Ser'Darius William Blain (born March 10, 1987) is a Haitian-American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Anthony “Fridge” Johnson in the ''

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and fourth entries. Blain is also recognized for his portrayal of Galvin Burdette in the first season of

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Early life

Blain started acting at the age of twelve when he helped his mother rewrite the script for a school play. His mother, a middle school English and drama teacher, cast him in the lead which caused him to "catch the bug". Blain credits this with overcoming his shyness, "l was a super shy boy to the point where I’d hold on to my mother’s skirt as a little boy...I’d always watched TV and wondered what that must be like". In 2007, his girlfriend convinced him to attend Actors, Models & Talent For Christ which got him into

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where he met his agent DebraLynn Findon.

Career

He graduated from NYC in 2009 and since then earned roles in films such as '' Camp X-Ray'' and ''

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''. Blain played Anthony “Fridge” Johnson in the sequel '' Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'' (2017), and appeared in director

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's short film ''Angel of Anywhere'', starring

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. In February 2018, Blain was cast in a regular role for the first season of

's fantasy drama series ''

'', a reboot of the 1998 series of the same name. The reboot "centers on three sisters in a college town who discover they are witches." Blain played the role of Galvin, a scientist and the boyfriend of Macy Vaughn (played by Madeleine Mantock), one of the sisters in the series.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blain, SerDarius 1987 births Living people 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors Place of birth missing (living people) Haitian-American male actors African-American male actors 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people