Dayo Okeniyi
Oladayo A. Okeniyi (/ˈdaɪoʊ oʊˈkɛniiː/ ⓘ;[1] born June 14, 1988) is a Nigerian-American actor,[2][3] popularly known for playing the role of Thresh in The Hunger Games[4] and Danny Dyson in Terminator Genisys.[5]
Dayo Okeniyi
Life and career[edit]
Dayo was born in Jos and grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, and has four siblings.[6] His father is a retired customs officer from Nigeria, and his mother is a literature teacher from Kenya.[7]
In 2003, he moved with his family to Indiana, United States, from Nigeria and later moved to California.[2] He earned a bachelor's degree in visual communications at Anderson University (Indiana) in 2009.[8]
Prior to being cast in The Hunger Games, Okeniyi worked in local theatre and in film shorts.[9] Okeniyi starred 2014 in the drama film Endless Love, also portrayed Danny Dyson in the 2015 film Terminator Genisys[10] and starred in the NBC series Shades of Blue. Okeniyi appeared in the film Fresh, which screened at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.[11]