Dayo Okeniyi

Dayo Okeniyi is a Nigerian-American actor, born on June 14, 1988, in Lagos, Nigeria. He moved to the United States with his family as a teenager and later studied visual communications design before pursuing a career in acting.

Okeniyi gained international recognition for portraying Thresh in The Hunger Games. He later played Danny Dyson in Terminator Genisys and Detective Michael Loman in the television series Shades of Blue.

His other credits include See, Fresh, Rise, Hypnotic, and Dark Matter, in which he portrays Leighton Vance. His work spans television, film, and streaming productions.

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Cast Credits

Dark Matter (2024)
Starring as Leighton Vance (4 episodes)
Starring as Leighton Vance 2 (11 episodes)
Starring as Leighton "Oluko" Vance 3 (5 episodes)
Starring as Leighton Vance 4
Starring as Leighton Vance 5
Starring as Leighton Vance 6
Starring as Leighton Vance 7
Iwájú (2024)
Starring as Tunde Martins (6 episodes)
  • Episode 1x06: Tola (Feb 28, 2024)
  • Episode 1x05: Otin (Feb 28, 2024)
  • Episode 1x04: Tunde (Feb 28, 2024)
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See (2019)
Guest starring as Oloman (6 episodes)
Shades of Blue (2016)
Starring as Michael Loman (35 episodes)
Revolution (2012)
Guest starring as Alec
Bones (2005)
Guest starring as Jarrick Henry
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