Dalmar Abuzeid

Dalmar Abuzeid (born October 23, 1990) is a Canadian actor, best known for his roles in Degrassi: The Next Generation and Anne with an E.

Dalmar Abuzeid
Born (1990-10-23) October 23, 1990
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Years active2003–present

Career

Acting

Abuzeid played the character Danny Van Zandt on the CTV/The N 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 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] He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Guest Performance in a Drama Series at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.[5]

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).[6] They released a three-song EP in January 2010 but they're not playing together as a band.[7]

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References
  1. "TVOKids welcomes degrassi Alumnus Dalmar Abuzeid to the team in The Space", CNW, April 28, 2011. Archived March 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Kids get hands-on education in photography in CBC-TV series 'Snapshots'". Ottawa Citizen, September 5, 2016.
  3. "'Anne of Green Gables' Gets First Black Character in Netflix Reboot". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  4. "After 110 years, Avonlea has its first Black resident". Toronto Star. June 22, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  5. Jackson Weaver, "Canadian Screen Awards honour departing TV shows". CBC News, May 27, 2020.
  6. Gorman, Brian (July 10, 2010). "Degrassi movie set in New York kicks off new season, format and channel", Toronto Star, p. SW6.
  7. "SoundSpeed is latest musical offering bearing the Degrassi stamp". July 28, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
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