Tayo Elesin is a British actress, writer, director and barrister. Training at Cambridge University, Drama Centre and Trinity College of Music, she has had lead roles in Law and Order, BBC’s Casualty, Holby City and Doctors, Jujuman, Safina, Overnight, Honeymoon, Gatehouse, Hope Cathedral and so many more. Various print and commercials include Sporty Bet for Real Madrid and Manchester United Football Club, Vodafone, British Airways, Etoro, Lebara Nestle (Angola) and many more. Theatre credits include Where are we Now? by Bola Agbaje, Amazing Grace, by Jesse Lawrence, Race by Steve Macaulay, Our Husband Has Gone Made Again and AWO, by Lookman Sanusi, Josephine Baker by Jesse Britton, Umuada by Justina Kehinde, Brittanicus by Seamus Newham, The Apple of His Eye by Simone Mason, Gowon by Professor Ahmed Yerima, King Sunny Ade, Zik of Africa and Obey the Musical by Emmanuel Adejumo (Boi Sala), Kashimawo by Professor Ojo Bakare and many more. Tayo has for the last 15 years worked on the story of Sarah Forbes Bonetta Davies entitled *A Present: (King Of Blacks To Queen Of Whites)* – she will play the titular role of Sarah Forbes and direct the 11 million dollars feature. Tayo has directed Yellow Slipper and A Night With The Queen which has won awards in India, New York, Orlando Florida, Florence Italy, Toronto Canada and many more. She has numerous films, TV and theatre in her slate through her production company which she is the founder and CEO of: www.elesinproductions.com

She is set to direct the biopic based on Nigerian ex President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s life. Tayo is in the process of cross qualifying as a Solicitor of England and Wales at Westminster University with a view to opening a law firm specialising in entertainment and media law. Tayo is also the founder of ELESIN Foundation, a non for profit charity; for more details, please see:  www.elesinfoundation.com