Adelayo Adedayo
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(9 total)
Unlocked
as Noma
Sket
as Kerry
Gone Too Far!
as Paris
Jet Trash
as Adeze
Tender Thoughts
as Subway Commuter
Chance Meeting
as Girl
TV Shows
(14 total)
Skins
as Andrea
The Capture
as Alma Dahmani
Supacell
as Dionne Ofori
Origin
as Lee
Stan Lee's Lucky Man
as Grace
The Responder
as Rachel Hargreaves
Houdini & Doyle
as Winnie
The Bill
as Estelle Makobi
The One Show
as Self
Some Girls
as Viva Bennett
M.I. High
as Agent Suki
In the Long Run
as Cynthia
Timewasters
as Lauren