{{cite web|url=https://www.romper.com/p/who-plays-spears-in-black-summer-justin-chu-cary-might-have-found-his-breakout-role-17039368 |title=Who Plays Spears In 'Black Summer'? Justin Chu Cary Might Have Found His Breakout Role |publisher=Romper.com |date=2019-04-15 |accessdate=2019-05-07}}</ref> The series is a prequel to ''Z Nation''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cheddar.com/media/actor-justin-chu-cary-talks-starring-role-and-zombies-in-netflixs-black-summer |title=Actor Justin Chu Cary Talks Starring Role and Zombies in Netflix's 'Black Summer' on Cheddar |publisher=Cheddar.com |date= |accessdate=2019-05-07}}</ref>
==Early life and career== Justin Chu Cary grew up in Oakland, California, the son of an African-American father and a Chinese-American mother.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Justin Chu Cary|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2812549/bio|access-date=2021-06-28|website=IMDb}}</ref><ref name="youtube1"/> 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.<ref name="ucdavis" />
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.<ref name="romper1"/>
==Filmography==
===Films=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2008 | ''The Other Way Round'' | Ben | Short |- |rowspan="2"| 2009 | ''Straight Talk: The Truth About Teen Pregnancy'' | Chris | Short |- | ''Midnight Ride'' | Ollie | Short |- | 2011 | ''Naomi'' | Dad | Short |- | 2014 | ''Old Soul'' | Bartender | TV movie |- |rowspan="2"| 2018 | ''Blindspotting'' | Tin | |- | ''Tokyo Ghoul'' | Dr. Kanou | Short |- | 2022 | ''As They Made Us'' | Jay | |- | 2024 | '' Final Heist'' | Liev | Tubi Movie |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2009 | ''Lost Tapes'' | Tyler Crenshaw | Episode: "White River Monster" |- | 2011 | ''Love That Girl!'' | 8 Pack Man | Episode: "A Fool for You" |- |rowspan="2"| 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" |- |rowspan="4"| 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" |- |rowspan="5"| 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 |- |rowspan="2"| 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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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=2812549}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cary, Justin Chu}} Category:1982 births Category:21st-century American male actors Category:American male actors of Chinese descent Category:American male television actors Category:Berkeley High School (Berkeley, California) alumni Category:Living people Category:Male actors from Oakland, California Category:University of California, Davis alumni Category:21st-century African-American male actors