Dayo Okeniyi Professions : ActorBorn : June 14, 1988 Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by 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, its like a splinter in your mind and you cant 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 yearsschoolmoving I was born to a Nigerian dad and a Kenyan mom, and coming to the States was really academic. Dayo Okeniyi academicdadmom Denzel Washington is someone I look up to. Dayo Okeniyi denzellook-uplooks 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 collegeamericaschool The first audition my manger sent me on was 'The Hunger Games,' and I got the role. Dayo Okeniyi rolesgamesfirsts 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 movierealpeople Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actorAll Authors
