{{short description|Canadian actor and comedian (born 1989)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Raymond Ablack | image = Raymond Ablack Headshot (cropped).jpg | caption = Ablack in 2017 | birth_name = Raymond Ablack | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|11|12}} | education = Ryerson University | birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian}} | years_active = 2005–present }}
'''Raymond Ablack''' (born November 12, 1989)<ref name="buddy tv" /> is a Canadian actor and comedian. He began his career in the early 2000s as a child actor on stage, performing as Young Simba in ''The Lion King'' at the Princess of Wales Theatre. He later gained recognition for playing Sav Bhandari in the teen drama television series ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' from 2007 to 2011.
From 2014 to 2017, Ablack starred in the web series ''Teenagers''; he won an Indie Series Award for his performance in 2016.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2021-03-05|title=Where You've Seen The Ginny And Georgia Cast Before|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2563500/where-youve-seen-the-ginny-and-georgia-cast-before|access-date=2021-05-06|website=CINEMABLEND}}</ref> He has also played recurring roles in ''Orphan Black'' (2013–2016), ''Shadowhunters'' (2016–2018), and ''Narcos'' (2017).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-09-01|title=Q&A: Toronto actor Raymond Ablack on his role in Netflix's Narcos|url=https://torontolife.com/culture/movies-and-tv/qa-toronto-actor-raymond-ablack-role-netflixs-narcos/|access-date=2021-05-06|website=Toronto Life}}</ref>
Since the early 2020s, Ablack has achieved wider attention for his performances in several popular Netflix series such as ''Maid'' (2021), ''Workin' Moms'' (2023), and ''Ginny & Georgia'' (2021–present).<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |date=2023-01-17 |title=These Two "Ginny & Georgia" Stars Are Real-Life Siblings |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ginny-and-georgia-joe-and-padma-are-real-life-siblings |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=Teen Vogue}}</ref>
== Early life == Ablack was born on November 12, 1989 in Toronto, Ontario to Indo-Guyanese parents.<ref>{{cite web|title=Toronto Actor Raymond Ablack on his role in Narcos|work=Toronto Life |date=September 2017|url=https://torontolife.com/culture/movies-and-tv/qa-toronto-actor-raymond-ablack-role-netflixs-narcos/}}</ref> His younger sister Rebecca acted with him in ''Ginny & Georgia''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-22|title=Ginny and Georgia: surprising family connection between two stars revealed|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20210322109386/ginny-and-georgia-surprising-family-connection-between-two-stars/|access-date=2021-09-21|website=HOLA}}</ref> Growing up, Ablack played in a competitive hockey league.<ref>{{Citation|last=freethechildrenintl|title=Charity Cup - Students vs. Teachers Hockey Game|date=2009-05-20|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsQcNxvAMzE|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref>
== Career == As a child actor, Ablack appeared in television commercials and advertisements.<ref name="buddy tv">{{Cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/info/raymond-ablack-info.aspx|title=Raymond Ablack Biography|website=www.buddytv.com|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref> In 2001, he won the role of Young Simba in the theatre production of ''The Lion King'' at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-31|title=Local actor Ray Ablack on the road from Lion King to Netflix's Narcos|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2017/08/31/local-actor-ray-ablack-on-the-road-from-lion-king-to-netflixs-narcos.html|access-date=2020-07-26|website=thestar.com}}</ref> He performed the role for one year.<ref>{{cite web|title=THE MORNING SHOW July 10 2013 9:08am 05:57 Actor Raymond Ablack|url=http://globalnews.ca/video/706740/actor-raymond-ablack|access-date=July 27, 2017|archive-date=October 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024092939/https://globalnews.ca/video/706740/actor-raymond-ablack|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Years later, in 2007, Ablack achieved international exposure when he was cast in the recurring role of Sav Bhandari on the long-running Canadian television series ''Degrassi: The Next Generation''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/hot-guys/interviews/a5484/raymond-ablack-interview-pictures-of-raymond-ablack-from-degrassi/|title=17 Questions|date=2008-10-21|website=Seventeen|access-date=2016-04-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ginny & Georgia's Raymond Ablack Has Been Busy Since His Degrassi Days|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/entertainment-celebrity/ginny-andamp-georgias-raymond-ablack-has-been-busy-since-his-degrassi-days/ss-BB1dZ6p7|access-date=2021-05-06|website=www.msn.com}}</ref> Ablack starred on the series from 2007 until 2011, and appeared in more than 100 episodes. During this time, Ablack also had a guest spot on the television series ''Life With Derek''.<ref>{{Cite web|author1=Will Ashton|date=2021-03-05|title=Where You've Seen The Ginny And Georgia Cast Before|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2563500/where-youve-seen-the-ginny-and-georgia-cast-before|access-date=2022-01-05|website=CINEMABLEND}}</ref>
