Dayo Ade
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Degrassi: Whatever It Takes as Self
2021
- Toys of Terror as David
2019
- Bob Hearts Abishola as Tayo
- Isabelle as Father Lopez
- Fanboy as CAA Security Officer
2018
- The Rookie as Jonathan Ryland
2016
- StartUp as Jules
- Private Eyes as Ben Riggs
2015
- Chicago Med as Dorian Harwell
2013
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Agent Barbour
- Cracked as Leo Beckett
2011
- Let Go as Charles
2010
- Rookie Blue as Russ
- Republic of Doyle as Brian Mitchell
- Unthinkable as Winston
2009
- Castle as Anton Wade
- NCIS: Los Angeles as Nelson Shabazz
2007
- Heartland as Jim Parker
- The Bill Engvall Show
2006
- Phat Girlz as Godwin
- Gettin' Some Jail Time as Uncle JG
2005
- Bones as Cooper Blackthorn
2003
- NCIS as ER Orderly
- Las Vegas as Cedric 'The Cannibal' Barimba
- Joan of Arcadia as Ruben
- 10-8: Officers on Duty
2002
- Without a Trace as Omar Manir
- The Shield as Lionel
- Boomtown as Banger
2001
- Scrubs as Mr. Hovey
- Star Trek: Enterprise as Klingon Tactical Officer
- Alias as Bank Manager
2000
- Girlfriends as Vendor
- The District as Toro
1998
- Charmed as Bodyguard
- V.I.P. as B.J. Finley
- My Own Country
1997
- Color of Justice as Prisoner
1995
- Rude as Mike
1992
- School's Out! as BLT
1989
- The Kids in the Hall as Male Guard #1
- Degrassi High as B.L.T. Thomas
1987
- Degrassi Junior High as B.L.T. Thomas