Adelayo Adedayo
Appearance
Adelayo Adedayo | |
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Born | |
Education | Brunel University (BA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2007–present |
Adelayo Adedayo (/ˌædəˈlaɪoʊ ˌædəˈdaɪoʊ/;[1] born 18 December 1988)[2] is a British actress.[3] She made her feature film debut in Sket (2011).[4][5][6] On television, she is known for her roles in the BBC Three sitcom Some Girls (2012–2014)[7][8][9][10][11] and the ITV2 series Timewasters (2017–2019). She received a British Academy Television Award nomination for her performance in the BBC One series The Responder (2022–).
Early life[edit]
Adedayo is from Dagenham and is of Nigerian descent.[12] She trained part-time at Identity School of Acting while studying Law at Brunel University.[13]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year | Film | Character | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2011 | Sket | Kerry | [4][5][6] | |
2013 | Gone Too Far! | Paris | [7][14][better source needed] | |
2017 | Unlocked | Noma | [15] |
Television[edit]
Year | Programme | Character | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2007 | The Bill | Estelle Makobi | 1 episode | [citation needed] |
2010 | Skins | Andrea | 1 episode | [citation needed] |
2011 | M.I. High | Agent Suki | 1 episode | [citation needed] |
2012–2014 | Some Girls | Viva Bennett | Main role; 18 episodes | [7][8][9][16] |
2014 | Law & Order: UK | Kayla | Series 8 | [citation needed] |
2017–2019 | Timewasters | Lauren | Main role | [10][11] |
2018 | Origin | Agnes "Lee" Lebachi | Recurring role | [17][18][19] |
2019 | The Capture | Alma Dahmani | Recurring role | [20][21] |
2022 | The Responder | Rachel Hargreaves | Recurring role | [22] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Cuttin' It | Interview with cast, Adelayo Adedayo & Tsion Habte". Young Vic. 20 May 2016. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ Bombay Times (2022). "Adelayo Adedayo". Mumbai. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Mitchell, Tamika (18 January 2022). "TBB TALKS TO… BBC'S THE RESPONDER STAR ADELAYO ADEDAYO". The British Blacklist. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ a b Smith, Anna (26 October 2011). "Sket Review". Empire. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ a b Gant, Charles (2 November 2011). "Sket review". Variety. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ a b Aldridge, Dave. "Sket – review". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Adelayo Adedayo: I love playing a loudmouthed teenager in Some Girls". Metro. 15 November 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ a b Tate, Gabriel (23 September 2013). "Some Girls Review". Time Out London. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Some Girls cast say they are 'just as funny as boys'". BBC News. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ a b Khaleeli, Homa (23 September 2017). "Back to black: how ITV2's Timewasters is subverting the time-travel genre". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Timewasters returns to ITV2 this March". ITV Press Centre. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "TBB Talks To… BBC's the Responder Star Adelayo Adedayo | the British Blacklist". 18 January 2022.
- ^ Katie Rosseinsky, Stop, police! Meet our new cop drama crush. Evening Standard, London, 14 January 2022, page 15.
- ^ "'Gone Too Far': Film Review". hollywoodreporter.com. 4 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ Bowen, Chuck (28 August 2017). "Review: Unlocked". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Some Girls - Episode 6". BBC. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ Bahr, Robyn (14 November 2018). "'Origin': TV Review". hollywoodreporter.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ Fullerton, Huw (14 November 2018). "Origin review: YouTube's new sci-fi drama is Passengers meets The Thing". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ White, Peter (4 October 2018). "'Origin': YouTube Launches Trailer For Tom Felton & Natalia Tena Intergalactic Space Thriller". Deadline. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ McKay, Alistair (24 September 2019). "Fake news and faceless powers pull the strings in The Capture". www.standard.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ White, Peter (17 June 2019). "BBC Unveils First-Look At British Spy Thriller 'The Capture' Starring Holliday Grainger & Callum Turner". Deadline. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "The Responder: Meet the full cast of Martin Freeman's BBC drama". 24 January 2022. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
External links[edit]
Categories:
- Living people
- 1988 births
- 21st-century British actresses
- Alumni of Brunel University London
- Alumni of the Identity School of Acting
- Black British actresses
- British people of Nigerian descent
- English television actresses
- Actresses from London
- People from Dagenham
- 21st-century English people
- Actors from the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham