Jesse Rath (born February 11, 1989) is a Canadian actor. He starred in the television series ''

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'' as Carter Boyd and as Ram on ''

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''. He also appeared on the Syfy series '' Defiance'' playing the role of Alak Tarr, on '' Being Human'' as Robbie Malik and on ''

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'' as

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Life and career

Rath was born in

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, Canada. His mother is of

Goan Goans ( kok, गोंयकार, Romi Konkani: , pt, Goeses) is the demonym used to describe the people native to Goa, India, who form an ethno-linguistic group resulting from the assimilation of Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Indo-Portuguese, an ...

Indian descent, whereas his father is of English and Austrian-Jewish heritage. His older sister is actress

Meaghan Rath Meaghan Rath (born June 18, 1986) is a Canadian film and television actress. She is known for her television roles on '' Being Human'', ''15/Love'', '' The Assistants'', and '' Hawaii Five-0''. Personal life Rath was born in Montreal, Quebec, ...

. Rath's first role was in 2005, as a runner in the sports film ''

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'', and he later joined a low-budget movie, '' Prom Wars: Love Is a Battlefield'', followed by ''

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''. He got his biggest break on television in 2009 after getting cast in the miniseries '' Assassin's Creed: Lineage'', playing Federico Auditore, the role of one of the sons of the lead character, Giovanni. The same year, he was cast in a recurring role in the

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show ''

''. He was then cast as one of the main leads in the CBC show ''

''. He starred in a

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film, '' The Howling: Reborn''. He later joined another Canadian series, '' Mudpit''. He also guest-starred on '' Being Human'', playing the role of the younger brother of the female lead, his real-life sister

. In mid-2012, he was cast in the sci-fi television series '' Defiance''. He was co-nominated for two Gemini Awards in 2010 and 2011, for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series, for ''

''. His best known role to date is as quirky Brainiac-5 of Supergirl-2018-2021.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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1989 births Living people Male actors from Montreal Anglophone Quebec people Canadian people of Austrian-Jewish descent Canadian people of British descent Canadian actresses of Indian descent Canadian people of Goan descent Canadian male child actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Jewish Canadian actors {{Canada-actor-stub