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
All Movies (14)
- Degrassi: Whatever It Takes2025 · as Self
- Toys of Terror2021 · as David
- Isabelle2019 · as Father Lopez
- Fanboy2019 · as CAA Security Officer
- Let Go2011 · as Charles
- Unthinkable2010 · as Winston
- Gettin' Some Jail Time2006 · as Uncle JG
- Phat Girlz2006 · as Godwin
- My Own Country1998
- Color of Justice1997 · as Prisoner
- Rude1995 · as Mike
- Jungleground1995 · as Cowboy
- Save My Lost Nigga Soul1993
- School's Out!1992 · as BLT
All TV Shows (37)
- Upload2020 · as Baratunde
- Bob Hearts Abishola2019 · as Tayo
- The Rookie2018 · as Jonathan Ryland
- StartUp2016 · as Jules
- Private Eyes2016 · as Ben Riggs
- Chicago Med2015 · as Dorian Harwell
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.2013 · as Agent Barbour
- Cracked2013 · as Leo Beckett
- Rookie Blue2010 · as Russ
- Republic of Doyle2010 · as Brian Mitchell
- NCIS: Los Angeles2009 · as Nelson Shabazz
- Castle2009 · as Anton Wade
- Heartland2007 · as Jim Parker
- The Bill Engvall Show2007
- Bones2005 · as Cooper Blackthorn
- CSI: NY2004 · as Derrick James
- Lost2004 · as Justin
- 10-8: Officers on Duty2003 · as Spatz
- Joan of Arcadia2003 · as Ruben
- NCIS2003 · as ER Orderly
- Las Vegas2003 · as Cedric 'The Cannibal' Barimba
- Boomtown2002 · as Banger
- Without a Trace2002 · as Omar Manir
- The Shield2002 · as Lionel
- Scrubs2001 · as Mr. Hovey
- Alias2001 · as Bank Manager
- Star Trek: Enterprise2001 · as Klingon Tactical Officer
- The District2000 · as Toro
- Girlfriends2000 · as Vendor
- Charmed1998 · as Bodyguard
- V.I.P.1998 · as B.J. Finley
- Due South1994 · as Trevor
- ER1994 · as James Rollins
- Degrassi High1989 · as B.L.T. Thomas
- The Kids in the Hall1989 · as Male Guard #1
- The Kids in the Hall1989 · as Rebel
- Degrassi Junior High1987 · as B.L.T. Thomas