---
name: "Ayo Edebiri"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ayo-edebiri"
fi1m_id: "ayo-edebiri"
imdb_id: "nm8731249"
tmdb_id: 2195140
wikidata_id: "Q99365507"
roles: ["Actor","Writer","Director"]
born: "3 October 1995"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-04T04:03:31.455589+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ayo Edebiri

## Identity

Ayo Edebiri

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ayo-edebiri
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ayo-edebiri
- **IMDb ID:** nm8731249
- **TMDB ID:** 2195140
- **Wikidata ID:** Q99365507
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayo_Edebiri, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q99365507, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8731249/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2195140

Actor and writer. Born 3 October 1995 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Writer, Director
- **Born:** 3 October 1995, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- **Active:** 2019–present
- **Also known as:** Funmilayo Edebiri
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 11: 9 acting, 1 directing, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Christopher Storer](https://film.one/person/christopher-storer.md)
- **Golden Globes:** 1 Golden Globe (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 68 (1), 2020s 72 (10)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 74 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 6 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 7, Animation 3, Action 2, Adventure 2, Drama 2, Science Fiction 2
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,597m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayo_Edebiri, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q99365507, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8731249/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2195140

## Coming up

- *Clarissa* (2026-12-11), as Young Sally
- *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2* (2027-08-12), as April O'Neil (voice)

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Bear*](https://film.one/tv/the-bear-2022.md) (82), [*Theater Camp*](https://film.one/film/theater-camp.md) (70), [*Inside Out 2*](https://film.one/film/inside-out-2.md) (68)
- **Apple TV:** [*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem*](https://film.one/film/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutant-mayhem.md) (77), [*Dickinson*](https://film.one/tv/dickinson.md) (68)
- **HBO Max:** [*I Love LA*](https://film.one/tv/i-love-la.md) (68)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*After the Hunt*](https://film.one/film/after-the-hunt.md) (57)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Ayo Edebiri

> Ayo Edebiri can make a half-swallowed sentence funnier than a punchline. We rate her precision with awkwardness and impatience, and her willingness to let a character be difficult without asking us to forgive them.

In *Bottoms* (2023), Ayo Edebiri’s Josie seems to reconsider each sentence before she has managed to finish it. Opposite Rachel Sennott’s charging confidence, her apologies keep getting in the way of what she wants to say. We laughed until we had to look away during the dinner at Isabel’s house, because Edebiri makes keeping a lie going look so painfully hard. Emma Seligman’s film has a loose, unsatisfactory plot, but these two are funny enough to make it worth the evening.

That care over speech makes sense in an actor who also writes, with *Dickinson* (2019) among her credits. Her breakthrough came as Sydney Adamu in *The Bear* (2022), where Sydney’s ambition matters as much as the pressure of the kitchen. Alongside Jeremy Allen White, she makes the restaurant feel like a workplace containing several separate lives, rather than one troubled man and his supporting cast. She is convincing as a working chef, and Sydney’s determination gives us someone to stay with when the programme’s relentless friction starts to wear us down.

In Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman’s 2023 drama-camp comedy, she barely seems to exert herself. Her Janet asks the children what they think stage combat is, and Edebiri gets the biggest laughs by doing almost nothing. The film is thin between its jokes, but she knows better than to strain for another one. Her voice gives school reporter April O’Neil a dry, slightly cross manner in Jeff Rowe’s *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem* (2023), which suits a girl finding journalism easier than adolescence.

Luca Guadagnino’s *After the Hunt* (2025) asks her to put the warmth aside as Maggie Resnick, and she makes the student watchful and hard to like. In the office scene opposite Julia Roberts, she holds our attention simply by watching Roberts choose her words. We would welcome more parts that allow her to be this severe, but that film keeps cutting away from difficult conversations and is not worth recommending for her performance alone. Start with *The Bear* for the sustained work, or *Bottoms* for a properly funny double act.

