Dayo Okeniyi Quotes

United States, Actor
June 14, 1988

Oladayo A. "Dayo" Okeniyi is a Nigerian American actor, popularly known for playing the role of Thresh in The Hunger Games and Danny Dyson in Terminator Genisys.

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, but that special thing you create onscreen.

Dayo Okeniyi
- People
- Real
- Magic
I was born to a Nigerian dad and a Kenyan mom, and coming to the States was really academic.

Dayo Okeniyi
- Dad
- Mom

The first audition my manger sent me on was 'The Hunger Games,' and I got the role.

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 mind and you can't get rid of it. So I decided to move to L.A. a few years ago and it just snowballed into this thing called 'The Hunger Games.'

Dayo Okeniyi
- Mind
- School
- Design
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.

Dayo Okeniyi
- School
- America
- High
Denzel Washington is someone I look up to.

Dayo Okeniyi
- Up