Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampireshas an ensemble filled with both familiar faces and up-and-comers. The new movie is the fourth installment in the Disney Channel musical franchise, which kicked off in 2018 withZombies, a musical that followed love blossoming between a teenage zombie and a human cheerleader in the town of Seabrook.
As implied by its title,2025’sZombies 4: Dawn of the Vampiresintroduces new monsters to the franchise after the second installment brought in a group of werewolves and the third brought in aliens. This time around,the story follows a conflict between groups of vampires and daywalkerswhose territory is in the countryside outside of Seabrook.
The introduction of two new groups of monsters necessitates a reduction of the number of legacy characters in the new movie, thougha handful of stars from the original trilogy return to pass the torch to the next generation.
TheZombies 4: Dawn of the VampiresCast
Milo Manheim as Zed
Date Of Birth: August 11, 2025
Actor:Zombies 4star Milo Manheimwas born in Venice, California, andhad his breakout in the originalZombies. Since then, he has starred in teen projects like the supernatural dramaSchool Spirits(as 1980s jock ghost Wally) and musicals like the biblical adaptationJourney to Bethlehem(as Joseph). He’s also the son ofLaw & Orderstar Camryn Manheim.
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Joseph
Character:In Zombies 4, Milo Manheim plays Zed, a zombie whose desire to play football and date Seabrook cheerleader Addison formed the main crux of 2018’sZombies. Since then, he has continued to bethe co-lead of the franchise. In the new installment, he finds himself stuck in daywalker territory when his road trip to football camp is derailed.
Meg Donnelly as Addison
Date Of Birth: June 21, 2025
Actor:Meg Donnelly was born in New York City and broke out shortly before starring in the originalZombieswhenshe played Taylor Otto in the 2016 sitcomAmerican Housewife. Other than Addison and Taylor, her most notable role is playing co-lead Mary Campbell in theSupernaturalprequel seriesThe Winchesters.
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Character:In Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires, Meg Donnelly plays Addison, the cheerleader whose love for Zed helps change the town of Seabrook forever.She has appeared in every installment so far, includingZombies 3, in which she discovered that she is half-alien. Her derailed road trip to cheerleader camp lands her in vampire territory in the new movie.
Freya Skye as Nova
Date Of Birth: June 01, 2025
Actor:Freya Skye was born in Buckinghamshire, England and had her breakout as a singer when shetook fifth place in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022with her song “Lose My Head.“Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampiresis her live-action feature debut, though she has previously held voice roles in video games likeFinal Fantasy XVI.
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Additional Voices
Character:In Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires, Freya Skye plays Nova.Nova is the daughter of daywalker leader Commander Bright, who puts a lot of pressure on her to serve the needs of the people, the way that he feels is right. However, she has doubts about her community’s innate fear of vampires.
Malachi Barton as Victor
Date Of Birth: July 04, 2025
Actor:Malachi Barton was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia and had his breakthrough when he was cast asBeast Diaz in the Disney Channel sitcomStuck in the Middle, ultimately starring opposite Jenna Ortega in all three seasons. He also has experience with monsters, having starred in twoDisney Channel original moviesabout mummies,Under WrapsandUnder Wraps 2.
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Colby Madden
Character:In Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires, Malachi Barton plays Victor.Victor is the foil to Nova, as he is being groomed to be the next leader of the vampire tribe, but isn’t being taken seriously. He has visions of Nova, and when she reveals that she had visions of him too, love begins to blossom between the pair.
Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires Supporting Cast & Characters
Both New & Recurring Characters Fill Out The Ensemble
Chandler Kinney as Willa:Chandler Kinney, who plays werewolf pack leader Willa, originated the role in 2020’sZombies 2and has appeared in every installment since then. She also played Tabby Haworthe in 2022’sPretty Little Liars: Original Sinand2024’sPretty Little Liars: Summer Schoolin addition to taking third place in season 33 ofDancing with the Stars.
Kylee Russell as Eliza:Kylee Russell, who plays tech whiz zombie Eliza, has appeared in all four installments of theZombiesfranchise. She is best known for the role of Eliza, but she has longstanding Disney Channel experience, having appeared in both 2008’sJump In!and a 2016 episode ofGirl Meets World.
Swayam Bhatia as Vera:Swayam Bhatia, who plays self-serving vampire Vera, is best known for two roles in major television series with coincidentally similar names: Sofi Hanson Bhatt in Disney+‘sThe Mighty Ducks: Game Changersand Sophie Roy in HBO’sSuccession.
Mekonnen Knife as Vargas:Mekonnen Knife, who plays the cheerful but unintelligent vampire Vargas, is an actor and dancer based out of Australia who is making his credited feature debut inZombies 4, though he has previously appeared on the small screen in episodes ofJoe vs. CaroleandReef Break.
Lisa Chappell as Eldress:Lisa Chappell, who plays the austere vampire leader Eldress, is an actor from New Zealand, whereZombies 4was shot. She has held multi-season roles in the New Zealand dramaGlossand the Australian seriesMcLeod’s Daughters, in addition to theatrical roles including performing in Shakespeare productions such asHamletandMuch Ado About Nothing.
Julian Lerner as Ray:Julian Lerner, who plays the sycophantic daywalker Ray, already has quite a few major roles under his belt. This includes playing Brad Hitman as part of the main cast of2021’sThe Wonder Years, Nando Torres in Netflix’sYes Day, and Eugene Wexler inMonster Summer(oppositeHow to Train Your Dragon2025’s Mason Thames).
Monster Summerwas directed by another Disney star,Wizards of Waverly Place’s David Henrie.
Jonno Roberts as Commander Bright:Jonno Roberts, who plays Nova’s strict father Commander Bright, also hails from New Zealand, though he has primarily worked in the U.S. for decades. Before appearing inZombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires, he appeared in various episodes of a number of prominent television series, with his longest-running stint being nine episodes of 2016’sWrecked.
