How Old Is The Cast Of Zombies

Let’s be honest. You’ve watched Zombies—the Disney Channel musical with the cool blue-haired kids and the deliciously awkward zombie moves. But while you were tapping your foot, a sneaky thought crept in: how old are these actors, really?

Spoiler alert: they are not high school students. Not even close. And I’m here to say that’s perfectly fine—actually, it makes the movie better.

The brainy bunch (a.k.a. the lead zombies)

Take Milo Manheim, who plays zombie quarterback Zed. He was born in 2001. When the first movie came out in 2018, he was seventeen. That works, right? High school senior, almost legal. But by Zombies 3 (2022), he was twenty-one.

Then there’s Kylee Russell, who plays the sweet, shy zombie Eliza. She was actually twenty-one during the first film. Let that sink in. A twenty-one-year-old was playing a zombie who can barely hold a conversation. And she nailed it.

The cheerleading squad (not exactly freshmen)

Now cue the humans. Meg Donnelly (Addison) was born in 2000. That means she was seventeen for the first movie. Cute. By Zombies 3, she was twenty-two. Still adorable, but let’s be real—she was old enough to rent a car while pretending to be a pep squad captain.

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And let’s not forget Trevor Tordjman (Bucky). That guy plays the ultimate jock bully. In real life, he was born in 1994. So when he was trash-talking Zed in 2018, Trevor was twenty-four. A twenty-four-year-old was fighting over a cheerleading trophy. Legend.

“The real unpopular opinion? I think it’s better when adult actors play teens. They bring more drama, better dance moves, and zero voice cracks.”

The aliens crash the party

Then Zombies 3 dropped the alien bomb. Enter Rupert (played by a guy named something alien-sounding, but actually Matt Cornett, born in 1998). He was twenty-four playing a cosmic being from another planet. And Terry Hu (A-Lan)? Born in 2003? She was nineteen during filming. So we had a twenty-four-year-old, a nineteen-year-old, and a twenty-two-year-old all pretending to be interdimensional teenagers.

If you do the math, the combined age of the main cast (excluding the grown-ups playing teachers) is easily over one hundred years old. And they are all supposed to be in eleventh grade.

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Why this works for me

Here’s the thing: real teenagers are messy. They have braces, acne, and that weird inability to look at the camera without blinking. Adult actors? They’ve mastered the art of fake crying and high kicks. They make zombie hunger pangs look genuinely tragic.

I’ll take a twenty-three-year-old doing a flawless backflip over a fourteen-year-old who forgets the choreography any day. Who cares if Addison is legally allowed to vote? She’s selling me that pep rally dream.

And let’s be honest—when a thirty-year-old plays a teen in most Hollywood movies, no one bats an eye. At least the Zombies crew keeps it close to the real age. Mostly.

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The final verdict (cue dramatic music)

So, how old is the cast of Zombies? Collectively ancient. Milo, Meg, Kylee, and Trevor add up to a combined age that could legally purchase a timeshare. But does it matter? Not one bit.

The songs slap. The choreography is tight. And the zombies still look like they’re having the best afterlife ever. So next time you see Zed lip-syncing about being “flesh and bone,” just remember: that boy is probably paying rent.

And I think we can all agree: that makes the movie even more impressive. Long live the old zombie cast.