Justin Chu Cary is an American actor who stars on

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's '' Black Summer''. The series is a prequel to ''

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''.

Early life and career

Justin Chu Cary grew up in

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, California, the son of an

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father and a

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mother. He went to the

University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Davis, California, United States. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University ...

where he competed for

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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.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cary, Justin Chu 1982 births 21st-century American male actors American male actors of Chinese descent American male television actors Berkeley High School (Berkeley, California) alumni Living people Male actors from Oakland, California University of California, Davis alumni 21st-century African-American male actors