
Araya Mengesha
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Height: 5’9” Weight: 160lbs Hair: Black Eyes: Brown CAEA/ACTRA | ||
THEATRE/STAGE: | ||
Breath of Kings: Redemption | Prince Henry, Henry V | Stratford Festival; Dir: Mitchell Cushman |
Breath of Kings: Rebellion | Prince Henry | Stratford Festival; Dir: Weyni Mengesha |
Rifles | Jose Carrar | Praxis Theatre; Dir: Michael Wheeler |
War Horse
Aneemah’s Spot |
Bone
Wan |
Mirvish Productions; Dir: Marianne Elliott
Summerworks Festival; Dir: Dian Marie Bridge |
Another Africa | Office Worker | Volcano; Dir: Ross Manson, Weyni Mengesha |
The African Triology | Benjamin | Volcano Theatre Co; Dir: Various |
Rice Boy | Tommy | Stratford Festival; Dir: Guillermo Verdecchia |
Macbeth | Fleance | Stratford Festival; Dir: Des McAnuff |
Julius Caesar | As Cast | Stratford Festival; Dir: James MacDonald |
Mother Courage and Her Children | Swiss Cheese | RTS; Dir: Richard Greenblatt |
Metamorphoses | Vertumnus | RTS; Dir: Jordan Pettle |
Sophonisba | Syphax | RTS; Dir: Peter Wylde |
Epicoene | Truewit | RTS; Dir: Peter Wylde |
Clown 2007 | Mums | RTS; Dir: Leah Cherniak |
My Sweet Charlie | Charles | RTS; Dir: Marianne McIsaac |
Line in the Sand | Saadiq | RTS; Dir: Marianne McIsaac |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Flute | RTS; Dir: Ian Watson |
Don Juan Comes Back from the War | Don Juan | RTS; Dir: Cynthia Ashperger |
The Lion King (Original Toronto Cast) | Young Simba | Mirvish Productions; Dir: Julie Taymor |
FILM: | ||
Nobody | Pavel | Universal/87 North; Dir: Ilya Naishuler |
Run This Town
TEF |
Joshua
Tef |
JoBro Productions; Dir: Ricky Tollman
CFC; Dir: Cory Bowles |
Jean of the Joneses
*MAANOKOOBIYO |
Writer
Maano |
Circle Blue Films; Dir: Stella Meghie
Sundance Directors Lab; Dir: K’naan Warsame |
Awake | Amon | Expect Theatre Inc; Dir: Laura Mullin/Chris Tolley |
Cul de Sac | Michael | Temple Street; Dir: Gebriel Deneke |
Nurse.Fighter.Boy | Kandae | CFC/Ingrid Veninger; Dir: Charles Officer |
10,000 Black Men Named George (TV) | Bobby | Butterick Road Prod; Dir: Robert Townsend |
Convicted (TV)
*2013 Sundance Directors Lab |
William | Sagia Prod; Dir: Kevin Sullivan |
TELEVISION: | ||
Tiny Pretty Things | Tyler Stroyer | Netflix; Dir: Gary Fleder |
Hudson & Rex | Mike Friezen | Shaftesbury/Pope Productions; Dir: Felipe Rodriguez |
Anne with an ‘E’ | Elijah | CBC/Netflix; Dir: Paul Fox |
What Got Did | Malik | LoCo Motion Pictures; Dir: Gloria Kim |
Man Seeking Woman | Cabin Jamal | FXX; Dir: Dan Longino |
Shoot the Messenger | Hassan | CBC; Dir: Sudz Sutherland |
Hemlock Grove | Puppet | Netflix/Gaumont; Dir: Jim O’Hanlon |
Rogue | Freddy | eOne/Direct TV; Dir: Clement Virgo |
Ruby Skye, PI | Zoffi | Story.2Oh; Dir: Kelly Harms |
Saving Hope | Dembele | ICF Films/E1; Dir: Ken Girotti |
Degrassi: TNG | Frat Guy | Epitome/Nickelodeon/Much; Dir: Farhad Mann |
Nikita | Ben Prentice | CW/Warner Bros.; Dir: David Solomon |
*Mystery Hunters | Host | Apartment II Prod/Discovery Kids |
Soul Food | Mike/Andre | S.F. Films Inc/Showtime |
Screech Owls | Larry | Shaftesbury Films |
Doc | Ryan | Pebblehut Productions |
Real Kids / Real Adventures | Omar | Firecorp V Productions |
*2009 Gemini Award | ||
TRAINING: | ||
CFC Actors Conservatory – one of eight actors selected for the 2018 actors’ residency
Graduating Class of Ryerson Theatre School |
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Acting: Lindy Davies, Clement Virgo, Ed Harris, Alfrie Woddard, Marianne McIsaac, Peter Wylde, John Boylan, ahdri zhina mandiela | ||
Shakespeare: Ian Watson, David Collins | ||
Clown: Leah Cherniak | ||
Mask/Commedia dell’arte: Perry Schneiderman | ||
Speech/Movement: Irene Pauzer, Rhoma Spencer | ||
Singing/Music: J. Rigzin Tute, Allen Cole | ||
Dance: Vicki St. Denys | ||
Stage Combat: Steve Wilshire | ||
Creative Performance: Sheldon Rosen | ||
SPECIAL SKILLS / SPORTS: | ||
Singing (Tenor), Accents, Basketball, Baseball, Pool, Track, Driver’s License (Full G Class), Improvisation, Spoken Word |