Born to a Nigerian father and a Kenyan mother, the actor grew up in Nigeria. While attending Anderson University in Indiana, his parents met. Dayo

Okeniyi is the eldest of four siblings. However, the actor has kept his siblings’ identities a secret. Okeniyi and her family immigrated to the United States from Nigeria in 2003.

His mother, a British literature teacher, and father, a former customs officer, were adamant that their children get an education in the United States.