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Adelayo Adedayo
Dagenham, London, UK
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 study…
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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.
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Movies and shows, newest first
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2024
Tender Thoughts
Movie Subway Commuter
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2024
Supacell
TV show Dionne Ofori
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2022
The Responder
TV show Rachel Hargreaves
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2020
Unsaid Stories
TV show Thea
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2019
The Capture
TV show Alma Dahmani
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2018
Origin
TV show Lee
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2018
In the Long Run
TV show Cynthia
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2017
Timewasters
TV show Lauren
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2017
Support
Movie Rachel
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2017
Unlocked
Movie Noma
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2016
Jet Trash
Movie Adeze
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2016
Houdini & Doyle
TV show Winnie
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2016
Stan Lee's Lucky Man
TV show Grace
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2015
Closure
Movie Bene
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2014
Gone Too Far!
Movie Paris
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2013
Chance Meeting
Movie Girl
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2012
Some Girls
TV show Viva Bennett
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2011
Sket
Movie Kerry
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2007
Skins
TV show Andrea
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2007
M.I. High
TV show Agent Suki
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2006
The One Show
TV show Self
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1984
The Bill
TV show Estelle Makobi
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Stare
Movie Natalie
