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Araya Mengesha
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Araya Mengesha in 2019
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| Born | July 23, 1987 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
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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.
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 | |
| 2020 | Tiny Pretty Things | Tyler Stroyer | 5 episodes |
| 2021 | Nobody | Pavel | |
| 2021 | Defund | Brother | |
| 2022 | Revenge of the Black Best Friend | Phil | |
| 2024 | Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent | Mark Yohannes | Series regular |
