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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Lagos, Nigeria

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

Acting

2021

2019

Fanboy as CAA Security Officer
Isabelle as Father Lopez

2018

The Rookie as Jonathan Ryland

2016

StartUp as Jules
Private Eyes as Ben Riggs

2015

Chicago Med as Dorian Harwell

2013

Cracked as Leo Beckett

2011

Let Go as Charles

2010

Unthinkable as Winston
Republic of Doyle as Brian Mitchell
Rookie Blue as Russ

2009

Castle as Anton Wade
NCIS: Los Angeles as Nelson Shabazz

2007

2006

Phat Girlz as Godwin

2005

Bones as Cooper Blackthorn

2004

CSI: NY as Derrick James
Lost as Justin

2003

2002

Boomtown as Banger
Without a Trace as Omar Manir
The Shield as Lionel

2001

Star Trek: Enterprise as Klingon Tactical Officer
Alias as Bank Manager
Scrubs as Mr. Hovey

2000

1998

Charmed as Bodyguard
V.I.P. as B.J. Finley

1997

Color of Justice as Prisoner

1995

Rude as Mike

1994

Due South as Trevor
ER as James Rollins

1993

1992

1989

Degrassi High as B.L.T. Thomas
The Kids in the Hall as Male Guard #1

1987

Degrassi Junior High as B.L.T. Thomas