Dayo Ade

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| birth_place = Lagos, Nigeria{{Cite web|url=https://www.artofactingstudio.com/profiles/dayo-ade-2/|title=Dayo Ade|publisher=Art of Acting Studio|accessdate=November 28, 2022}}

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| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 1988−present

| nationality = Canadian

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Dayo Ade (born 1972) is a Canadian actor who is best known for his role as Bryant Lester Thomas "BLT" in the Degrassi television franchise, appearing in Degrassi Junior High (1987–89) and Degrassi High (1989–91). Ade has had numerous film and television appearances, most notably playing the role of Mel Boyd in the CBC sitcom Workin' Moms.

Biography

He was born in Lagos, Nigeria and moved with his family to Toronto, Ontario, Canada at an early age.{{cite news |author =Sam Maggs |publisher=CBC Live| title= Before They Were CBC Stars: Dayo Ade |location =Canada | url =http://www.cbc.ca/live/mobile/touch/before-they-were-cbc-stars-dayo-ade.html |date =November 22, 2012|accessdate=1 March 2014}} He played Bryant Lester "BLT" Thomas in Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High.{{cite web|title=Dayo Ade|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/dayo-ade/231498|work=TV Guide|publisher=CBS Interactive Inc.|accessdate=18 February 2014}} He appeared as nurse Leo Beckett on the CBC Television series Cracked.[http://www.cbc.ca/cracked/characters/leo-beckett Character/actor profile on the Cracked website] He voiced as Hunter Hakka in Starlink: Battle for Atlas.

He also had guest appearances in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Borderland", in the Alias episode "The Awful Truth", in the Scrubs episode "My Malpractical Decision", and in the Charmed episode "We're Off to See the Wizard". He appeared in the Lost episodes "What Kate Does" and "Lighthouse".

In 2021, he joined the cast of Bob Hearts Abishola as Abishola's Nigerian husband Tayo Adebambo, and starred in the film Cinema of Sleep.Andy Howell, [https://filmthreat.com/reviews/cinema-of-sleep/2/ "Cinema of Sleep"]. Film Threat, April 13, 2021. At the 2021 Whistler Film Festival, he won the award for Best Performance in a Borsos Competition Film for Cinema of Sleep.Charlie Smith, [https://www.straight.com/movies/cinema-of-sleep-wins-borsos-award-for-best-canadian-feature-at-whistler-film-festival "Cinema of Sleep wins Borsos award for best Canadian feature at Whistler Film Festival"]. The Georgia Straight, December 20, 2021.

Dayo has spoken of the financial difficulties those in the entertainment industry face in support of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.{{Cite web |last=Ade |first=Dayo |date=2023-08-21 |title=I'm a Canadian actor on the SAG-AFTRA picket line. Here's why I'm striking. |url=https://macleans.ca/culture/dayo-ade-sag-strike/ |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=Macleans.ca |language=en-US}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable" ! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Film
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1993 \| Save My Lost Nigga Soul \| Matthew \| Short film
rowspan=2\| 1995 \| Rude \| Mike \|
Jungleground \| Cowboy \|
2006 \| Phat Girlz \| Godwin \|
2007 \| Gettin' Some Jail Time \| Uncle JG \| Short film
2008 \| Remembering Phil \| Officer Williams
2010 \| Unthinkable \| MP Winston \|
2011 \| Let Go \| Charles \|
2013 \| Agent Hammond \| Short film
2018 \| Isabelle \| Father Lopez \|
2018 \| Fanboy \| CAA Security Officer \| Short film
2020 \| Toys of Terror \| David
2022 \| Labyu with an Accent \| Officer Kel Isah \|