## Biography

Ayo Edebiri, also credited as Funmilayo Edebiri, is an American actress, comedian, writer and director. She was born on 3 October 1995 in Boston, Massachusetts, and studied dramatic writing at New York University.

She gained prominence for her role as Sydney Adamu in the series *The Bear* (2022–2026), in which she also wrote and directed episodes. For the performance she won a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and received a Directors Guild of America Award nomination for directing the episode "Napkins".

Her film roles include Josie in *Bottoms* (2023), Janet Walch in *Theater Camp* (2023), and voice work as April O'Neil in *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem* (2023) and Envy in *Inside Out 2* (2024). She made her Broadway debut in *Proof* (2026).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (11)

### Performed in (9) — the average rests on these

- *After the Hunt* (2025), Fi1m 57, as Maggie Resnick — [page](https://film.one/film/after-the-hunt.md)
- *I Love LA* (2025), Fi1m 68, as Mimi Rush — [page](https://film.one/tv/i-love-la.md)
- *Inside Out 2* (2024), Fi1m 68, as Envy (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out-2.md)
- *Bottoms* (2023), Fi1m 73, as Josie — [page](https://film.one/film/bottoms.md)
- *Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse* (2023), Fi1m 82, as Glory (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse.md)
- *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem* (2023), Fi1m 77, as April O'Neil (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutant-mayhem.md)
- *Theater Camp* (2023), Fi1m 70, as Janet Walch — [page](https://film.one/film/theater-camp.md)
- *Abbott Elementary* (2021), Fi1m 82, as Ayesha — [page](https://film.one/tv/abbott-elementary.md)
- *Dickinson* (2019), Fi1m 68, as Hattie — [page](https://film.one/tv/dickinson.md)

### Directed (1)

- *The Bear* (2022), Fi1m 82, as Sydney Adamu — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-bear-2022.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Lorne* (2026), Fi1m 58, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/lorne.md)

## Complete filmography (48)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2* (2027), as April O'Neil (voice)
- *Clarissa* (2026), as Young Sally
- *Ella McCay* (2025), as Susan
- *I Love LA* (2025), series, as Mimi Rush — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/i-love-la.md)
- *After the Hunt* (2025), as Maggie Resnick — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/after-the-hunt.md)
- *Opus* (2025), as Ariel Ecton
- *Everybody Still Hates Chris* (2024), series, as Roxanne (voice)
- *Omni Loop* (2024), as Paula
- *Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* (2024), series, as April O'Neil (voice)
- *Inside Out 2* (2024), as Envy (voice) — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out-2.md)
- *Don't Look at That* (2024), Actor
- *My Ride with Uber and Lyft* (2024), Actor
- *Tree's Blood* (2023), as Elviria (voice)
- *The Sweet East* (2023), as Molly
- *Bottoms* (2023), as Josie — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/bottoms.md)
- *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem* (2023), as April O'Neil (voice) — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutant-mayhem.md)
- *Theater Camp* (2023), as Janet Walch — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/theater-camp.md)
- *The Bear* (2023), as Sydney Adamu
- *Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse* (2023), as Glory (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse.md)
- *Clone High* (2023), series, as Harriet Tubman (voice)
- *Mulligan* (2023), series, as General Scarpaccio / Jayson Moody (voice) · Co-Producer, Writer
- *We Lost Our Human* (2023), as Ham / Future Ham / Hamling (voice)
- *Kiff* (2023), series, as Professor Totsy (voice)
- *History of the World: Part II* (2023), series, as Runaway Slave
- *"I Fell in Love with the World"* (2022), as Woman 2
- *Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between* (2022), as Stella
- *The Bear* (2022), series, as Sydney Adamu · Co-Executive Producer, Director, Writer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-bear-2022.md)
- *Abbott Elementary* (2021), series, as Ayesha — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/abbott-elementary.md)
- *Cicada* (2021), as Nikki
- *The Premise* (2021), series, as Eve Stone
- *How It Ends* (2021), as Stand Up
- *As of Yet* (2021), as Khadijah
- *Shithouse* (2020), as Emily (uncredited)
- *Ayo and Rachel are Single* (2020), series, as Ayo · Writer, Creator
- *BIGTOP BURGER* (2020), series, as Frances (Voice)
- *Fan Fiction Showdown* (2020), series, Actor
- *Dickinson* (2019), series, as Hattie · Staff Writer, Writer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/dickinson.md)
- *Sunnyside* (2019), series, Writer, Story Editor
- *I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson* (2019), series, as VR Shopping Spree Host
- *What We Do in the Shadows* (2019), series, Consulting Producer, Writer
- *Pervert Everything* (2018), Actor
- *Craig of the Creek* (2018), series, Story
- *Big Mouth* (2017), series, as Missy Foreman-Greenwald / Mosaic Missy (voice), Missy Foreman-Greenwald (voice)
- *It Was Sometimes Like This* (2017), as Ayo · Writer
- *Black Mirror* (2011), series, as Sandy — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *Barney the Dinosaur*, Writer
- *Prodigies*, series, as Didi · Executive Producer
- *Ally*, as (voice)

