Dayo Okeniyi

Dayo Okeniyi: Biography in Details

Who is Dayo Okeniyi?

Oladayo A. Okeniyi better known as Dayo Okeniyi, is a well-known Nigerian-American actor. He rose to prominence after appearing in the role of Thresh in the American dystopian film, The Hunger Games.

His other acting credit includes Endless Love, by Miles Teller; Runner Runner, the SXSW indie Cavemen, and others.

Dayo Okeniyi- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Dayo Okeniyi was born to a Nigerian father and Kenyan mother on June 14, 1988, in Lagos, Nigeria. As of 2023, his age is 34, and belongs to the African ethnicity,

Similarly, his birth sign is Gemini.

Talking about his parents‘ profession his father is a retired customs officer while his mother is a literature teacher. Likewise, being the youngest child of his parents, he has four older siblings than him.  But the name of his parents and siblings are not known yet.

Before moving to California, in 2003 Dayo Okeniyi migrated to Indiana, United States along with his family. So, he holds both Nigerian-American nationalities.

As per his academics, Dayo Okeniyi completed his schooling at the Heritage Christian School.

Afterward, Dayo Okeniyi graduated from Anderson University with a bachelor’s degree in visual communications.

Dayo Okeniyi- Professional Life, Career

In 2012, Dayo Okeniyi ventured into acting, landing his first acting role of Thresh, in the American action film, The Hunger Games.

The following year, he played the role of Marus, in the American romantic comedy film, The Spectacular Now.

In 2013, Dayo Okeniyi was cast as Lionel, in the American film, Runner, Runner. The film was released on October 4, 2013, in the United States. In the same year, he was cast as Andre in the American comedy film, Caveman.

In 2023, Okeniyi executed the role of River, in the American sci-fi film, Hypnotic.

Dayo Okeniyi other film credit includes:-

• Endless Love (2014),
• Terminator Genisys (2015),
• Good Kids (2016),
• Run Sweetheart Run (2020),
• Queenpins (2021),
• Fresh (2022)

TV Series 

Apart from being a film actor, Dayo Okeniyi has also worked in various tv series.

He commenced his acting career by appearing in the role of Alec, in the American tv series, Revolution.

In 2014, he was cast as Jarrick Henry, in the American crime series, Bones. From 2016 to 2018, he played the role of Michael Loman, in the American drama series, Shades of Blue.

Then, he executed the role of Oloman, in the 2021 American science fiction series, See.

Dayo Okeniyi- Net worth, Salary

The influential actor Dayo Okeniyi has an estimated net worth of around USD $3 Million as per the sources.

As the actor has an active career, it is apparent that there will be slight changes and increments in his net worth and salary in the future.

Okeniyi has not mentioned his salary yet.

Dayo Okeniyi- Rumors, Controversy

According to the internet, Dayo Okeniyi has not indulged in any rumors or scandals up to this point.

Dayo Okeniyi has always been able to balance his professional and personal life. So, to date, he has stayed out of the negative spotlight which could harm his career.

Body Features- Height, Weight

The 34-year-old charming actor Dayo Okeniyi stands at the perfect height of 5 feet 9 inches and weighs around 74 kg.

Coming on to his outer appearance he has a dark complexion, along with a pair of dark brown eyes and black hair.

Social Media

Canadian actor Dayo Okeniyi has managed to accumulate an impressive number of followers on his social media handles.

Dayo Okeniyi is available on Instagram under the username, @dayookeniyi, where he is followed by more than 49.1k followers.

On the other hand, he joined Twitter on March 2009 and has racked up around 54.2k followers on it.

There is also an official Facebook page under his name, which is enriched with over 5.5k followers.

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