Oladayo A. "Dayo" Okeniyi (born June 14, 1988) is a Nigerian American actor, popularly known for playing the role of Thresh in The Hunger Games. Read full biography of Dayo Okeniyi →
I decided to go to school for advertising and graphic design. That was what I was gonna do but acting is that thing, it's like a splinter in your... →
The biggest thing people tell me is that I'll be jaded real soon and that the allure of filmmaking will lose its magic. Not necessarily the fame... →
Denzel Washington is someone I look up to.
I was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and I moved to Anderson, Indiana, in 2003 to go to school. I finished high school in America, then I went to college.
I was born to a Nigerian dad and a Kenyan mom, and coming to the States was really academic.
The first audition my manger sent me on was 'The Hunger Games,' and I got the role.
Oladayo A. "Dayo" Okeniyi (born June 14, 1988) is a Nigerian American actor, popularly known for playing the role of Thresh in The Hunger Games.