# Dayo Ade

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{{short description|Canadian actor (born 1972)}}
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| birth_date   = {{birth year and age|1972}}
| birth_place  = [Lagos](/source/Lagos), [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria)<ref name=artofactingstudio>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artofactingstudio.com/profiles/dayo-ade-2/|title=Dayo Ade|publisher=Art of Acting Studio|accessdate=November 28, 2022}}</ref>
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| occupation   = Actor
| years_active = 1988−present 
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'''Dayo Ade''' (born 1972) is a Canadian actor who is best known for his role as Bryant Lester Thomas "BLT" in the ''[Degrassi](/source/Degrassi)'' television franchise, appearing in ''[Degrassi Junior High](/source/Degrassi_Junior_High)'' (1987–89) and ''[Degrassi High](/source/Degrassi_High)'' (1989–91). Ade has had numerous film and television appearances, most notably playing the role of Mel Boyd in the CBC sitcom ''[Workin' Moms](/source/Workin'_Moms)''.

== Biography ==
He was born in [Lagos](/source/Lagos), [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria) and moved with his family to [Toronto, Ontario](/source/Toronto), Canada at an early age.<ref>{{cite news |author =Sam Maggs |publisher=CBC Live| title= Before They Were CBC Stars: Dayo Ade |location =Canada | url =http://www.cbc.ca/live/mobile/touch/before-they-were-cbc-stars-dayo-ade.html |date =November 22, 2012|accessdate=1 March 2014}}</ref> He played Bryant Lester "BLT" Thomas in ''[Degrassi Junior High](/source/Degrassi_Junior_High)'' and ''[Degrassi High](/source/Degrassi_High)''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dayo Ade|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/dayo-ade/231498|work=[TV Guide](/source/TV_Guide)|publisher=CBS Interactive Inc.|accessdate=18 February 2014}}</ref> He described the payment for the series as "(expletive) nothing" in 2025 documentary ''[Degrassi: Whatever It Takes](/source/Degrassi%3A_Whatever_It_Takes)''. The statement was contested by series co-creator [Linda Schuyler](/source/Linda_Schuyler), who noted cast have a retirement fund and a scholarship foundation. Ade's jobs after that role included working for car rental and security companies.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=Abby |title=Degrassi co-creator settles lawsuit, TIFF premiere to go ahead as planned |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/degrassi-co-creator-sues-1.7630483 |access-date=11 September 2025 |work=CBC News |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=10 September 2025 |location=Toronto ON}}</ref>

In recent decades, he appeared as nurse Leo Beckett on the [CBC Television](/source/CBC_Television) series ''[Cracked](/source/Cracked_(Canadian_TV_series))''.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/cracked/characters/leo-beckett Character/actor profile on the ''Cracked'' website]</ref> He voiced as Hunter Hakka in [Starlink: Battle for Atlas](/source/Starlink%3A_Battle_for_Atlas).

He also had guest appearances in the ''[Star Trek: Enterprise](/source/Star_Trek%3A_Enterprise)'' episode "[Borderland](/source/Borderland_(Enterprise_episode))", in the ''[Alias](/source/Alias_(TV_series))'' episode "[The Awful Truth](/source/Alias_episodes_(Season_4))", in the ''[Scrubs](/source/Scrubs_(TV_series))'' episode "[My Malpractical Decision](/source/My_Malpractical_Decision)", and in the ''[Charmed](/source/Charmed)'' episode "[We're Off to See the Wizard](/source/We're_Off_to_See_the_Wizard_(Charmed_Episode))". He appeared in the ''[Lost](/source/Lost_(2004_TV_series))'' episodes "[What Kate Does](/source/What_Kate_Does)" and "[Lighthouse](/source/Lighthouse_(Lost))".

In 2021, he joined the cast of ''[Bob Hearts Abishola](/source/Bob_Hearts_Abishola)'' as Abishola's Nigerian husband Tayo Adebambo, and starred in the film ''[Cinema of Sleep](/source/Cinema_of_Sleep)''.<ref>Andy Howell, [https://filmthreat.com/reviews/cinema-of-sleep/2/ "Cinema of Sleep"]. ''[Film Threat](/source/Film_Threat)'', April 13, 2021.</ref> At the 2021 [Whistler Film Festival](/source/Whistler_Film_Festival), he won the award for Best Performance in a [Borsos Competition](/source/Borsos_Competition) Film for ''Cinema of Sleep''.<ref>Charlie Smith, [https://www.straight.com/movies/cinema-of-sleep-wins-borsos-award-for-best-canadian-feature-at-whistler-film-festival "Cinema of Sleep wins Borsos award for best Canadian feature at Whistler Film Festival"]. ''[The Georgia Straight](/source/The_Georgia_Straight)'', December 20, 2021.</ref>