Since his time on ''Degrassi'', Ablack has worked on several film and television productions, including recurring roles in the BBC/Space television series ''Orphan Black'', the Syfy series ''Defiance'', and the Freeform series ''Shadowhunters''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://talknerdywithus.com/2015/11/25/exclusive-interview-with-teenagers-raymond-ablack/|title=Exclusive Interview with Teenagers' Raymond Ablack|website=TalkNerdyWithUs|date=25 November 2015|access-date=2016-04-07}}</ref>
Ablack's first role in a feature-length film came in 2013 with the release of the independent feature film ''Fondi '91'' (2013), which was filmed on location in Fondi, Italy and received mixed reviews from critics upon release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/fondi-91/|title=Fondi '91|date=2013-07-11|access-date=2016-08-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/movies/fondi-91-reviewed-a-nice-looking-coming-of-age-film-that-doesnt-quite-get-there|title=Fondi '91, reviewed: A nice-looking coming-of-age film that doesn't quite get there|access-date=2016-08-22}}</ref>
From 2014 to 2017, Ablack portrayed Gabriel in the web series ''Teenagers.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2014/01/15/new-web-series-teenagers-attracts-degrassi-alum/|title=New web series Teenagers attracts Degrassi alum|date=15 January 2014|access-date=2016-04-07}}</ref> The series, directed by Houston Bone, won critical acclaim.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=AS IF BEING A TEENAGER WAS EVER EASY : Teenagers Webseries {{!}} Starved Magazine |url=http://www.culturestarved.com/2014/03/as-if-being-a-teenager-was-ever-easy-teenagers-webseries/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702230418/http://www.culturestarved.com/2014/03/as-if-being-a-teenager-was-ever-easy-teenagers-webseries/ |archive-date=July 2, 2017 |access-date=September 19, 2016 |website=www.culturestarved.com}}</ref><ref name="urbanologymag.com">{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2014 |title=New webseries shines spotlight on real-life teen experience - Urbanology Magazine |url=http://urbanologymag.com/?p=920 |access-date=February 8, 2016 |website=Urbanology Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{cite web |date=August 10, 2015 |title=Sex, drugs & violence: Toronto's provocative Web Series "Teenagers" returns for Season Two |url=http://www.shedoesthecity.com/sex-drugs-violence-torontos-provocative-web-series-teenagers-returns-for-season-two |access-date=December 1, 2015 |website=www.shedoesthecity |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |date=May 9, 2016 |title=Webseries Review: Teenagers |url=http://talknerdywithus.com/2016/05/09/webseries-review-teenagers/ |access-date=June 1, 2016 |website=TalkNerdyWithUs |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Teenagers - The Canadian Skins - The Daily Spectacle |url=http://dailyspectacle.co.uk/2016/10/teenagers-canadian-skins/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104203519/http://dailyspectacle.co.uk/2016/10/teenagers-canadian-skins/ |archive-date=November 4, 2016 |access-date=December 4, 2016 |website=www.dailyspectacle.co.uk}}</ref><ref name=":92">{{Cite web |last=Cummins |first=Julianna Cummins |date=March 23, 2016 |title=Riftworld, Sudden Master win at Vancouver Web Fest |url=http://playbackonline.ca/2016/03/23/riftworld-sudden-master-win-at-vancouver-web-fest/ |access-date=April 7, 2016 |website=Playback}}</ref> In 2016, for his performance in the second season of ''Teenagers'', Ablack won an Indie Series Award for Best Supporting Actor – Drama.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.indieseriesawards.com/2016/04/7th-annual-indie-series-awards-winners.html|title=Indie Series Awards: 7th Annual Indie Series Awards Winners|access-date=2016-04-11}}</ref> For his performance in the third and final season, Ablack was nominated for an International Academy of Web Television Award in 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iawtv.org/info-on-2016-iawtv-awards/|title=2017 IAWTV Awards|website=International Academy of Web Television|access-date=2018-07-18|archive-date=December 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201165608/http://www.iawtv.org/info-on-2016-iawtv-awards|url-status=dead}}</ref> and a second Indie Series Award in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indieseriesawards.com/2018/01/9th-annual-indie-series-awards.html|title=9th Annual Indie Series Awards Nominations|website=www.indieseriesawards.com|access-date=2018-07-18}}</ref>
