Adelayo Adedayo
December 18, 1988 (36 years old) in Dagenham, London, UK
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
Credits
- 2024 · Supacell as Dionne Ofori
- 2022 · The Responder as Rachel Hargreaves
- 2020 · Unsaid Stories as Thea
- 2019 · The Capture as Alma Dahmani
- 2018 · Origin as Lee
- 2018 · In the Long Run as Cynthia
- 2017 · Timewasters as Lauren
- 2017 · Support as Rachel
- 2017 · Unlocked as Noma
- 2016 · Jet Trash as Adeze
- 2016 · Houdini & Doyle as Winnie
- 2016 · Stan Lee's Lucky Man as Grace
- 2015 · Closure as Bene
- 2014 · Gone Too Far! as Paris
- 2013 · Chance Meeting as Girl
- 2012 · Some Girls as Viva Bennett
- 2011 · Sket as Kerry
- 2007 · Skins as Andrea
- 2007 · M.I. High as Agent Suki
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 1984 · The Bill as Estelle Makobi
- Future · Stare as Natalie