Acting

Dayo Ade

Dayo Ade (born 1972) is a Nigerian-Canadian actor. (He was born in Nigeria and moved with his family to Toronto, Ontario, Canada at an early age.) He played Bryant Lester "BLT" Thomas in seasons 3–5 of the Degrassi Junior High series. He appeared as nurse Leo Beckett on the CBC Television series Cracked. He voiced the character Hunter Hakka in Starlink: Battle for Atlas. He also had guest appearances in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Borderland", in the Alias episode "The Awful Truth", in the Scrubs episode "My Malpractical Decision", 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. At the 2021 Whistler Film Festival, he won the award for Best Performance in a Borsos Competition Film for Cinema of Sleep.

Credits

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Degrassi: Whatever It Takes
as Self
2025
Toys of Terror
as David
2021
Upload
as Baratunde
2020
Bob Hearts Abishola
as Tayo
2019
Isabelle
as Father Lopez
2019
Fanboy
as CAA Security Officer
2019
The Rookie
as Jonathan Ryland
2018
StartUp
as Jules
2016
Private Eyes
as Ben Riggs
2016
Chicago Med
as Dorian Harwell
2015
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Agent Barbour
2013
Cracked
as Leo Beckett
2013
Let Go
as Charles
2011
Rookie Blue
as Russ
2010
Unthinkable
as Winston
2010
Republic of Doyle
as Brian Mitchell
2010
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Nelson Shabazz
2009
Castle
as Anton Wade
2009
Heartland
as Jim Parker
2007
The Bill Engvall Show
2007
Gettin' Some Jail Time
as Uncle JG
2006
Phat Girlz
as Godwin
2006
Bones
as Cooper Blackthorn
2005
CSI: NY
as Derrick James
2004
Lost
as Justin
2004
10-8: Officers on Duty
as Spatz
2003
Joan of Arcadia
as Ruben
2003
NCIS
as ER Orderly
2003
Las Vegas
as Cedric 'The Cannibal' Barimba
2003
Boomtown
as Banger
2002
Without a Trace
as Omar Manir
2002
The Shield
as Lionel
2002
Scrubs
as Mr. Hovey
2001
Alias
as Bank Manager
2001
Star Trek: Enterprise
as Klingon Tactical Officer
2001
The District
as Toro
2000
Girlfriends
as Vendor
2000
Charmed
as Bodyguard
1998
V.I.P.
as B.J. Finley
1998
My Own Country
as John Okri
1998
Color of Justice
as Prisoner
1997
Rude
as Mike
1995
Jungleground
as Cowboy
1995
Due South
as Trevor
1994
ER
as James Rollins
1994
Save My Lost Nigga Soul
1993
School's Out!
as BLT
1992
Degrassi High
as B.L.T. Thomas
1989
The Kids in the Hall
as Male Guard #1
1989
The Kids in the Hall
as Rebel
1989
Degrassi Junior High
as B.L.T. Thomas
1987