class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1993

| Save My Lost Nigga Soul

| Matthew

| Short film

rowspan=2| 1995

| Rude

| Mike

Jungleground

| Cowboy

2006

| Phat Girlz

| Godwin

2007

| Gettin' Some Jail Time

| Uncle JG

| Short film

2008

| Remembering Phil

| Officer Williams

2010

| Unthinkable

| MP Winston

2011

| Let Go

| Charles

2013

| Agent Hammond

| Short film

2018

| Isabelle

| Father Lopez

2018

| Fanboy

| CAA Security Officer

| Short film

2020

| Toys of Terror

| David

2022

| Labyu with an Accent

| Officer Kel Isah

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable" ! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Television
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1988–1991 \| Degrassi Junior High / Degrassi High \| Bryant Lester "BLT" Thomas \| 48 episodes - 21 uncredited
1991 \| Top Cops \| Snaggs / Que \| Season 2, episode 9: "Ronald Bratton/John Thompson and Christine Bridges"
rowspan=2\| 1992 \| Degrassi Talks \| Himself \| Episode 5: "...On Drugs"
School's Out \| Bryant Lester "BLT" Thomas \| TV movie
1993–1995 \| data-sort-value="Kids in the Hall, The" \| The Kids in the Hall \| Male Guard #1 / Rebel \| 2 episodes
1996 \| Due South \| Trevor - Thug #1 \| Season 2, episode 13: "White Men Can't Jump to Conclusions"
1997 \| Color of Justice \| Prisoner \| TV movie
1998 \| My Own Country \| John Okri \| TV movie
rowspan=2\| 2001 \| V.I.P. \| B.J. Finley \| Season 3, episode 13: "Val on Fire"
Resurrection Blvd. \| Taylor "The Hurt" Bryant \| 2 episodes
rowspan=3\| 2002 \| First Monday \| Dwayne Yong \| Episode 1: "First Monday"
Charmed \| Bodyguard #3 \| Season 4, episode 19: "We're Off to See the Wizard"
data-sort-value="District, The" \| The District \| Toro \| Season 2, episode 22: "Payback"
rowspan=3\| 2003 \| data-sort-value="Shield, The" \| The Shield \| Lionel \| Season 2, episode 9: "Co-Pilot"
Boomtown \| Banger \| Season 2, episode 9: "Co-Pilot"
10-8: Officers on Duty \| Spatz \| Episode 1: "Brothers in Arms"
rowspan=5\| 2004 \| Las Vegas \| Cedric "The Cannibal" Barimba \| Season 1, episode 11: "Blood and Sand"
Girlfriends \| Vendor \| Season 4, episode 24: "New York Unbound"
Joan of Arcadia \| Rueben \| Season 2, episode 2: "Out of Sight"
Star Trek: Enterprise \| Klingon Tactical Officer \| Season 4, episode 4: "Borderland"
Scrubs \| Mr. Hovey \| Season 4, episode 9: "My Malpractical Decision"
2005 \| Alias \| Bank Manager \| Season 4, episode 3: "The Awful Truth"
rowspan=4\| 2007 \| Without a Trace \| Omar Manir \| Season 5, episode 24: "The Beginning"
NCIS \| ER Orderly \| Season 4, episode 24: "Angel of Death"
data-sort-value="Bill Engvall Show, The" \| The Bill Engvall Show \| Bouncer \| Season 1, episode 7: "The Birthday"
ER \| James Rollins \| Season 14, episode 3: "Officer Down"
2008 \| CSI: NY \| Robert James \| 2 episodes
rowspan=4\| 2010 \| Castle Rock \| Anton Wade \| Season 2, episode 15: "Suicide Squeeze"
Lost \| Justin \| 2 episodes
NCIS: Los Angeles \| Nelson Shabazz \| Season 1, episode 19: "Hand-to-Hand"
Chase \| Tucker Dawes \| Episode 3: "The Comeback Kid"
2012 \| data-sort-value="L.A. Complex, The" \| The L.A. Complex \| Dynasty \| 11 episodes
2013 \| Cracked \| Leo Beckett \| 21 episodes
rowspan=2\| 2014 \| Republic of Doyle \| Brian Mitchell \| Season 3, episode 13: "Welcome Back Crocker"
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. \| Agent Barbour \| Season 1, episode 17: "Turn, Turn, Turn"
rowspan=3\| 2015 \| data-sort-value="Book of Negroes, The" \| The Book of Negroes \| Prince \| Miniseries Episode 4
Rookie Blue \| Russ \| 3 episodes
Bones \| Cooper Blackthorn \| Season 11, episode 8: "High Treason in the Holiday Season"
rowspan=2\| 2016 \| Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders \| Paul Ntombi \| Season 1, episode 10: "Iqiniso"
Beauty & the Beast \| Dawes \| 2 episodes
2016–2018 \| Heartland \| Jim Parker \| 3 episodes
2017–2018 \| Startup \| Officer Jules \| 5 episodes
rowspan=2\| 2018 \| Insomnia \| Phil \| 4 episodes
Animal Kingdom \| Detective French \| Season 3, episode 1: "The Killing"
2019 \| data-sort-value="Rookie, The" \| The Rookie \| Jonathan Ryland \| Season 2, episode 6: "Fallout"
2019–2021; 2023 \| Workin' Moms \| Mel Boyd \| 11 episodes
rowspan=2\| 2020 \| October Faction \| Moshe \| 5 episodes
data-sort-value="Comey Rule, The" \| The Comey Rule \| Shaun \| Miniseries 2 episodes
2021 \| Private Eyes \| Ben Riggs \| Season 4, episode 9: "A Star Is Torn"
2021–present \| Bob Hearts Abishola \| Tayo \| 11 episodes
2022 \| Chicago Med \| Dorian Harwell \| Season 7, episode 20: "End of the Day, Anything Can Happen"

class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Television

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1988–1991

| Degrassi Junior High / Degrassi High

| Bryant Lester "BLT" Thomas

| 48 episodes - 21 uncredited

1991

| Top Cops

| Snaggs / Que

| Season 2, episode 9: "Ronald Bratton/John Thompson and Christine Bridges"

rowspan=2| 1992

| Degrassi Talks

| Himself

| Episode 5: "...On Drugs"

