Deborah Ayorinde is a British TV actress and model. She is best known for her role as Detective Dawn Reeve in the TV show Them. Her other notable appearances include Riches (2022), Truth Be Told (2021), and Luke Cage (2016).
She was born on 13 August 1987 in London, England, making her 36 years old as of now. As per IMDb, she made 28 appearances over the past decade.
Quick Info
| Real Name | Deborah Olayinka Ayorinde |
| Age | 36 [as of May 2024] |
| Birth Place | Enfield, London, England |
| Education | John H. Johnson School of Communications [Howard University] |
| Height | 5 feet 3 inches [161 cm] |
| Weight | 61 kg [135 lbs] |
Ethnicity
Deborah Ayorinde is a Nigerian by race and follows the Christianity religion.
Her mother’s name is Beatrice Ayorinde. She is an Atlanta-based Licensed Realtor for Fathom Realty.
She has two sisters namely Esther Ayorinde-Iyamu and Grace Abidemi Ayorinde.
Her elder sister Esther is a former tech executive at Cisco. She is an entrepreneur known for founding a talent marketplace company GrowthQ in 2022.
On the other hand, Grace is a model and singer known by the stage name Demi Grace. Her single Just Friends has more than a million streams on Spotify.
Personal Life
She was introduced to acting by acting in a London drama school when she was 7.
After spending her childhood in London, her family relocated to San Jose, California at the age of 8. Regardless, she continued appearing in talent shows and displaying her acting talent.
She went to Howard University and graduated with a BA in Film Production with a Fashion Merchandising minor in 2009. She also started acting and directing short films around the same time.
Ayorinde doesn’t have a husband. She began dating British rapper cum actor Ashley Thomas in 2021.
Career
Deborah Ayorinde made her acting debut while she was attending Howard University. She wrote, directed, and appeared in a short film and ended up winning the Paul Robeson Best Actress award.
In her early years, she received training from Penny Templeton, Vince Pisani, Vera Katz, and others. She also made theatre appearances such as Backslap, Peachtree Battle, Tea Party, Lost Son, etc.
As per IMDb, her debut appearance came with the TV series Meet the Browns in 2010. She mostly played guest roles in the first few years of her career such as Rochelle in Necessary Roughness, Officer Sullivan in Constantine, and a few more.
She secured a notable lead role in the Netflix TV series Luke Cage. Her appearance as Candace was seen in six episodes of the first season. She continued acting in True Detective (2018), The Village (2019), etc.
Her next lead roles were in Truth Be Told and Riches as Rose and Nina Richards respectively. She appeared in six episodes of both these shows.
She played the role of Livia Emory (Lucky) in the first season of Prime Video’s Them. However, she appeared as Detective Dawn Reeve in the second season.
She is represented by CESD Talent (New York) and Untitled Entertainment (California).
Unknown Facts
- She usually does makeup herself.
- She prefers tea over coffee.
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Image credit: @itsdeborah – Instagram.