Dayo Ade

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Dayo Ade (born 1972) is a Canadian actor. He was born in Nigeria and moved with his family to Toronto, Ontario, Canada at an early age.[1] He played Bryant Lester "BLT" Thomas in seasons 3–5 of the Degrassi Junior High series.[2] He appeared as nurse Leo Beckett on the CBC Television series Cracked.[3] He voiced as Hunter Hakka in Starlink: Battle for Atlas.

He also had guest appearances in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Borderland",[4] in the Alias episode "The Awful Truth",[5] in the Scrubs episode "My Malpractical Decision",[6] 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.[7] At the 2021 Whistler Film Festival, he won the award for Best Performance in a Borsos Competition Film for Cinema of Sleep.[8]

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  1. ^ Sam Maggs (November 22, 2012). "Before They Were CBC Stars: Dayo Ade". Canada: CBC Live. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Dayo Ade". TV Guide. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  3. ^ Character/actor profile on the Cracked website
  4. ^ Enterprise: Full Acting Credits New York Times, 2010.
  5. ^ Alias: "The Awful Truth" overview New York Times, 2010.
  6. ^ Scrubs: "My Malpractical Decision" overview New York Times, 2010.
  7. ^ Andy Howell, "Cinema of Sleep". Film Threat, April 13, 2021.
  8. ^ Charlie Smith, "Cinema of Sleep wins Borsos award for best Canadian feature at Whistler Film Festival". The Georgia Straight, December 20, 2021.

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