Alemayehu Tadesse

Alemayehu Tadesse is one of Ethiopia’s most celebrated actors, playwrights, and producers, with over two decades of experience in theatre, film, and television. He was born in Harar. He discovered his acting talent during high school performances and began pursuing acting seriously in 1989 while attending Addis Ababa University. He has acted in over 30 stage productions, as well as various television dramas, radio series, and feature films as an actor, writer, and director. In theatre, he has acted in over thirty stage productions, most notably starring in Babylon BeSalon one of Ethiopia’s most iconic and longest running stage plays alongside his favorite stage project, Antigone. Beyond acting on stage, he has also written and performed original theatrical works for the Ethiopian National Theatre, including Tidar Sitaten and Demenebs. In cinema and broadcasting, Alemayehu has starred in feature films such as Atifred, Dezdimona, Yetwabu Ijoche, Sile-Fiker, Hamrawiw, and Mezez, while also starring in the documentary Ertale. His contributions to television and radio include starring in the popular radio drama series Efoyta, the short TV drama Foziya produced with Addis Ababa Administration Television, the series Derso Mels on FANA TV, and the critically acclaimed television adaptation Elzabel, based on a short story by Adam Reta.