Dayo Okeniyi
Dayo Okeniyi
Oladayo A. "Dayo" Okeniyiis a Nigerian American actor, popularly known for playing the role of Thresh in The Hunger Games and Danny Dyson in Terminator Genisys...
NationalityNigerian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth14 June 1988
CityLagos, Nigeria
CountryNigeria
real people magic
The biggest thing people tell me is that I'll be jaded real soon and that the allure of filmmaking will lose its magic. Not necessarily the fame, but that special thing you create onscreen.
games firsts auditions
The first audition my manger sent me on was 'The Hunger Games,' and I got the role.
school college america
I was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and I moved to Anderson, Indiana, in 2003 to go to school. I finished high school in America, then I went to college.
looks look-up denzel
Denzel Washington is someone I look up to.
mom dad academic
I was born to a Nigerian dad and a Kenyan mom, and coming to the States was really academic.
moving school years
I decided to go to school for advertising and graphic design. That was what I was gonna do but acting is that thing, its like a splinter in your mind and you cant get rid of it. So I decided to move to L.A. a few years ago and it just snowballed into this thing called The Hunger Games.