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SER’DARIUS BLAIN
Ser’Darius Blain is best known for his role in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, which is a role he shared with Kevin Hart. In addition to Jumanji, he can be seen in a series of new things including the film The Last Full Measure, and the reboot of Charmed. In Blain’s newest show on the CW, Charmed, he plays Galvin one of the male leads and boyfriend of Macy. The show is centered around three sisters who find out they are witches. It’s much like the original show created by Paramount TV also featuring three sisters who are also witches. “Working on Charmed has been a blast. I’m excited for the world to see what we’ve been cooking up on set and in the writers’ room. This show really gives a powerful voice to women, as the
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original Charmed did. I think it’s a bit darker than people will expect, but still maintains moments of witty comedy,” Blain says. “My character, Galvin, is a geneticist at Hilltowne University. He is the first person to welcome Macy (one of the Charmed sisters) to her new town and strange things quickly start happening around him.” Blain can also be seen on the big screen in The Last Full Measure as Young Takota the young character to Samuel L. Jackson’s character. The story is about a young Air Force medic, William Pittsenbarger who sacrifices his life to save his fellow soldiers during the Vietnam War. The cast includes Christopher Plummer, Diane Ladd, Sebastian Stan and Bradley Whitford. “I didn’t get a chance to work with these great veteran actors in LFM because we essentially shot the movie in two halves (kind of like Jumanji.) However, I’m honored to be mentioned in the same breath as them,” Blain says. “I think our director, Todd Robinson, did an amazing job of casting fantastic young actors to portray the younger versions of them.”
He credits God with having been able to stay in the business. He has given his life to God and believes that everything will work out according to his will. He has explained to his publicist the importance of his faith, which is how he got connected with the Movieguide Awards. “My faith has been the only thing that’s kept me from giving up over the years in my life and career. I think knowing not only who I was, but “whose” I was gave me the fortitude to press on and make it to where I am. That combined with hard work and a whole lot of favors from above have really blessed me. I honestly dedicated my career to God a couple of years ago and asked him to guide me to the projects He wanted me to do,” Blain says. “Since then, I feel that He’s done exactly that. I was trying to get jobs on my own strength and talent, but when you have a calling on your life, your life is not your own. I’m not perfect by any means, but I’m confident in knowing that Jesus has literally “taken the wheel” and I’m letting Him drive.” In his free time, Blain supports charitable causes including Good City Trend Privé Magazine
