Get to Know 10 Fun Facts About 'Zombies 4' Vampire Mekonnen Knife (Exclusive)

Mekonnen Knife is starring in the new Disney movie musical Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires!

The 19-year-old actor joins the franchise as new character Vargas, who is one of the vampires.

In Zombies 4, “a new adventure dawns for zombie/cheerleader power couple Zed and Addison when their summer road trip takes an unexpected detour — landing them in the middle of a monster rivalry: Daywalkers vs. Vampires. Tensions flare when Zed and Addison find themselves acting as camp counselors between the two opposing supernatural factions. With help from Eliza and Willa, they must convince sworn enemies Nova, a radiant Daywalker, and Victor, a brooding Vampire, to try to unite their warring worlds before an even greater threat endangers them all.”

Check out the trailer here!

With the new movie now streaming on Disney+, we caught up with Mekonnen and got to know 10 Fun Facts about him!

Keep reading to learn more…

If you didn’t know, Mekonnen will also be joining his castmates and Descendants stars on the upcoming Descendants/Zombies: Worlds Collide Tour across the US this summer.

Check out Mekonnen Knife’s 10 Fun Facts below…

• 1. I was born in Gerje Gefersa, a small town in Ethiopia.
• 2. I was adopted as a baby and moved to Australia when I was 7 years old.
• 3. I have a twin sister, Berhani Knife.
• 4. My favourite colour is red, so I loved all the costumes we got to wear in Zombies 4. They were fire!
• 5. My favourite food is sushi – it’s so good and I always try to get it when I’m traveling!
• 6. One of my favourite actors is Michael B. Jordan. He’s an inspiration to me and I’d love to have an iconic career like his.
• 7. My favourite superhero is Miles Morales, followed by Black Panther.
• 8. On the Descendants Zombies Worlds Collide Tour, I have about 10 costume changes.
• 9. On Zombies 4 my hair wasn’t dyed red, my locs were covered in red wax which needed to be retouched each filming day. I had to be careful not to get it on my pillows or couches when I sat down.
• 10. Malachi [Barton], Sway [Bhatia], and I got to try “blood fruit” before filming on Zombies 4 began, to make sure we liked the taste. I loved it, it was very sweet and tasted like strawberry Jello.

Go check out Mekonnen Knife in Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires on Disney+ now, and see him on tour this summer on the Descendants/Zombies: Worlds Collide Tour!