Shiv Pai may be a relatively unknown American actor, but his role in upcoming Netflix coming of age series Freeridge, could see him become a household name.

Starring opposite Ciara, Pai plays one of a group of friends growing up in a fictional Los Angeles apartment block. Prior to Freeridge, the New Yorker starred in On My Block, the series which Freeridge is based on, and also had bit parts in Marvel's Iron Fist and Adam Sander's Uncut Gems.