Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 18, 1988
Place of Birth
Dagenham, London, UK
Credits
23 titles
Adelayo Adedayo
Biography
Adelayo Adedayo was born in London on 18 December 1988. She is of Yoruba Nigerian descent, and grew up in Dagenham. She trained part-time at Identity School of Acting while studying law at Brunel University. Adedayo made her feature film debut in Sket (2011). On television, she became known for her roles in the BBC Three sitcom Some Girls (2012–2014)and the ITV2 series Timewasters (2017–2019). She plays a rookie police officer, co-starring with Martin Freeman, in the BBC One series The Responder, with the first series airing in 2022. In 2023 Adedayo was nominated for a British Academy Television Award for her performance in The Responder.
Known For
Filmography
Tender Thoughts
Subway Commuter
Supacell
Dionne Ofori
The Responder
Rachel Hargreaves
Unsaid Stories
Thea
The Capture
Alma Dahmani
Origin
Lee
In the Long Run
Cynthia
Timewasters
Lauren
Support
Rachel
Unlocked
Noma
Jet Trash
Adeze
Houdini & Doyle
Winnie
Stan Lee's Lucky Man
Grace
Closure
Bene
Gone Too Far!
Paris
Chance Meeting
Girl
Some Girls
Viva Bennett
Sket
Kerry
Skins
Andrea
M.I. High
Agent Suki
The One Show
Self
The Bill
Estelle Makobi
Stare
Natalie