Adelayo Adedayo Explained
Adelayo Adedayo (;[1] born 18 December 1988) is a British actress. She is known for her roles in the TV series Some Girls (2012–2014), Timewasters (2017–2019), and The Responder (2022–).
Early life and education
Adelayo Adedayo was born in London on 18 December 1988.[2] She is of Yoruba Nigerian descent, and grew up in Dagenham.[3]
She trained part-time at Identity School of Acting while studying law at Brunel University.[4]
Career
Adedayo made her feature film debut in Sket (2011).[5] [6] [7]
On television, she became known for her roles in the BBC Three sitcom Some Girls (2012–2014)[8] [9] [10] and the ITV2 series Timewasters (2017–2019).[11] [12]
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.[13]
Awards and nominations
In 2023 Adedayo was nominated for a British Academy Television Award for her performance in The Responder.[14]
Filmography
Film
Television
Notes and References
- Web site: Cuttin' It Interview with cast, Adelayo Adedayo & Tsion Habte. Young Vic. 20 May 2016. 21 May 2021. 21 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210521044635/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnMehp6O6EQ. live.
- News: Adelayo Adedayo. Bombay Times. Mumbai. 2022. 26 August 2022. 26 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220826140520/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Adelayo-Adedayo. live.
- Web site: TBB Talks To… BBC's the Responder Star Adelayo Adedayo | the British Blacklist . 18 January 2022 .
- Katie Rosseinsky, Stop, police! Meet our new cop drama crush. Evening Standard, London, 14 January 2022, page 15.
- Web site: Smith . Anna . Sket Review . Empire . 21 December 2020 . en . 26 October 2011 . 3 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230703170617/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/sket-review/ . live .
- Web site: Gant . Charles . Sket review . Variety . 21 December 2020 . 2 November 2011 . 22 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210922231229/https://variety.com/2011/film/reviews/sket-1117946492/ . live .
- Web site: Aldridge . Dave . Sket – review . Radio Times . 21 December 2020 . en . 3 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230703170538/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/sketch-show-anna-katy-axed-by-channel-4/ . live .
- Web site: Adelayo Adedayo: I love playing a loudmouthed teenager in Some Girls. Metro. 11 December 2012. 15 November 2012. 22 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131022030635/http://metro.co.uk/2012/11/15/adelayo-adedayo-i-love-playing-a-loudmouthed-teenager-in-some-girls-495376/. live.
- Web site: Tate . Gabriel . Some Girls Review . Time Out London . 21 December 2020 . en . 23 September 2013 . 14 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160414121907/http://www.timeout.com/london/tv-reviews/some-girls . live .
- Web site: Some Girls cast say they are 'just as funny as boys' . BBC News . 21 December 2020 . 17 November 2014 . 7 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210207224050/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-29902978 . live .
- Web site: Khaleeli . Homa . Back to black: how ITV2's Timewasters is subverting the time-travel genre . the Guardian . 21 December 2020 . en . 23 September 2017 . 28 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210828194730/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/sep/23/how-sci-fi-sitcom-timewasters-subverted-time-travel-genre . live .
- Web site: Timewasters returns to ITV2 this March . ITV Press Centre . 21 December 2020 . en . 4 February 2019.
- Web site: TBB talks to … BBC's The Responder star Adelayo Adedayo . The British Blacklist . Mitchell . Tamika . January 18, 2022 . July 3, 2023 . 20 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520142632/https://thebritishblacklist.co.uk/tbb-talks-to-bbcs-the-responder-star-adelayo-adedayo/ . live .
- Web site: Adelayo Adedayo On The Responder, Some Girls And The Traitors Legend Who Left Her Starstruck . Grazia . 20 June 2024.
- Web site: 'Gone Too Far': Film Review . hollywoodreporter.com . 21 December 2020 . 4 January 2015 . 21 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170421223454/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/gone-far-film-review-785887 . live .
- Web site: Bowen . Chuck . Review: Unlocked . Slant Magazine . 21 December 2020 . 28 August 2017 . 13 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210113205952/https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/unlocked/ . live .
- Web site: Some Girls - Episode 6 . BBC . 21 December 2020 . 16 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220916063612/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02b8fbs . live .
- Web site: Bahr . Robyn . 'Origin': TV Review . hollywoodreporter.com . 21 December 2020 . 14 November 2018 . 20 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210120083118/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/origin-review-1161120 . live .
- Web site: Fullerton . Huw . Origin review: YouTube's new sci-fi drama is Passengers meets The Thing . Radio Times . 21 December 2020 . en . 14 November 2018 . 3 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230703170541/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/origin-review-youtube-sci-fi-tv-series-original/ . live .
- Web site: White . Peter . 'Origin': YouTube Launches Trailer For Tom Felton & Natalia Tena Intergalactic Space Thriller . Deadline . 21 December 2020 . 4 October 2018 . 22 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122140631/https://deadline.com/2018/10/origin-trailer-1202475773/ . live .
- Web site: McKay . Alistair . Fake news and faceless powers pull the strings in The Capture . www.standard.co.uk . 21 December 2020 . en . 24 September 2019 . 3 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230703170539/https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/the-capture-bbc-one-review-a4244856.html . live .
- Web site: White . Peter . BBC Unveils First-Look At British Spy Thriller 'The Capture' Starring Holliday Grainger & Callum Turner . Deadline . 21 December 2020 . 17 June 2019 . 22 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122191238/https://deadline.com/2019/06/bbc-first-look-the-capture-1202633457/ . live .
- Web site: The Responder: Meet the full cast of Martin Freeman's BBC drama. 24 January 2022. 25 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125224819/https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20220124131561/the-responder-bbc-meet-the-full-cast/. Netflix. 30 June 2024. live.
- Web site: Netflix: Adelayo Adedayo.