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Degrassi
Raymond Ablack’s first breakout role was in 2007, when he played a high school student on one of TV's most popular teen dramas, “Degrassi: The Next Generation.”
The actor appeared in the series as Sav Bhandari, a tenth-grader who transferred from Lakehurst Secondary School to Degrassi during Season 7 of the show.
Defiance and Orphan Black
In 2013 Ablack appeared in a few episodes of the Canadian series “Orphan Black,” portraying Raj Singh, a police station employee who knows the real Beth Childs (Tatiana Maslany).
In 2015, he appeared in Season 3 of the post-apocalyptic series “Defiance,” as Samir Pandey, a former veterinarian from New York who seeks a new home after its destruction.
Narcos
Many fans addicted to the hit Netflix crime drama, “Narcos,” might best remember Raymond Ablack's time on the series in Season 3 in 2017.
He played DEA agent Neil Stoddard who ended up working under agent Javier Peña, who was famously played by Pedro Pascal.
Netflix’s Maid
In 2021 he stayed in the Netflix lane, appearing in the limited series “Maid,” as Nate, an old acquaintance of the main character, Alex (Margaret Qualley).
Ablack's role in “Maid” caught some online buzz because of his stellar acting as a good guy next door and a fantasy scene in the series that sees him shirtless.