Ablack played the recurring role of DEA Agent Stoddard in the third season of the critically acclaimed Netflix series ''Narcos'', which premiered on the streaming platform in 2017.<ref name="thestar.com">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2017/08/31/local-actor-ray-ablack-on-the-road-from-lion-king-to-netflixs-narcos.html|title=Local actor Ray Ablack on the road from Lion King to Netflix's Narcos {{!}} The Star|work=thestar.com|access-date=2018-08-07}}</ref>
In 2019, he played the recurring role of Sunil Doshi in ''Burden of Truth''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/burden-of-truth-renewed-season-3-the-cw-kristin-kreuk-1202625201/|title='Burden Of Truth': The CW Renews Legal Drama Starring Kristin Kreuk For Season 3|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|date=2019-05-31|website=Deadline|access-date=2019-08-31}}</ref> That year, he also appeared alongside Zoey Deutch, Judy Greer, Jermaine Fowler, Noah Reid, and Jai Courtney in the American comedy drama film ''Buffaloed.''<ref>{{Cite web|title='Buffaloed': Film Review {{!}} Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/buffaloed-1279065|access-date=2020-09-27|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|date=12 February 2020}}</ref> The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 27, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hayes|first=Dade|date=March 5, 2019|title=Tribeca Film Festival Unveils Feature Lineup, With Screen Time For John DeLorean, Muhammad Ali, Chelsea Manning|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/tribeca-film-festival-unveils-feature-lineup-with-films-spotlighting-john-delorean-muhammad-ali-chelsea-manning-1202569646/|access-date=March 5, 2019|website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>
In 2021, Ablack played a supporting role in the Netflix miniseries ''Maid'', which was released on October 1, 2021. His performance and physical appearance in the series, specifically a scene in which he appears topless while wearing a cowboy hat, attracted considerable attention on social media platforms such as Twitter,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reed|first=Sam|title=Raymond Ablack's Twitter Moment|url=https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/raymond-ablack-photos-twitter|access-date=2022-01-05|website=InStyle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Martinez |first=Kelly |title=People Are Thirsting Over Raymond Ablack In "Maid," And "Degrassi" Fans Are Like, "We've Known This For Years" |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/kellymartinez/raymond-ablack-was-in-degrassi-first |website=Buzzfeed}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Raymond Ablack on Fan Edits and Thirst Traps |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@siriusxmcanada/video/7528510843965721861?lang=en |website=TikTok}}</ref> with ''Marie Claire'' writing that "the Canadian actor has become our favorite Netflix heartthrob."<ref>{{Cite web|author1=Quinci LeGardye|date=2021-10-08|title=Who is Raymond Ablack From 'Maid' and 'Ginny and Georgia'?|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a37909697/who-is-raymond-ablack-maid-ginny-and-georgia-netflix/|access-date=2022-01-05|website=Marie Claire Magazine}}</ref>
In November 2021, he was cast in a romantic comedy feature film called ''Love in the Villa'', also produced by Netflix.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Jackson|first1=Angelique|date=2021-11-17|title='Ginny & Georgia's' Raymond Ablack Joins Kat Graham and Tom Hopper in Netflix's 'Love in the Villa'|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/raymond-ablack-love-in-the-villa-netflix-ginny-georgia-1235113596/|access-date=2022-01-05|website=Variety}}</ref>
