Oladayo A. Okeniyi (June 14, 1988 in Jos, Nigeria), better known as Dayo Okeniyi is a Nigerian actor.
He grew up in Lagos, and moved with his family to the USA in 2003. He earned a bachelor's degree in visual communications at Anderson University (Indiana) in 2009 and has been acting since 2010. He's perhaps best known internationally for playing Thresh in The Hunger Games.
Works he has appeared in:
- Cavemen: Andre
- Emperor (2020): Shields Green
- Eyes to See
- The Hunger Games: Thresh
- Lions Among Men: Tau
- Prairie Dogs
- Revolution: Alec Penner, appearing in the episode "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"
- Terminator Genisys: Danny Dyson
- Runner, Runner: Perdeep
- Slew Hampshire: Bro
- The Spectacular Now: Marcus
- See: Oloman
- Run Sweetheart Run: Trey
- Iwájú
