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Place of Birth:
Lagos, Nigeria
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Dayo Ade
Biography
Dayo Ade (born 1972) is a Nigerian-Canadian actor. (He was born in Nigeria and moved with his family to Toronto, Ontario, Canada at an early age.)
He played Bryant Lester "BLT" Thomas in seasons 3–5 of the Degrassi Junior High series. He appeared as nurse Leo Beckett on the CBC Television series Cracked. He voiced the character Hunter Hakka in Starlink: Battle for Atlas.
He also had guest appearances in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Borderland", in the Alias episode "The Awful Truth", in the Scrubs episode "My Malpractical Decision", and in the Charmed episode "We're Off to See the Wizard". He appeared in the Lost episodes "What Kate Does" and "Lighthouse".
In 2021, he joined the cast of Bob Hearts Abishola as Abishola's Nigerian husband Tayo Adebambo, and starred in the film Cinema of Sleep. At the 2021 Whistler Film Festival, he won the award for Best Performance in a Borsos Competition Film for Cinema of Sleep.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Toys of Terror | David |
| 2019 | Fanboy | CAA Security Officer |
| 2019 | Isabelle | Father Lopez |
| 2011 | Let Go | Charles |
| 2010 | Unthinkable | Winston |
| 2006 | Phat Girlz | Godwin |
| 2006 | Gettin' Some Jail Time | Uncle JG |
| 1998 | My Own Country | |
| 1997 | Color of Justice | Prisoner |
| 1995 | Rude | Mike |
| 1993 | Save My Lost Nigga Soul | |
| 1992 | School's Out! | BLT |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Bob Hearts Abishola | Tayo |
| 2018 | The Rookie | Jonathan Ryland |
| 2016 | StartUp | Jules |
| 2016 | Private Eyes | Ben Riggs |
| 2015 | Chicago Med | Dorian Harwell |
| 2013 | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Agent Barbour |
| 2013 | Cracked | Leo Beckett |
| 2010 | Republic of Doyle | Brian Mitchell |
| 2010 | Rookie Blue | Russ |
| 2009 | Castle | Anton Wade |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Nelson Shabazz |
| 2007 | The Bill Engvall Show | |
| 2007 | Heartland | Jim Parker |
| 2005 | Bones | Cooper Blackthorn |
| 2004 | CSI: NY | Derrick James |
| 2004 | Lost | Justin |
| 2003 | Joan of Arcadia | Ruben |
| 2003 | Las Vegas | Cedric 'The Cannibal' Barimba |
| 2003 | NCIS | |
| 2003 | 10-8: Officers on Duty | |
| 2003 | NCIS | ER Orderly |
| 2002 | Boomtown | Banger |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Omar Manir |
| 2002 | The Shield | Lionel |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Klingon Tactical Officer |
| 2001 | Alias | Bank Manager |
| 2001 | Scrubs | Mr. Hovey |
| 2000 | The District | Toro |
| 2000 | Girlfriends | Vendor |
| 1998 | Charmed | Bodyguard |
| 1998 | V.I.P. | B.J. Finley |
| 1994 | Due South | Trevor |
| 1994 | ER | James Rollins |
| 1989 | Degrassi High | B.L.T. Thomas |
| 1989 | The Kids in the Hall | Male Guard #1 |
| 1989 | The Kids in the Hall | Rebel |
| 1987 | Degrassi Junior High | B.L.T. Thomas |