Ayo Edebiri

Known for ActingBorn 1995-10-03 (age 30)Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Ayo Edebiri (born Funmilayo Edebiri, October 3, 1995) is an American actress, comedian, and television writer, and director. She first gained industry recognition for her writing, including work on Big Mouth (2020–2025), where she later voiced the character Missy. Her breakthrough came with her role as Sydney Adamu in the comedy-drama series The Bear (2022–2026), a performance that earned widespread critical acclaim and major awards, including an Emmy, two Actor Awards, and a Golden Globe. She was also nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award for directing the episode "Napkins". She has since starred in comedy films such as Bottoms (2023), and continued to do voice work for projects including Inside Out 2 (2024). In 2025, she starred in both the horror film Opus and the thriller film After the Hunt. Edebiri has also made her Broadway debut in Proof (2026).Read more

Movies & web series

BIGTOP BURGER

Ayo and Rachel are Single

Kiff

Dickinson

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Black Mirror

The Bear

Craig of the Creek

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

What We Do in the Shadows

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Everybody Still Hates Chris

Big Mouth

Inside Out 2

Abbott Elementary

Lorne

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson

Shithouse

I Love LA

Bottoms

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Clone High

The Sweet East

Theater Camp

Saturday Night Live

Golden Globe Awards

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Premise

Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between

The Daily Show

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Omni Loop

Cicada

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Opus

After the Hunt

History of the World: Part II

Ella McCay

Mulligan

As of Yet

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Sunnyside

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

How It Ends

We Lost Our Human