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Araya Mengesha Selassie | |
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.jpg) Araya Mengesha in 2019 | |
| Born | July 23, 1987 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] |
| Father | Prince Stefanos Mengesha Seyoum |
| Relatives | Weyni Mengesha (cousin) |
| Family | Solomonic dynasty |
Araya Mengesha[2] (born July 23, 1987) is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as himself on the kids documentary mystery series Mystery Hunters and as Mark Yohannes in Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, in which he currently stars. He had a role in the Bob Odenkirk action film Nobody, and had a recurring role in the period drama Anne with an E. He is a claimant to the throne of Ethiopia, abolished in 1974.
Biography
[edit]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.[3]
From 2002 to 2009, together with David Acer and Christina Broccolini he was a presenter of the documentary television series Mystery Hunters.[4]
His short film Defund, co-directed with Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah, premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival,[5] and was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2021.[6]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–2009 | Mystery Hunters | Himself | 78 episodes | |
| 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 | [7] |
| 2020 | Tiny Pretty Things | Tyler Stroyer | 5 episodes | [8] |
| 2021 | Nobody | Pavel | [9] | |
| Defund | Brother | |||
| 2022 | Revenge of the Black Best Friend | Phil | ||
| Hello (Again) | Douggie | Series regular | [10] | |
| 2023 | Regular | Reggie | Short film | |
| 2024–present | Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent | Mark Yohannes | Series regular |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Araya Mengesha". Gary Goddard Agency. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Araya Mengesha". TV.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013.
- ↑ Mercedes Grundy (April 29, 2016). "Meet Stratford's new royal family". Exhibitionists.
- ↑ "Official website of Mystery Hunters". Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ↑ Pat Mullen, "TIFF Unveil's [sic] Line-up for 'Celebrating Alanis' Retrospective". Point of View, August 11, 2021.
- ↑ Norman Wilner, "TIFF announces Canada's Top Ten films of 2021" Archived 2021-12-06 at the Wayback Machine. Now, December 6, 2021.
- ↑ Anne (Drama, Family), Amybeth McNulty, Geraldine James, R. H. Thomson, Northwood Anne, Northwood Entertainment, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), 2017-05-12, retrieved 2024-04-17
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ Tiny Pretty Things (Drama, Mystery, Romance), Kylie Jefferson, Lauren Holly, Casimere Jollette, Insurrection Media, Peacock Alley Entertainment, Mojo Films, 2020-12-14, retrieved 2024-04-17
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ Naishuller, Ilya (2021-03-26), Nobody (Action, Crime, Drama), Bob Odenkirk, Aleksey Serebryakov, Connie Nielsen, 87North, Dentsu, Eighty Two Films, retrieved 2024-04-17
- ↑ Hello (Again) (Romance, Comedy), Alex Mallari Jr, Araya Mengesha, Rong Fu, 100 Dragons Media, 2022-03-25, retrieved 2024-04-17
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
External links
[edit]- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian male voice actors
- Living people
- Male actors from Toronto
- 21st-century Canadian male actors
- Canadian people of Eritrean descent
- Canadian people of Ethiopian descent
- Canadian Screen Award winners
- Black Canadian male actors
- Film directors from Toronto
- Black Canadian filmmakers
- 1987 births
- Ethiopian princes
- Ethiopian royalty
- Exiled royalty
- Black Canadian screenwriters