Dayo K.

MOBO Nominated 2026 for Performance for TV and Flim

United Kingdom

About

SPOTLIGHT CV :https://www.spotlight.com/5097-5618-8140 MOBO Nominee 2026 for Best Performance in TV Show /Film Italktelly Awards Winner 2025 for Soap Newcomer I'm currently appearing in the biggest soap BBC EastEnders playing as Kojo Asare, been nominated for a MOBO Awards 2026 for Best Performance in a Flim /TV, , I Won Best Soap Newcomer in Italktelly Awards 2025 , was part of the live episode of EastEnders 40th Anniversary, Check out my Showreel :https://youtu.be/IufhzGKgzLc) I was aslo on Casualty on BBC one Episode 38, A History of Violence, Tinderbox, watch it on BBC iplayer ( https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001twjj/casualty-a-history-of-violence-1-tinderbox) I've finished Imposter 22 at the Royal Court Theatre. I was aslo on Strike :Trouble Blood episode 2&4 on BBC one on December 2022 I've finished performing in August Wilson's Jitney at the Old Vic in July, which was at Leeds Playhouse Theatre last year .I can speak African - American accent. I also appeared in the National Theatre’s ‘Faith, Hope & Charity which tour in Schaubühne Berlin in Germany Paris, Vienna, Luxemburg & Rome and also starred in several primetime BBC dramas Holby City (2010),Doctors (2011) & The Dammed(2016) is both an alumnus of CSSD’s Performance Making Diploma and a trustee of Access All Areas. I'm on Spotlight ; https://www.spotlight.com/5097-5618-8140Workshop Assistant at the Central School Of Speech & Drama in 2014Drama Workshop Assistant at B6 College Actor in Advocreate Workshop for ScopeLanguages:Small amount of YorubaSkills:OCN Level 1 Qualified Workshop AssistantAerial Acrobatic Skills,Specialises in Trapeze & Strops,Circus Space

Experience

  • Actor at Eastenders at BBC Studios
    Aug 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    Currently playing as Kojo Asare in EastEnders

  • Spotlight Profile https://app.spotlight.com/5097-5618-8140 at Spotlight
    Oct 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 9 mos

    Spotlight Actor

  • Actor at Access All Areas
    Sep 2004 - Present · 21 yrs 10 mos

      ACCESS ALL AREAS/BLACK CAB THEATRE  Access All Areas (@AAATheatre) make immersive, interactive & disruptive theatre by learning disabled & autistic artists. The company also partnered with Central (@CSSDLondon) to create an award-winning Performance Making Diploma for adults with learning disabilities. Actor: Dayo Koleosho (Simon and How) Dayo Koleosho who recently appeared in the National Theatre’s ‘Faith, Hope & Charity’ and has guest starred in several primetime BBC dramas is both an alumnus of CSSD’s Performance Making Diploma and a trustee of Access All Areas.  

  • Actor at Simon and How Associates at SIMON & HOW ASSOCIATES
    Mar 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 4 mos

    https://goo.gl/images/TYWqzV

  • Actor at A Zeldin Company
    May 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 2 mos

    Faith,Hope & Charity