## Gallery

- ![Ayo Edebiri](https://film.one/media/person/7853/gallery-b50abd4d4b95.jpg) Ayo Edebiri — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ayo_Edebiri_After_The_Hunt-43_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Ayo_Edebiri_After_The_Hunt-43_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![AfterTheHuntBFILFF111025-14 (2025)](https://film.one/media/person/7853/gallery-9eb1d3601cf0.jpg) AfterTheHuntBFILFF111025-14 (2025) — Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/AfterTheHuntBFILFF111025-14_%2854858454361%29.jpg/1280px-AfterTheHuntBFILFF111025-14_%2854858454361%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![AfterTheHuntBFILFF111025-15 (2025)](https://film.one/media/person/7853/gallery-5e89c6d32032.jpg) AfterTheHuntBFILFF111025-15 (2025) — Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/AfterTheHuntBFILFF111025-15_%2854858454341%29.jpg/1280px-AfterTheHuntBFILFF111025-15_%2854858454341%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![AfterTheHuntBFILFF111025-16 (2025)](https://film.one/media/person/7853/gallery-0df9386a7b36.jpg) AfterTheHuntBFILFF111025-16 (2025) — Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/AfterTheHuntBFILFF111025-16_%2854858760860%29.jpg/1280px-AfterTheHuntBFILFF111025-16_%2854858760860%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
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- ![Ayo Edebiri](https://film.one/media/person/7853/gallery-a3ee2117e40f.jpg) Ayo Edebiri — Image via TMDB
- ![Ayo Edebiri](https://film.one/media/person/7853/gallery-0142fb1baf2c.jpg) Ayo Edebiri — Image via TMDB
- ![AfterTheHuntBFILFF111025-17 (2025)](https://film.one/media/person/7853/gallery-af85b5d50b92.jpg) AfterTheHuntBFILFF111025-17 (2025) — Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/AfterTheHuntBFILFF111025-17_%2854857596412%29.jpg/1280px-AfterTheHuntBFILFF111025-17_%2854857596412%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![AfterTheHuntBFILFF111025-18 (2025)](https://film.one/media/person/7853/gallery-4fd8df395b63.jpg) AfterTheHuntBFILFF111025-18 (2025) — Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/AfterTheHuntBFILFF111025-18_%2854857596387%29.jpg/1280px-AfterTheHuntBFILFF111025-18_%2854857596387%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
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- ![Ayo Edebiri](https://film.one/media/person/7853/gallery-828d7d17e25f.jpg) Ayo Edebiri — Image via TMDB
- ![Ayo Edebiri](https://film.one/media/person/7853/gallery-5089475377b5.jpg) Ayo Edebiri — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 2023: Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (won), for *The Bear*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 2023: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (won), for *The Bear*

### Other awards — 2 won

- Critics' Choice Awards 2023: Best Actress in a Comedy Series (won), for *The Bear*
- Independent Spirit Awards 2022: Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series (won), for *The Bear*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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