Dayo has spoken of the financial difficulties those in the entertainment industry face in support of the [2023 SAG-AFTRA strike](/source/2023_SAG-AFTRA_strike).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ade |first=Dayo |date=2023-08-21 |title=I'm a Canadian actor on the SAG-AFTRA picket line. Here's why I'm striking. |url=https://macleans.ca/culture/dayo-ade-sag-strike/ |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=Macleans.ca |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1993
| ''[Save My Lost Nigga Soul](/source/Save_My_Lost_Nigga_Soul)''
| Matthew
| Short film
|-
| rowspan=2| 1995
| ''Rude''
| Mike
|
|-
| ''Jungleground''
| Cowboy
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[Phat Girlz](/source/Phat_Girlz)''
| Godwin
| 
|-
| 2007
| ''Gettin' Some Jail Time''
| Uncle JG
| Short film
|-
| 2008
| ''[Remembering Phil](/source/Remembering_Phil)''
| Officer Williams
|-
| 2010
| ''Unthinkable''
| MP Winston
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[Let Go](/source/Let_Go_(film))''
| Charles
|
|-
| 2013
| ''Refuge'' 
| Agent Hammond
| Short film
|-
| 2018
| ''[Isabelle](/source/Isabelle_(2018_film))''
| Father Lopez
|
|-
| 2018
| ''Fanboy''
| CAA Security Officer
| Short film
|-
| 2020
| ''Toys of Terror''
| David
|-
| 2022
| ''[Labyu with an Accent](/source/Labyu_with_an_Accent)''
| Officer Kel Isah
|
|}

