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Dayo Okeniyi

Actor | * 06/14/1988 (35) | Lagos (Nigeria)
Oladayo A. Okeniyi (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. ()

Oladayo A. Okeniyi is a Nigerian-American actor, popularly known for playing the role of Thresh in The Hunger Games and Danny Dyson in Terminator Genisys.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

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An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green. ...

Emperor

Certification unknown

2020 | 4.0/5 | 1h 39min
Drama, History
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A detective becomes entangled in a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program while investigating a string of reality-bending crimes. ...

Hypnotic

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2023 | 3.2/5 | 1h 29min
Action, Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction
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After emigrating to Greece from Nigeria, Vera and Charles Antetokounmpo struggled to survive and provide for their five children, while living under the daily threat of deportation. Desperate to obtai ...

Rise

Certification unknown

2022 | 3.9/5 | 1h 53min
Drama
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Jason Dessen is abducted into an alternate version of his life. To get back to his true family, he embarks on a harrowing journey to save them from the most terrifying foe imaginable: himself. ...

Dark Matter

TV-MA

2024-
Drama, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
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Movies with Dayo Okeniyi as Actor(15)

2023 Hypnotic
as Charles Antetokounmpo2022 Rise
as Paul2022 Fresh
as Earl2021 Queenpins
as Shields Green2020 Emperor
as Trey2020 Run Sweetheart Run
as Conch2016 Good Kids
as Bro2015 American Backwoods: Slew Hampshire
as Danny Dyson2015 Terminator Genisys
as Mace2014 Endless Love
as Marcus West2013 The Spectacular Now
as Andre2013 Cavemen
as Lionel2013 Runner Runner
as himself2012 The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
as Thresh2012 The Hunger Games

TV Shows/Series with Dayo Okeniyi as Actor(6)

as Leighton2024 Dark Matter
as (voice)2024 Iwájú
as Oloman2019 See
as Michael Loman2016 Shades of Blue
as Alec Penner2012 Revolution
as Jarrick Henry2005 Bones

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Born: Tuesday, 06/14 1988 (June) in Lagos (Nigeria) (current age: 35 years + 310 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN), Yoruba (YO, native language), Nigerian Pidgin
Educated at: Anderson University, Heritage Christian School
Other names for Dayo Okeniyi (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Oladayo. A. Okeniyi"
"다요 오케니이"
Dayo Okeniyi frequently works together with these people:
Robert Rodriguez (6x, Crew)
Eric Kripke (5x, Crew)
Steven Knight (5x, Crew)
Shana Feste (5x, Crew)
Maxime Savaria (5x, Actor)
Blake Crouch (5x, Crew)
Fraser Aitcheson (4x, Actor)
Suzanne Collins (4x, Crew)
Anne Cofell Saunders (4x, Crew)
Trey Callaway (4x, Crew)
Hart Hanson (4x, Crew)
Paul Grellong (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:200044, Added: 07/21/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024