Okeniyi stars with J-Lo in US Police Detective series

Does the name Oladayo Okeniyi ring any bell? Possibly if you are in Nigeria/West Africa and an astute follower of Nollywood films, it may not. But if you are something of a film buff following the trends of blockbuster productions from Hollywood then let the name should ring more than a bell. Dayo Okeniyi, a Nigerian actor who has been quietly climbing up mega-stardom in America. Latest info reaching WAZOBI blog
indicate that the young Nigerian star is co-starring alongside of Jennifer Lopez in a power-packed Police Detective NBC TV series titled "Shades of Blue". and four episodes has already been aired with the 5th due on the 4th February, 2016. 

Mike Flemming Jr writing for Deadline Hollywood has this to say about him.

In what should be a star-making role, Dayo Okeniyi, has been set to star inTerminator:Genesis, the franchise reboot for Skydance Productions and Paramount Pictures. And here is some more good news for fans: they have made first plans to shoot three instalments to put this saga to rest. The second and third films will be done back to back over nine months. The first film gets underway shortly in Louisiana.

Okeniyi and John Boyega were the two top choices for this pivotal final role, and this came down to a tug of war between storied franchises The Terminator and JJ Abrams which also wanted Okeniyi to test for one of the leads of that film. Paramount and Skydance’s David Ellison stepped up and the actor unpacked his bags. Okeniyi, who co-starred in The Hunger Games and The Spectacular Now, will play a Steve Jobs genius who figures heavily into the conclusion of the film. He is Danny Dyson, who is also the son of the brainiac cyborg developer Miles Dyson, played by Joe Morton in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The young man holds the key to technology development that makes Skynet possible. He’s repped by UTA, Sweeney Entertainment, and attorney Joel McKuin.

The other leads were already set. Game Of Thrones‘ Emilia Clarke is Sara Connor, Zero Dark Thirty’s Jason Clarke is her son John Connor,  Jai Courtney is locked as Kyle Reese, and Arnold Schwarzenegger reprises his signature cyborg, in the time-travel saga that will be directed by Alan Taylor. The film has a July 1, 2015 released date.