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Mikael Ayele

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Mikael Ayele
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Mikael Ayele is an American actor of Ethiopian and Swedish descent. His latest screen work include Stranger Things (Netflix), Roswell, NM (CW), and Better Call Saul (AMC), as well as several short films and international commercials. Ayele studied Theatre and Communication at the University of Southern California and is bi-lingual in English and Swedish, and also speaks some French and Spanish.
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    Known for

    Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo in Stranger Things (2016)
    Stranger Things
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Paramedic
    Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
    Better Call Saul
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Orderly #1
    Nathan Parsons, Amber Midthunder, Michael Trevino, Heather Hemmens, Tyler Blackburn, Jeanine Mason, Michael Vlamis, and Lily Cowles in Roswell, New Mexico (2019)
    Roswell, New Mexico
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Freddie
    Robert Bailey Jr., Brendan Fehr, Ken Leung, Scott Wolf, Jill Flint, Eoin Macken, James Roch, and Tanaya Beatty in The Night Shift (2014)
    The Night Shift
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Border Guard

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Existence, Fragmented (2024)
      Existence, Fragmented
      Short
      • Seeking
      • 2024
    • Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo in Stranger Things (2016)
      Stranger Things
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Paramedic
      • 2022
    • Nathan Parsons, Amber Midthunder, Michael Trevino, Heather Hemmens, Tyler Blackburn, Jeanine Mason, Michael Vlamis, and Lily Cowles in Roswell, New Mexico (2019)
      Roswell, New Mexico
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Freddie
      • 2021
    • Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
      Better Call Saul
      9.0
      TV Series
      • Orderly #1
      • 2018
    • Nick Nolte in Graves (2016)
      Graves
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Ultrasound Technician
      • 2017
    • Ray Romano and Chris O'Dowd in Get Shorty (2017)
      Get Shorty
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Waiter
      • 2017
    • Ashley Serrao in Dinner Guest (2017)
      Dinner Guest
      Short
      • Marcus
      • 2017
    • Robert Bailey Jr., Brendan Fehr, Ken Leung, Scott Wolf, Jill Flint, Eoin Macken, James Roch, and Tanaya Beatty in The Night Shift (2014)
      The Night Shift
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Border Guard
      • 2016
    • Pinky Promise (2016)
      Pinky Promise
      Short
      • Hakan
      • 2016
    • Practically Lost
      TV Series
      • 2016
    • Sweet Nothings (2015)
      Sweet Nothings
      Short
      • Markus
      • 2015
    • Can't Fight the Music
      Short
      • Jojo
      • 2014
    • Repair Us (2014)
      Repair Us
      Short
      • Brandan
      • 2014
    • Mark Wahlberg in Lone Survivor (2013)
      Lone Survivor
      7.5
      • Gulab Villager (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Sahara Drifters (2013)
      Sahara Drifters
      7.0
      Short
      • Drifter
      • 2013

    Producer

    • Practically Lost
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Can't Fight the Music
      Short
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Repair Us (2014)
      Repair Us
      Short
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Sahara Drifters (2013)
      Sahara Drifters
      7.0
      Short
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Train to Stockholm (2011)
      Train to Stockholm
      6.9
      • producer
      • 2011

    Writer

    • Practically Lost
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2016
    • Repair Us (2014)
      Repair Us
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • Sahara Drifters (2013)
      Sahara Drifters
      7.0
      Short
      • writer
      • 2013

    Videos4

    Demo Reel
    Demo Reel 1:22
    Demo Reel
    Season 4 Official US Trailer
    Trailer 3:17
    Season 4 Official US Trailer
    Season 4 Official US Trailer
    Trailer 3:17
    Season 4 Official US Trailer
    Sahara Drifters
    Trailer 1:02
    Sahara Drifters
    Train to Stockholm
    Trailer 1:26
    Train to Stockholm

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Michael W. Yohannes
    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)

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      Was born in Stockholm and speaks Swedish fluently.

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