Adelayo Adedayo

Adelayo Adedayo
Born (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 36)
Dagenham, London
EducationBrunel University (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present

Adelayo Adedayo (/ˌædəˈlaɪoʊ ˌædəˈdaɪoʊ/;[1] born 18 December 1988) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the TV series Some Girls (2012–2014), Timewasters (2017–2019), and The Responder (2022–).

Early life and education

Adelayo Adedayo was born in London[2] on 18 December 1988.[3] She is of Yoruba Nigerian descent, and grew up in Dagenham.[4]

She trained part-time at Identity School of Acting while studying law at Brunel University.[5]

Career

Adedayo made her feature film debut in Sket (2011).[6][7][8]

On television, she became known for her roles in the BBC Three sitcom Some Girls (2012–2014)[9][10][11] and the ITV2 series Timewasters (2017–2019).[12][13]

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.[14]

Awards and nominations

In 2023 Adedayo was nominated for a British Academy Television Award for her performance in The Responder.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Character Notes Ref(s)
2011 Sket Kerry [6][7][8]
2013 Gone Too Far! Paris [9][15][better source needed]
2017 Unlocked Noma [16]

Television

Year Programme Character Notes Ref(s)
2007 The Bill Estelle Makobi 1 episode [citation needed]
2010 Skins Andrea 1 episode [citation needed]
2011 M.I. High Agent Suki 1 episode [citation needed]
2012–2014 Some Girls Viva Bennett Main role; 18 episodes [9][10][11][17]
2014 Law & Order: UK Kayla Series 8 [citation needed]
2017–2019 Timewasters Lauren Main role [12][13]
2018 Origin Agnes "Lee" Lebachi Recurring role [18][19][20]
2019 The Capture Alma Dahmani Recurring role [21][22]
2022 The Responder Rachel Hargreaves Recurring role [23]
2024 Supacell Dionne Main role [24]

References

  1. ^ "Cuttin' It | Interview with cast, Adelayo Adedayo & Tsion Habte". Young Vic. 20 May 2016. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Adelayo Adedayo On The Responder, Some Girls And The Traitors Legend Who Left Her Starstruck". Grazia. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  3. ^ Bombay Times (2022). "Adelayo Adedayo". Mumbai. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  4. ^ "TBB Talks To… BBC's the Responder Star Adelayo Adedayo | the British Blacklist". 18 January 2022.
  5. ^ Katie Rosseinsky, Stop, police! Meet our new cop drama crush. Evening Standard, London, 14 January 2022, page 15.
  6. ^ a b Smith, Anna (26 October 2011). "Sket Review". Empire. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  7. ^ a b Gant, Charles (2 November 2011). "Sket review". Variety. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  8. ^ a b Aldridge, Dave. "Sket – review". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "Adelayo Adedayo: I love playing a loudmouthed teenager in Some Girls". Metro. 15 November 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  10. ^ a b Tate, Gabriel (23 September 2013). "Some Girls Review". Time Out London. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Some Girls cast say they are 'just as funny as boys'". BBC News. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  12. ^ a b Khaleeli, Homa (23 September 2017). "Back to black: how ITV2's Timewasters is subverting the time-travel genre". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Timewasters returns to ITV2 this March". ITV Press Centre. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  14. ^ Mitchell, Tamika (18 January 2022). "TBB talks to … BBC's The Responder star Adelayo Adedayo". The British Blacklist. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  15. ^ "'Gone Too Far': Film Review". hollywoodreporter.com. 4 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  16. ^ Bowen, Chuck (28 August 2017). "Review: Unlocked". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Some Girls - Episode 6". BBC. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  18. ^ Bahr, Robyn (14 November 2018). "'Origin': TV Review". hollywoodreporter.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  19. ^ Fullerton, Huw (14 November 2018). "Origin review: YouTube's new sci-fi drama is Passengers meets The Thing". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  20. ^ White, Peter (4 October 2018). "'Origin': YouTube Launches Trailer For Tom Felton & Natalia Tena Intergalactic Space Thriller". Deadline. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  21. ^ McKay, Alistair (24 September 2019). "Fake news and faceless powers pull the strings in The Capture". www.standard.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  22. ^ White, Peter (17 June 2019). "BBC Unveils First-Look At British Spy Thriller 'The Capture' Starring Holliday Grainger & Callum Turner". Deadline. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  23. ^ "The Responder: Meet the full cast of Martin Freeman's BBC drama". Netflix. 24 January 2022. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  24. ^ "Netflix: Adelayo Adedayo".