===Television===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Television
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1988–1991
| ''[Degrassi Junior High](/source/Degrassi_Junior_High)'' / ''[Degrassi High](/source/Degrassi_High)''
| Bryant Lester "BLT" Thomas
| 48 episodes - 21 uncredited
|-
| 1991
| ''[Top Cops](/source/Top_Cops)''
| Snaggs / Que
| Season 2, episode 9: "Ronald Bratton/John Thompson and Christine Bridges"
|-
| rowspan=2| 1992
| ''[Degrassi Talks](/source/Degrassi_Talks)''
| Himself
| Episode 5: "...On Drugs"
|-
| ''[School's Out](/source/School's_Out_(1992_film))''
| Bryant Lester "BLT" Thomas
| TV movie
|-
| 1993–1995
| data-sort-value="Kids in the Hall, The" | ''[The Kids in the Hall](/source/The_Kids_in_the_Hall)''
| Male Guard #1 / Rebel
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1996
| ''[Due South](/source/Due_South)''
| Trevor - Thug #1
| Season 2, episode 13: "White Men Can't Jump to Conclusions"
|-
| 1997
| ''Color of Justice''
| Prisoner
| TV movie
|-
| 1998
| ''My Own Country''
| John Okri
| TV movie
|-
| rowspan=2| 2001
| ''[V.I.P.](/source/V.I.P._(American_TV_series))''
| B.J. Finley
| Season 3, episode 13: "Val on Fire"
|-
| ''[Resurrection Blvd.](/source/Resurrection_Blvd.)''
| Taylor "The Hurt" Bryant
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan=3| 2002
| ''[First Monday](/source/First_Monday)''
| Dwayne Yong
| Episode 1: "First Monday"
|-
| ''[Charmed](/source/Charmed)''
| Bodyguard #3
| Season 4, episode 19: "We're Off to See the Wizard"
|-
| data-sort-value="District, The" | ''[The District](/source/The_District)''
| Toro
| Season 2, episode 22: "Payback"
|-
| rowspan=3| 2003
| data-sort-value="Shield, The" | ''[The Shield](/source/The_Shield)''
| Lionel
| Season 2, episode 9: "Co-Pilot"
|-
| ''[Boomtown](/source/Boomtown_(2002_TV_series))''
| Banger
| Season 2, episode 9: "Co-Pilot"
|-
| ''[10-8: Officers on Duty](/source/10-8%3A_Officers_on_Duty)''
| Spatz
| Episode 1: "Brothers in Arms"
|-
| rowspan=5| 2004
| ''[Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas_(TV_series))''
| Cedric "The Cannibal" Barimba
| Season 1, episode 11: "Blood and Sand"
|-
| ''[Girlfriends](/source/Girlfriends_(2000_TV_series))''
| Vendor
| Season 4, episode 24: "New York Unbound"
|-
| ''[Joan of Arcadia](/source/Joan_of_Arcadia)''
| Rueben
| Season 2, episode 2: "Out of Sight"
|-
| ''[Star Trek: Enterprise](/source/Star_Trek%3A_Enterprise)''
| Klingon Tactical Officer
| Season 4, episode 4: "Borderland"
|-
| ''[Scrubs](/source/Scrubs_(TV_series))''
| Mr. Hovey
| Season 4, episode 9: "My Malpractical Decision"
|-
| 2005
| ''[Alias](/source/Alias_(TV_series))''
| Bank Manager
| Season 4, episode 3: "The Awful Truth"
|-
| rowspan=4| 2007
| ''[Without a Trace](/source/Without_a_Trace)''
| Omar Manir
| Season 5, episode 24: "The Beginning"
|-
| ''[NCIS](/source/NCIS_(TV_series))''
| ER Orderly
| Season 4, episode 24: "Angel of Death"
|-
| data-sort-value="Bill Engvall Show, The" | ''[The Bill Engvall Show](/source/The_Bill_Engvall_Show)''
| Bouncer
| Season 1, episode 7: "The Birthday"
|-
| ''[ER](/source/ER_(TV_series))''
| James Rollins
| Season 14, episode 3: "Officer Down"
|-
| 2008
| ''[CSI: NY](/source/CSI%3A_NY)''
| Robert James
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan=4| 2010
| ''[Castle Rock](/source/Castle_Rock_(TV_series))''
| Anton Wade
| Season 2, episode 15: "Suicide Squeeze"
|-
| ''[Lost](/source/Lost_(2004_TV_series))''
| Justin
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''[NCIS: Los Angeles](/source/NCIS%3A_Los_Angeles)''
| Nelson Shabazz
| Season 1, episode 19: "Hand-to-Hand"
|-
| ''[Chase](/source/Chase_(2010_TV_series))''
| Tucker Dawes
| Episode 3: "The Comeback Kid"
|-
| 2012
| data-sort-value="L.A. Complex, The" | ''[The L.A. Complex](/source/The_L.A._Complex)''
| Dynasty
| 11 episodes
|-
| 2013
| ''[Cracked](/source/Cracked_(Canadian_TV_series))''
| Leo Beckett
| 21 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2| 2014
| ''[Republic of Doyle](/source/Republic_of_Doyle)''
| Brian Mitchell
| Season 3, episode 13: "Welcome Back Crocker"
|-
| ''[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.](/source/Agents_of_S.H.I.E.L.D.)''
| Agent Barbour
| Season 1, episode 17: "[Turn, Turn, Turn](/source/Turn%2C_Turn%2C_Turn_(Agents_of_S.H.I.E.L.D.))"
|-
| rowspan=3| 2015
| data-sort-value="Book of Negroes, The" | ''[The Book of Negroes](/source/The_Book_of_Negroes_(miniseries))''
| Prince
| Miniseries<br/> Episode 4
|-
| ''[Rookie Blue](/source/Rookie_Blue)''
| Russ
| 3 episodes
|-
| ''[Bones](/source/Bones_(TV_series))''
| Cooper Blackthorn
| Season 11, episode 8: "High Treason in the Holiday Season"
|-
| rowspan=2| 2016
| ''[Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders](/source/Criminal_Minds%3A_Beyond_Borders)''
| Paul Ntombi
| Season 1, episode 10: "Iqiniso"
|-
| ''[Beauty & the Beast](/source/Beauty_%26_the_Beast_(2012_TV_series))''
| Dawes
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2016–2018
| ''[Heartland](/source/Heartland_(Canadian_TV_series))''
| Jim Parker
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2017–2018
| ''[Startup](/source/StartUp_(TV_series))''
| Officer Jules
| 5 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2| 2018
| ''Insomnia''
| Phil
| 4 episodes
|-
| ''[Animal Kingdom](/source/Animal_Kingdom_(TV_series))''
| Detective French
| Season 3, episode 1: "The Killing"
|-
| 2019
| data-sort-value="Rookie, The" | ''[The Rookie](/source/The_Rookie)''
| Jonathan Ryland
| Season 2, episode 6: "Fallout"
|-
| 2019–2021; 2023
| ''[Workin' Moms](/source/Workin'_Moms)''
| Mel Boyd
| 11 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2| 2020
| ''[October Faction](/source/October_Faction_(TV_series))''
| Moshe
| 5 episodes
|-
| data-sort-value="Comey Rule, The" | ''[The Comey Rule](/source/The_Comey_Rule)''
| Shaun
| Miniseries<br/> 2 episodes
|-
| 2021
| ''[Private Eyes](/source/Private_Eyes_(TV_series))''
| Ben Riggs
| Season 4, episode 9: "A Star Is Torn"
|-
| 2021–present
| ''[Bob Hearts Abishola](/source/Bob_Hearts_Abishola)''
| Tayo
| 11 episodes
|-
| 2022
| ''[Chicago Med](/source/Chicago_Med)''
| Dorian Harwell
| Season 7, episode 20: "End of the Day, Anything Can Happen"
|}

===Video games===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Video games
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2007
| ''[Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy](/source/Robert_Ludlum's_The_Bourne_Conspiracy)''
|
| Voice
|-
| 2018
| ''[Starlink: Battle for Atlas](/source/Starlink%3A_Battle_for_Atlas)''
| Hunter Hakka
| Voice
|-
| 2019
| ''[Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint](/source/Tom_Clancy's_Ghost_Recon_Breakpoint)''
| Josiah Hill
| Voice
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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Category:Canadian people of Nigerian descent
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Category:Male actors from Lagos
Category:Male actors from Toronto
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