Araya Mengesha facts for kids
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Araya Mengesha
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Araya Mengesha in 2019
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Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2002–present |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Parent(s) |
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Family | Weyni Mengesha (cousin) |
Araya Mengesha (born July 23, 1987) is a Canadian actor, best known for his roles as Kandae in Nurse.Fighter.Boy, Michael in Cul de sac and Zoffi in Ruby Skye P.I.: The Maltese Puppy. He is a claimant to the throne of Ethiopia, abolished in 1974.
Biography
Mengesha was born in Toronto to Ethiopian-Canadian International business consultant Prince Stefanos Mengesha Seyoum and Eritrean-Canadian Selamawit Kiros. Through his father, he is a member of the Imperial family of Ethiopia. He is the cousin of theatre director Weyni Mengesha.
From 2002 to 2009, together with David Acer and Christina Broccolini he was a presenter of the documentary television series Mystery Hunters.
His short film Defund, co-directed with Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah, premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, and was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2021.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2002–2009 | Mystery Hunters | Himself | ||
2002 | Conviction | William Conamacher | TV movie | |
2008 | Nurse.Fighter.Boy | Kandae | ||
2010 | Nikita | Ben Prentice | ||
2011 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Frat Guy #1 | ||
2012 | Cul de sac | Michael | Short | |
2013 | Saving Hope | Den Bailli | ||
2014 | Ruby Skye P.I.: The Maltese Puppy | Zoffi | Web series | |
Ryan Gosling Must Be Stopped | Bus Stop Guy | TV Miniseries | ||
2018–2019 | Anne With An E | Elijah | 5 episodes | |
2020 | Tiny Pretty Things | Tyler Stroyer | 5 episodes | |
2021 | Nobody | Pavel | ||
Defund | Brother | |||
2022 | Revenge of the Black Best Friend | Phil | ||
Hello (Again) | Douggie | Series regular | ||
2023 | Regular | Reggie | Short film | |
2024 | Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent | Mark Yohannes | Series regular |