Raymond Ablack

Raymond has appeared in TV commercials since the age of eleven. A competitive hockey player for thirteen years, Raymond played the role of Young Simba in the theatre production of The Lion King at the Princess of Wales theatre in Toronto before landing his role on Degrassi. Raymond has sung the national anthem at a Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey game and has a first degree black belt in Goju Ryu Karate-do, Kobudo (weaponry) and Jiu–Jitsu (ground–fighting). Raymond enjoys comedy, rock-reggae music, writing/directing/filming/producing his own short films. Raymond plays punk rock, ska, reggae music with his makeshift garage band: BlueberriesForSally. Ray recently traveled to Africa with five Degrassi cast to build a school in Kenya with the renowned organization "Free The Children." A documentary of Raymond and his castmates' trip will air on MTV in Canada in the fall of 2007.