Since 2021, Ablack has starred as Joe, a restaurant owner and one of the main love interests, on the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Ginny & Georgia''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |date=2019-08-13 |title=Netflix Orders New YA Series 'Ginny & Georgia', Antonia Gentry and Brianne Howey Topline Main Cast |url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/netflix-ginny-and-georgia-cast-sarah-lampert-antonia-gentry-brianne-howey-debra-j-fisher-sarah-lampert-1202666913/ |access-date=2020-09-27 |website=Deadline}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Ginny & Georgia' Star Raymond Ablack Is Ready To Be Your Leading Man |url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/who-plays-joe-ginny-georgia-raymond-ablack-interview |access-date=2021-03-01 |website=Bustle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ojomu |first=Nola |date=2021-02-25 |title=Netflix viewers thirsting over Raymond Ablack in Ginny and Georgia |url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/02/25/netflix-viewers-thirsting-raymond-ablack-ginny-and-georgia-14147940/ |access-date=2021-09-30 |website=Metro}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-17 |title=These Two "Ginny & Georgia" Stars Are Real-Life Siblings |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ginny-and-georgia-joe-and-padma-are-real-life-siblings |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=Teen Vogue}}</ref> In 2023, he played a recurring love interest role in the final season of the comedy series ''Workin' Moms''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dowling |first=Amber |date=2023-04-26 |title=Catherine Reitman on Ending 'Workin' Moms,' That Surprise Guest Star, and Her Love Letter to Late Father Ivan Reitman |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/workin-moms-finale-explained-catherine-reitman-dan-aykroyd-cameo-1235592522/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=Variety}}</ref>
== Other work == Ablack has done extensive charity work throughout his career, mostly through ''Degrassi'', including school-building missions with Me to We and Free the Children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metowe.com/files/2012/08/speakers-raymond.pdf|title=www.metowe.com|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mjtimes.sk.ca/Local/News/2012-06-06/article-2997485/emDegrassiem-star-speaks-out-about-youth-volunteer-work/1|title=Degrassi star speaks out about youth volunteer work - News - The Moose Jaw Times Herald|website=www.mjtimes.sk.ca|access-date=2016-04-07|archive-date=April 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419205601/http://www.mjtimes.sk.ca/Local/News/2012-06-06/article-2997485/emDegrassiem-star-speaks-out-about-youth-volunteer-work/1|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2007, Ablack traveled to Africa with five other ''Degrassi'' cast members to build a school in Kenya and, in 2008, he travelled again with his cast members to do charity work in Ecuador.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Arendt|first=Hannah|author-link=Hannah Arendt|date=2021-12-25|title=Raymond Ablack: How He Began His Career As A Canadian Actor And Comedian? Know All Details Here!|url=https://lakecountyfloridanews.com/raymond-ablack/|access-date=2022-02-05|website=Lake County News}}</ref> A documentary of Ablack and his cast mates' trip aired on MTV in Canada.<ref name=":4" />
In 2010, he travelled with his fellow ''Degrassi'' cast mates to India to help build more schools.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a11839/raymond-ablack-degrassi/|title=Hanging with Degrassi's Raymond Ablack|date=2010-07-19|website=Seventeen|access-date=2016-04-07}}</ref>
In addition to working as an actor, Ablack has written and performed stand-up comedy in Toronto sporadically since the early 2010s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Season 10 Degrassi Star: Raymond Ablack! |url=http://www.vervegirl.com/season-10-degrassi-star-raymond-ablack/ |access-date=2016-04-07 |website=Vervegirl}}</ref>
== Filmography == === Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan="2" | 2013 | ''Fondi '91'' | Anil | |- |''Home Away'' |Pete |Short film |- | rowspan="2" |2014 |''Latter'' |Noah |Short film |- |''Sly Cad'' |Concierge |Short film |- | rowspan="2" | 2015 | ''Beeba Boys'' | Grewal's Gangster | |- |''Pieces'' |Brother |Short film |- | 2017 | ''Ashes'' | Jay | |- | rowspan="2" | 2018 | ''Acquainted'' | Alex | |- |''Shook'' |Ashish |Short film |- | rowspan="3" | 2019 | ''Buffaloed'' | Prakash | |- |''Dinner For Three'' |Kevin |Short film |- |''La Professoressa'' |Leo |Short film |- | rowspan="4" | 2020 | data-sort-value="Broken Hearts Gallery, The" | ''The Broken Hearts Gallery'' | Clayton | |- |''Inside the Actors Cult'' |Teacher |Short film |- |''Survival Smarts'' |Ray |Short film |- |data-sort-value="Beacons of Gondor, The" | ''The Beacons of Gondor'' |Ranger 1 |Short film |- | rowspan=2| 2022 | ''Love in the Villa'' | Brandon | |- | ''Stay the Night'' | Roshan | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2007–2011 | ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' | Savtaj "Sav" Bhandari | 118 episodes |- | rowspan="3" |2009 |''Taking a Chance on Love'' |Shopkeeper |TV movie |- | ''Life with Derek'' | Kevin | Episode: "Truman's Last Chance" |- | ''Degrassi Goes Hollywood'' | rowspan="2" | Savtaj "Sav" Bhandari | TV movie |- | 2010 | ''Degrassi Takes Manhattan'' | TV movie |- | 2011 | ''How to Be Indie'' | Raj | Episode: "How to Fake Your Way Through a Freaky Formal" |- | 2013–2016 | ''Orphan Black'' | Raj Singh | 4 episodes |- | 2014–2017 | ''Teenagers'' | Gabriel | Web series; 20 episodes |- | 2015 | ''Defiance'' | Samir Pandey | 6 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2016 | ''Degrassi: Next Class'' | Savtaj "Sav" Bhandari | 2 episodes |- | ''Annedroids'' | Dave | Episode: "Bionic Grandma" |- | 2016–2018 | ''Shadowhunters'' | Raj | Recurring (seasons 1–2), 6 episodes <hr/> Guest (season 3), 1 episode |- | rowspan="3" | 2017 | ''Ransom'' | Piers Allard | Episode: "Joe" |- | data-sort-value="Kennedys: After Camelot, The" | ''The Kennedys: After Camelot'' | Sirhan Sirhan | Episode: "Family Bonds"; credited as Ray Ablack |- | ''Narcos'' | Stoddard | 5 episodes |- | rowspan="2" |2018 |''Good Witch'' |Bryce |Episode: "Family Time" |- |''Private Eyes'' |Jordan |Episode: "Finding Leroy" |- | 2019 | ''Burden of Truth'' | Sunil Doshi | 4 episodes |- | 2020 |''Nurses'' | Kabir Pavan | 7 episodes |- | rowspan="3" | 2021 | data-sort-value="Wedding Ring, The" | ''The Wedding Ring'' | Anthony Prentice | TV movie |- | ''Maid'' | Nate | Recurring role; 5 episodes |- | ''Boyfriends of Christmas Past'' | Nate Sagar | TV movie |- | 2021–present | ''Ginny & Georgia'' | Joe | Main cast; 30 episodes |- | 2023 | ''Workin' Moms'' | Ram | 11 episodes |}
=== Audio drama === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2022–present |''Mistletoe Murders'' |Sam Wilner | |}
== Filmmaking credits == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Writer !Producer !Director !Notes |- |2019–2020 |''Cookie Biscuits Comedy'' |{{No}} |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} |4 episodes |- | rowspan="3" |2020 |''Inside the Actors Cult'' |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} |{{No}} | |- |''Survival Smarts'' |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} |{{No}} | |- |''The Beacons of Gondor'' |{{No}} |{{Yes}} |{{No}} | |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Association ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! !Ref |- |rowspan="1" |2016 | rowspan="1"|Indie Series Awards |Best Supporting Actor – Drama | rowspan="3" |''Teenagers'' |{{Won}} | |<ref>{{cite web |title=7th Annual Indie Series Awards Winners |url=http://www.indieseriesawards.com/2016/04/7th-annual-indie-series-awards-winners.html}}</ref> |- |rowspan="1" |2017 | rowspan="1"|International Academy of Web Television |Best Male Performance – Drama |{{Nominated}} | |<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Home |url=http://www.iawtv.org |access-date=2017-10-07 |website=International Academy of Web Television}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2018 | rowspan="1"|Indie Series Awards |Best Supporting Actor – Drama |{{Nominated}} | |<ref>{{cite web |title=9th Annual Indie Series Awards Nominees |url=http://www.indieseriesawards.com/2018/01/9th-annual-indie-series-awards.html}}</ref> |- |Alternative Film Festival |Best Cast |Ashes |{{Nominated}} |Shared with cast |<ref>{{Cite web |title=AltFF Alternative Film Festival (2018) |url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0005408/2018/1/ |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- | rowspan="6" |2020 | rowspan="2" |Canada Shorts Film Festival |Best Comedy | rowspan="3" |''Inside the Actors Cult'' |{{Won}} |Shared with cast |<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Canada Shorts {{!}} 2020 Festival Results |url=https://canadashorts.com/2020.php |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=canadashorts.com}}</ref> |- |Best Writer |{{Won}} |Shared with Dalmar Abuzeid |<ref name=":5" /> |- | rowspan="3" |Seoul Web Fest |Best Comedy |{{Nominated}} | |<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=2020 Nominations |url=http://www.seoulwebfest.com/2020-nominations.html |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=SEOUL WEBFEST}}</ref> |- |Best Action | rowspan="3" |''The Beacons of Gondor'' |{{Won}} | rowspan="2" |Shared with cast |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Award Winners |url=http://www.seoulwebfest.com/2020-award-winners.html |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=SEOUL WEBFEST}}</ref> |- |Best Short |{{Nominated}} |<ref name=":6" /> |- |Indie Short Fest |Outstanding Achievement Award – Producer |{{Won}} |Shared with Scott Paterson, Dalmar Abuzeid, Shane Kippel, & Samantha Ghost. |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indie Short Fest (2020) |url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0006099/2020/1/ |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |}
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