Dayo Ade
Known for: Acting
Dayo Ade (born 1972) is a Nigerian-Canadian actor. (He was born in Nigeria and moved with his family to Toronto, Ontario, Canada at an early age.) He played Bryant Lester "BLT" Thomas in seasons 3–5 of the Degrassi Junior High series. He appeared as nurse Leo Beckett on the CBC Television series Cracked. He voiced the character 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. At the 2021 Whistler Film Festival, he won the award for Best Performance in a Borsos Competition Film for Cinema of Sleep.
Filmography
Series
The Rookie
Jonathan Ryland
2018
Series
NCIS
ER Orderly
2003
Series
Bones
Cooper Blackthorn
2005
Series
Castle
Anton Wade
2009
Series
Lost
Justin
2004
Series
Chicago Med
Dorian Harwell
2015
Series
NCIS: Los Angeles
Nelson Shabazz
2009
Series
Charmed
Bodyguard
1998
Series
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Agent Barbour
2013
Series
CSI: NY
Derrick James
2004
Series
ER
James Rollins
1994
Series
Scrubs
Mr. Hovey
2001
Series
Without a Trace
Omar Manir
2002
Series
The Shield
Lionel
2002
Series
Heartland
Jim Parker
2007
Series
Star Trek: Enterprise
Klingon Tactical Officer
2001
Series
V.I.P.
B.J. Finley
1998
Series
Las Vegas
Cedric 'The Cannibal' Barimba
2003
Series
Girlfriends
Vendor
2000
Series
Private Eyes
Ben Riggs
2016
Series
The District
Toro
2000
Series
Rookie Blue
Russ
2010
Series
StartUp
Jules
2016
Series
Due South
Trevor
1994
Series
Upload
Baratunde
2020
Series
Joan of Arcadia
Ruben
2003
Series
Bob Hearts Abishola
Tayo
2019
Series
10-8: Officers on Duty
Spatz
2003
Series
Republic of Doyle
Brian Mitchell
2010
Series
Boomtown
Banger
2002
Series
Alias
Bank Manager
2001
Film
Unthinkable
Winston
2010
Series
Degrassi High
B.L.T. Thomas
1989
Series
The Kids in the Hall
Male Guard #1
1989
Series
The Kids in the Hall
Rebel
1989
Series
Cracked
Leo Beckett
2013
Series
Degrassi Junior High
B.L.T. Thomas
1987
Series
The Bill Engvall Show
2007
Film
Phat Girlz
Godwin
2006
Film
Toys of Terror
David
2021
Film
Let Go
Charles
2011
Film
Isabelle
Father Lopez
2019
Film
Degrassi: Whatever It Takes
Self
2025
Film
Jungleground
Cowboy
1995
Film
Color of Justice
Prisoner
1997
Film
School's Out!
BLT
1992
Film
My Own Country
1998
Film
Fanboy
CAA Security Officer
2019
Film
Rude
Mike
1995
Film
Gettin' Some Jail Time
Uncle JG
2006
Film
Save My Lost Nigga Soul
1993