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Dayo Okeniyi
Born
Oladayo A. Okeniyi

(1988-06-14) June 14, 1988 (age 36)
Jos, Nigeria
Occupation Actor
Years active 2010–present
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)

Oladayo A. Okeniyi (Listeni/ˈd ˈkɛni/; born June 14, 1988) is a Nigerian-American actor, popularly known for playing the role of Thresh in The Hunger Games and Danny Dyson in Terminator Genisys.

Life and career

Dayo was born in Jos and grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, and has four siblings. His father is a retired customs officer from Nigeria, and his mother is a literature teacher from Kenya. In 2003, he moved with his family to Indiana, United States, from Nigeria and later moved to California. He earned a bachelor's degree in visual communications at Anderson University (Indiana) in 2009.

Prior to being cast in The Hunger Games, Okeniyi worked in local theatre and in film shorts. Okeniyi starred 2014 in the drama film Endless Love, also portrayed Danny Dyson in the 2015 film Terminator Genisys and starred in the NBC series Shades of Blue. Okeniyi appeared in the film Fresh, which screened at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2012 The Hunger Games Thresh
2013 The Spectacular Now Marcus
Runner, Runner Lionel
Cavemen Andre
2014 Endless Love Mace
2015 Terminator Genisys Danny Dyson
2016 Good Kids Conch
2020 Emperor Shields Green
Run Sweetheart Run Trey
2021 Queenpins Earl
2022 Fresh Paul
Rise Charles Antetokounmpo
2023 Hypnotic River

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Revolution Alec 1 episode
2014 Bones Jarrick Henry 1 episode
2016–2018 Shades of Blue Michael Loman Main role, 36 episodes
2021 See Oloman 4 episodes
2024 Iwájú Tunde Martins (voice) Main role, 6 episodes
2024 Dark Matter Leighton Main role, upcoming series

Awards

Won

  • 2013 Nigeria Entertainment Awards – Best International Actor

Nominated

  • 2021 52nd NAACP Image Awards - Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture

See also

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