School's Out

| Bryant Lester "BLT" Thomas

| TV movie

1993–1995

| data-sort-value="Kids in the Hall, The" | The Kids in the Hall

| Male Guard #1 / Rebel

| 2 episodes

1996

| Due South

| Trevor - Thug #1

| Season 2, episode 13: "White Men Can't Jump to Conclusions"

1997

| Color of Justice

| Prisoner

| TV movie

1998

| My Own Country

| John Okri

| TV movie

rowspan=2| 2001

| V.I.P.

| B.J. Finley

| Season 3, episode 13: "Val on Fire"

Resurrection Blvd.

| Taylor "The Hurt" Bryant

| 2 episodes

rowspan=3| 2002

| First Monday

| Dwayne Yong

| Episode 1: "First Monday"

Charmed

| Bodyguard #3

| Season 4, episode 19: "We're Off to See the Wizard"

data-sort-value="District, The" | The District

| Toro

| Season 2, episode 22: "Payback"

rowspan=3| 2003

| data-sort-value="Shield, The" | The Shield

| Lionel

| Season 2, episode 9: "Co-Pilot"

Boomtown

| Banger

| Season 2, episode 9: "Co-Pilot"

10-8: Officers on Duty

| Spatz

| Episode 1: "Brothers in Arms"

rowspan=5| 2004

| Las Vegas

| Cedric "The Cannibal" Barimba

| Season 1, episode 11: "Blood and Sand"

Girlfriends

| Vendor

| Season 4, episode 24: "New York Unbound"

Joan of Arcadia

| Rueben

| Season 2, episode 2: "Out of Sight"

Star Trek: Enterprise

| Klingon Tactical Officer

| Season 4, episode 4: "Borderland"

Scrubs

| Mr. Hovey

| Season 4, episode 9: "My Malpractical Decision"

2005

| Alias

| Bank Manager

| Season 4, episode 3: "The Awful Truth"

rowspan=4| 2007

| Without a Trace

| Omar Manir

| Season 5, episode 24: "The Beginning"

NCIS

| ER Orderly

| Season 4, episode 24: "Angel of Death"

data-sort-value="Bill Engvall Show, The" | The Bill Engvall Show

| Bouncer

| Season 1, episode 7: "The Birthday"

| James Rollins

| Season 14, episode 3: "Officer Down"

2008

| CSI: NY

| Robert James

| 2 episodes

rowspan=4| 2010

| Castle Rock

| Anton Wade

| Season 2, episode 15: "Suicide Squeeze"

Lost

| Justin

| 2 episodes

NCIS: Los Angeles

| Nelson Shabazz

| Season 1, episode 19: "Hand-to-Hand"

Chase

| Tucker Dawes

| Episode 3: "The Comeback Kid"

2012

| data-sort-value="L.A. Complex, The" | The L.A. Complex

| Dynasty

| 11 episodes

2013

| Cracked

| Leo Beckett

| 21 episodes

rowspan=2| 2014

| Republic of Doyle

| Brian Mitchell

| Season 3, episode 13: "Welcome Back Crocker"

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

| Agent Barbour

| Season 1, episode 17: "Turn, Turn, Turn"

rowspan=3| 2015

| data-sort-value="Book of Negroes, The" | The Book of Negroes

| Prince

| Miniseries
Episode 4

Rookie Blue

| Russ

| 3 episodes

Bones

| Cooper Blackthorn

| Season 11, episode 8: "High Treason in the Holiday Season"

rowspan=2| 2016

| Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders

| Paul Ntombi

| Season 1, episode 10: "Iqiniso"

Beauty & the Beast

| Dawes

| 2 episodes

2016–2018

| Heartland

| Jim Parker

| 3 episodes

2017–2018

| Startup

| Officer Jules

| 5 episodes

rowspan=2| 2018

| Insomnia

| Phil

| 4 episodes

Animal Kingdom

| Detective French

| Season 3, episode 1: "The Killing"

2019

| data-sort-value="Rookie, The" | The Rookie

| Jonathan Ryland

| Season 2, episode 6: "Fallout"

2019–2021; 2023

| Workin' Moms

| Mel Boyd

| 11 episodes

rowspan=2| 2020

| October Faction

| Moshe

| 5 episodes

data-sort-value="Comey Rule, The" | The Comey Rule

| Shaun

| Miniseries
2 episodes

2021

| Private Eyes

| Ben Riggs

| Season 4, episode 9: "A Star Is Torn"

2021–present

| Bob Hearts Abishola

| Tayo

| 11 episodes

2022

| Chicago Med

| Dorian Harwell

| Season 7, episode 20: "End of the Day, Anything Can Happen"

=Video games=

class="wikitable sortable" ! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Video games
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2007 \| Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy \| \| Voice
2018 \| Starlink: Battle for Atlas \| Hunter Hakka \| Voice
2019 \| Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint \| Josiah Hill \| Voice

class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Video games

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2007

| Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy

| Voice

2018

| Starlink: Battle for Atlas

| Hunter Hakka