Dayo Okeniyi

Oladayo A. Okeniyi [1] born June 14, 1988) is a Nigerian-American actor, popularly known for playing the role of Thresh in The Hunger Games[4] and Danny Dyson in Terminator Genisys. Dayo was born in Jos and grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, and has four siblings. His father is a retired customs officer from Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria, and his mother is a literature teacher from Kenya. In 2003, he moved with his family to Indiana, United States, from Nigeria, and later moved to California.He earned a bachelor's degree in visual communications at Anderson University (Indiana) in 2009. Before being cast in The Hunger Games Okeniyi worked in local theatre and in film shorts.[9] In 2014, Okeniyi starred in the drama film Endless Love. He portrayed Danny Dyson in the 2015 film Terminator Genisys.He starred in the NBC series Shades of Blue.