Tayo Elesin

Tayo Elesin is a British actress, writer, director and barrister. Training at Cambridge, 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, 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 by Emmanuel Adejumo (Boi Sala), Kashimawo by Professor Ojo Bakare and many more. Tayo has for the last 14 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 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 and ELESIN Productions with several projects in development for theatre, TV and film.