Milo Jacob Manheim is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Zed in the Disney Channel film franchise Zombies and as Joseph in the 2023 Christmas musical, Journey to Bethlehem. In 2018, he finished in second place on season 27 of Dancing with the Stars. Manheim currently stars in the Paramount+ original School Spirits. Manheim was announced to be playing Flynn Rider in Walt Disney Pictures' upcoming live-action adaptation of Tangled, joining Teagan Croft in the lead cast.

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Milo Jacob Manheim (born March 6, 2001) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Zed in the Disney Channel film franchise Zombies and as Joseph in the 2023 Christmas musical, Journey to Bethlehem. In 2018, he finished in second place on season 27 of Dancing with the Stars. Manheim currently stars in the Paramount+ original School Spirits. Manheim was announced to be playing Flynn Rider in Walt Disney Pictures' upcoming live-action adaptation of Tangled, joining Teagan Croft in the lead cast.\n

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Early life

Manheim was born and raised in Venice, Los Angeles, in California. He is the son of actress Camryn Manheim and former model Jeffrey Brezovar.\n

Career

Manheim's acting career began at a local after-school program in Culver City. Since 2008, he starred in 20 different musicals with Liza Monjauze Productions. In 2017, he won \"Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role\" at the 2017 New York Musical Theatre Festival for his role in the musical \"Generation Me\".\n

Manheim followed this up by being cast in a lead role in the Disney Channel television movie Zombies, which premiered on February 16, 2018. Manheim reprised his role as Zed in the sequel films, Zombies 2, which premiered on February 14, 2020, Zombies 3, which was released on Disney+ on July 15, 2022 and Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires , which was released on Disney+ on July 10, 2025.\n

On September 11, 2018, Manheim was announced as one of the celebrities to compete on season 27 of Dancing with the Stars. He was paired with professional dancer Witney Carson. On November 19, 2018, Manheim and Carson finished the competition in second place, losing to radio personality Bobby Bones.\n

In August 2022, Manheim was cast in a lead role, opposite Peyton List, in a Paramount+ series called School Spirits.\n

In February 2025, Manheim began starring as Seymour in the off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors. In January 2026, Manheim was cast as Flynn Rider in a live-action film adaptation of Tangled.\n

Personal life

Manheim is Jewish. He explored a topic he called \"Activism at Any Age\" during his bar mitzvah studies with the Sholem Community, a nontheist, secular Jewish organization in Los Angeles, California. Manheim plays guitar, drums, piano, and ukulele, as well as various wind instruments.\n

Filmography

Film

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Television

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Theatre

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Music videos

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Awards and nominations

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References

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External links

Milo Manheim at IMDb
Milo Manheim on X

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Milo Manheim

Broadcast History