Raymond Ablack

Raymond Ablack is a Canadian child actor who appeared in two episodes of Degrassi: The Next Generation in 2007, during season seven.

Ablack now has a title sequence role as Sav Bhandari, whose younger sister, Alli Bhandari (Melinda Shankar) a freshman, is also attending Degrassi High. His character was affected by the Lakehurst fire, and he transfered to Degrassi. He is known for dating Holly J's best friend, Anya.

. Ablack has appeared in TV commercials since the age of eleven and 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 plays punk rock, ska, and reggae music with his makeshift garage band: Kiai. Ray recently traveled to Africa with five Degrassi cast members to build a school in Kenya with the Free The Children organization. A documentary of Raymond and his castmates' trip aired on MTV in Canada in the fall of 2007.