Dalmar Abuzeid
Dalmar Abuzeid | |
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Born |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | October 23, 1990
Nationality | Canadian |
Years active | 2003–present |
Dalmar Abuzeid (born October 23, 1990) is a Canadian actor.
Career
Acting
Abuzeid played the character Danny Van Zandt on the Canadian series Degrassi: The Next Generation. He also plays a main role on the Teletoon series Majority Rules!. He has guest-starred as Jimmy Wilson on the TV show Wild Card with Joely Fisher and Chris Potter, and in the 2014 film Pompeii. He has also been a host of TVOKids,[1] and the Kids CBC series Snapshots.[2]
Abuzeid portrayed Bash in the second season of Anne with an E; this marked the first time that a black character has been featured since the franchise's inception.[3][4]
Music
Abuzeid played bass in the band SoundSpeed, a six-piece music group that also included four other Degrassi cast members: Raymond Ablack (lead vocalist), Jamie Johnston (guitarist), Shane Kippel (drums) and Scott Paterson (keytar).[5] They released a three-song EP in January 2010, but are no longer playing together as a band.[6]
References
- ↑ "TVOKids welcomes degrassi Alumnus Dalmar Abuzeid to the team in The Space", CNW, April 28, 2011. Archived March 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Kids get hands-on education in photography in CBC-TV series 'Snapshots'". Ottawa Citizen, September 5, 2016.
- ↑ "'Anne of Green Gables' Gets First Black Character in Netflix Reboot". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
- ↑ "After 110 years, Avonlea has its first Black resident | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
- ↑ Gorman, Brian (July 10, 2010). "Degrassi movie set in New York kicks off new season, format and channel", Toronto Star, p. SW6.
- ↑ "SoundSpeed is latest musical offering bearing the Degrassi stamp". July 28, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2010.